Analyst - Compliance

Job Description

Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) is an organization within Global Risk & Compliance (GRC) and is responsible for leading the enterprise-wide Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions, and Anti-Corruption compliance functions. This team has global responsibility for identifying, investigating, and reporting suspicious activity, including money laundering and terrorist financing, and provides broad analytical and operational support for the company’s enterprise-wide GFCC control framework.

The newly created second line GFCC Enablement organization will lead and synchronize the execution of GFCC strategic and transformational program development initiatives, including technology, data, and tools. The Analyst Compliance will report to the Manager - Compliance and support technology transformation efforts for their vertical ensuring efforts are synchronized, consistent, and transparent across all GFCC functions. In addition, the Analyst Compliance will support GFCC and partner organizations for their vertical, ensuring coordinated engagement across GRC Product, GRC Data Science, AET Engineering, and all other contributing technology and enablement functions.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Support and/or perform requirements writing and/or documentation efforts for assigned vertical(s) for GFCC, Product, and Technology, ensuring operational business needs are comprehensive, well-drafted in the Business Requirements Documents (BRDs).

• Support and/or perform testing functions to ensure operational business needs are designed and operate as intended in the system and document defects or issues as they arise.
• Support maintenance of associated standards, procedures, traceability artifacts, and approval workflows necessary to ensure requirements and/or testing are complete, consistent, and aligned with regulatory, control, and enterprise policy expectations.
• Partners closely with GFCC leadership, GRC Product, GRC Data Science, AET Engineering, and other key stakeholders to ensure coordinated, transparent, and well-governed execution across all GFCC technology, tools, and data initiatives.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and successfully balance multiple priorities.
• Exceptional organizational skills and an extremely positive “can-do” attitude.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to communicate confidently and effectively with key stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal English skillset required.
• Flexibility to accommodate schedules with business partners in various time zones when needed.
• Experience within Financial Crimes, Risk, Audit or Compliance would be beneficial.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to understand and communicate clear insights from data and information, across varied sources.
• Familiarity working with data, including reviewing, and analyzing datasets to support requirements and testing activities.
• Experience with, or familiarity with, data querying tools such as SQL is encouraged but not required.
• General understanding of data structures, data flows, and/or system integrations would be beneficial.

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

About us

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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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

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 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.
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