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At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

How will you make an impact in this role?

The American Express Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) function provides second-line policy, framework, oversight and control solutions to meet the Company’s legal, regulatory and risk management mandates in connection with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Terrorism Financing (CTF), Sanctions and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC). The GFCC portfolio comprises all aspects of the Company’s first and second-line financial crime risk management (FCRM) activities, including all lines of businesses in the United States and both proprietary non-proprietary global markets.

Reporting to the Head of GFCC Governance, the Head of Training, Policy and Standards (TPS) will lead efforts multiple integrated workstreams to enable compliance with the firm’s Financial Crime Risk Management Policy and Standards. This individual will oversee a cross-functional team focused on the review and maintenance of GFCC policies and standards. To enable fulsome understanding of these policies and standards throughout the enterprise, the Head of PST will also develop and oversee the Global Financial Crime Risk Management Training Program, to include the design and review of regular learning need assessments, the delivery of general and bespoke training content from Board- and Senior Executive-levels, across lines of business, first and second lines of defense, and international markets. This is a critical leadership role within GFCC, requiring (1) deep expertise in financial crime risk management requirements and methods, and (2) proven experience in developing and leading professional excellence initiatives within a complex global financial institution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the GFCC PST organization, comprising teams dedicated to learning needs assessments, content development and delivery, audit and regulatory response in PST areas, and oversight of policy and standards.

• Govern overall program execution to ensure alignment with regulatory expectations, internal policies, and evolving risks

• Drive strategic enhancements to overall GFCC program execution through training, communication and orientation strategies, and evaluation of external training resources

• Evaluate risk assessment and testing outcomes to inform training strategy

• Engage directly with regulators in connection with PST portfolio areas

• Synchronize efforts with key stakeholders including the GFCC COO, Financial Crimes Compliance Surveillance Unit, U.S. Investigations Unit, Risk and Threat Assessment Group, Financial Crimes Data Science and Analytics Center of Excellence, Technology, Operations, Model Risk Management, Business Line Compliance, and first-line stakeholders.

• Establish and maintain comprehensive documentation, metrics, controls and Risk and Control Self-Assessments around all TPS-owned processes

• Administer the GFCC Training Standard as published by GFCC under AEMP 04, Financial Crime Risk Management Policy

• Support GFCC’s response to regulatory exams, audits, and internal reviews

• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in financial crime risk management (e.g., within a large global financial institution, law enforcement or regulatory experience, or global consultancies with focus on FCC)

• Proven achievement in training management, content development, and audit and regulatory response.

• Established understanding of global regulatory expectations and FCRM best practices.

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-regional/global and cross-functional teams.

• Strong communication and influencing skills; ability to interact with senior executives and regulators.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required; advanced degree in a related field (e.g., business, law) preferred.

Qualifications

Salary Range: $200,000.00 to $275,000.00 annually bonus equity (if applicable) benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries

• Bonus incentives

• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan

• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits

• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need

• 20 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy

• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)

• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program

• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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Job: Executive

Primary Location: US-New York-New York

Other Locations: US-Arizona-Phoenix, US-North Carolina-Amex - for internal use only, US-Utah-Sandy

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 25016252