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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 Global Risk & Compliance Organization (“GRC”) is an independent risk management function, led by the Chief Risk Officer, with the objective of ensuring that American Express operates in a safe, sound, and fully compliant manner within all applicable regulatory expectations. GRC creates and maintains the overall risk management framework, performs independent risk management assessments, and monitors applicable risks.

Colleagues at GRC are passionate about our commitment to drive the Company’s goals of growth and progress by creating a culture of risk awareness and proactivity around regulatory matters. By partnering closely with business units across the enterprise, we help deliver maximum value to our shareholders and our customers through effective risk management and oversight activities.

GRC’s Enterprise Third-Party Risk Management (ETRM) is hiring a senior manager to provide oversight for third-party risks and related frameworks across American Express. ETRM is part of the Operational Risk Management group of GRC and is responsible for overseeing third-party risks across all business units, functions, processes, and geographies at American Express. The team assists in the identification, measurement, monitoring, and management of risks related to the business, products and processes.

This role will support the implementation and execution of the third-party risk governance and oversight framework across American Express globally. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in third-party risk, operational risk management, and second line of defense oversight activities. This position requires strong communication and collaboration skills, the ability to manage competing priorities and rigorous analytical skills to support the risk management objectives of this function.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development, implementation, and execution of the enterprise third-party risk oversight framework.

• Execute independent risk monitoring and risk reviews as part of ETRM’s effective challenge responsibilities.

• Support the development and issuance of regular third-party risk reporting to senior leaders and/or appropriate risk committees.

• Review and provide guidance to first line stakeholders on their implementation and execution of the third-party risk management framework.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience; degrees in business or related fields, advanced degrees (e.g., MBA, MSc), or certifications are advantageous.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in risk, compliance, or audit roles in top-tier financial institutions. Equivalent top-tier consulting experience serving these types of financial institutions in these areas will be considered.

• Prior Third-Party Risk Management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Outstanding analytical, problem-solving, written, and oral communication skills with strong attention to detail.

• Ability to effectively manage multiple and often conflicting priorities under tight timeframes, as well as to adapt to frequent change and shifting priorities.

• Ability to build strong relationships with all band levels and work effectively in a collaborative, multi-cultural, team environment.

• Experience in second line of defense third party risk oversight, as an internal or external auditor, regulatory examiner, or performing risk assurance reviews.

• Understanding of operational risk management frameworks and requirements.

• Project management experience.

Qualifications

Salary Range: $103,750.00 to $174,750.00 annually bonus 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: Risk

Primary Location: US-New York-New York

Other Locations: US-Utah-Salt Lake City, US-North Carolina-Charlotte, US-Arizona-Phoenix

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 25017519