Manager-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.

Responsibilities

The newly created second line GFCC Enablement organization will lead efforts across strategic and transformational program development initiatives and projects, synchronizing the function’s ongoing operations, and will provide senior oversight of the function’s systems, data and tools. The Manager of Change Enablement will provide effective project management to deliver strategic projects and inform senior stakeholders on key insights. The Manager of Change Enablement will partner across the Compliance organization with SME’s and product owners, and with business partners across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing global projects to enhance the Financial Crimes Program, ensuring key stakeholder engagement and alignment and timely risk mitigation.
• Providing effective governance of strategic projects and initiatives.
• Determining solutions and obtaining stakeholder alignment on resolution of obstacles to project delivery.
• Ensuring Compliance requirements, roles, and responsibilities are clearly documented to enable ongoing program enhancement.
• Partnering with Compliance SMEs and business partners to track and analyze enhancement progress and adherence to compliance standards, ensuring that issues are clearly identified and escalated, and thatvarious stakeholder groups have the relevant information they need to assess progress and understand remaining regulatory risks – at the market, business unit and legalentity level.
• Providing insight from existing risk management tools, systems, and reports to identify enhancement opportunities and informdecisions

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years proven experience and track record of success in transformation and project management roles, with a strong understanding of governance and control frameworks.

• Excellent investigative and analytical skills, with the ability to analyze complex problems, draw relevant conclusions and communicate recommendations to stakeholder groups.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Intermediate to advanced SharePoint skills.

• Proven ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of enhancement initiatives.

• Comfortable working in a complex and changing environment and the ability to quickly develop understanding of processes and regulatory requirements.

• Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally, allowing for clear and appropriate messaging for multiple audiences / levels of seniority.

• Decisive Self-starter with high degree of accountability, able to multi-task and prioritize across diverse and rapidly shifting or contending requirements.

• Proven to have a global mindset; able to work well across time zones and work cultures.

• A working knowledge of Financial Crimes Compliance would be beneficial, as would experience within Control Management, Audit, Risk or Compliance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CAPM or PMP certification in Project Management

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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