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Description

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.

About the Internal Audit Group at American Express

Our Internal Audit Group is a worldwide function with 300 team members and offices across nine countries within American Express. Our mission is to protect and enhance organizational value by providing independent, objective, risk-based assurance, advisory services and to influence the way the company manages risk.

We are committed to growing our audit staff significantly as we continue to expand and enhance the Internal Audit Group. Our assurance and risk professionals have diverse backgrounds including internal controls, consumer compliance, technology, operational risk, financial accounting, data analytics, and banking operations. Our audit teams align to key risk areas and business units to ensure IAG can provide comprehensive and risk-based audit coverage. In addition, IAG has a Professional Practices group responsible for managing audit operations, quality, and standards; regulatory relations; reporting; training and professional development; and key internal capabilities and technologies.

About The Role

This Vice President/ Audit Leader position will report to the Portfolio General Auditor of the Technology portfolio and will provide banking / payments industry, technology and data analysis expertise to Internal Audit Group (IAG) audits, special projects, and other related advisory activities. This position will be heavily relied upon for thought leadership in audit reviews supporting the end-to-end customer lifecycle.

The Key Responsibilities of the role include:

• Deliver annual plan of audit projects in assigned areas or Business Line(s) using an integrated auditing approach that considers financial, operational, compliance, and technology risks.

• Accountable for direction of audit work during the planning, performing and reporting phases of their assigned portfolios.

• Develops and maintains relationships with Senior Business Leaders across all business units to identify changes in business circumstances and risks that impact audit plans and influence management’s focus on control.

• Manage special projects across different business units and geographical regions as assigned.

• Manage a team of audit professionals to execute audit projects in conformance with professional and department standards, budgets and deadlines using a flexible resourcing strategy, optimizing the use of highly qualified professional staff.

• Evaluate new / emerging risks and industry trends and provide timely insights that are business aware and forward looking.

• Execute continuous business monitoring of the American Express Enterprise Digital & Analytics department’s activities, including assessing the impact of industry developments, changes in management’s policies, procedures, systems, controls, as well as monitoring key risks associated with the Company’s products and services.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10 years relevant technology audit experience

• 5 years knowledge and experience auditing Data Governance and Data Management & Architecture control domains

• Experience with Data Management Tools (e.g., Collibra, Informatica, Alation, IBM InfoSphere, etc.)

• Experience with data analytic tools, data visualization, key risk indicators (KRIs), key performance indicators (KPIs), and scorecards / dashboards

• Knowledge and experience in the application of control theory and professional auditing practices including the audit lifecycle

• BA or BS in or equivalent in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field

• Professional Certification CISA (or CISM) required.CDMP is also required within one year if the successful candidate does not already have the certification.

• Understanding of regulatory, accounting, and financial industry best practices and emerging trends relevant to the business, including technology and data implications (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, SOX, Basel III)

• Ability to break-down a complex problem into components, solve them using data analysis, process knowledge and risk/ control knowledge, and communicate data analysis, issues and control recommendations with clarity and integrity

• Strong written and verbal communication skills that deliver quality, concrete and practical feedback to management on potential control issues and solutions to close gaps

• Effectively works independently, within a team and across teams in a fast-paced environment to drive business results, applying related project management skills, employing creative thinking, and the ability to work on competing priorities

• Demonstrable ability to balance multiple projects and provide developmental feedback across the work you're doing

• Proven ability to analyze data, identify trends, and evaluate risk scenarios effectively

• Strong and effective written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate complex control issues to senior management

• Ability to travel 5% to 15%

Preferred Qualifications

• Big 4 audit experience or financial services audit experience and an understanding of related products, services, features, economics and key regulations

• IT general control and application control testing experience

• Skills for working with data, interpreting results, business intelligence and analytic standard processes

• Additional Professional Certification (CRISC, CIPP, CPA or CIA) preferred

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

Qualifications

Salary Range: $185,000.00 to $260,000.00 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: United States, US-Arizona-Phoenix, US-North Carolina-Amex - for internal use only, US-Utah-Sandy

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 25015789