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At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

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How we serve our customers is constantly evolving and is a challenge we gladly accept. Whether you’re finding new ways to prevent identity fraud or enabling customers to start a new business, you can work with one of the most valuable data sets in the world to identify insights and actions that can have a meaningful impact on our customers and our business. And, with opportunities to learn from leaders who have defined the course of our industry, you can grow your career and define your own path. Find your place in risk and analytics on #TeamAmex.

The Global Risk & Compliance Organization 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 with all applicable regulatory expectations. Global Risk & Compliance creates and maintains the overall risk management framework, performs independent risk management assessments, and monitors applicable risks.  

Colleagues in Global Risk & Compliance 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.   

The Operational Risk Management (ORM) team facilitates and monitors the implementation of effective operational risk management programs throughout the company, and oversees risk ownership throughout business units, products, and processes. 

The objective of the ORM Governance team is to develop, oversee and strengthen the organization’s ORM framework to ensure that governance structures, policies, and procedures are robust, effective, and align with regulatory requirements and best practices. 

Global Commercial Services is the global leader in payment solutions for Small, Medium (SME) and Global and Large (G&L) enterprises. The Global Commercial Services team enables businesses globally to pay for and finance what they need to grow their businesses through a suite of payment and lending products, solutions for travel and everyday business spending, cross border payments, global currency solutions, and business financing. 

The ORM Governance Organization is looking for a Senior Manager, Global Commercial Services Operational Risk to join a diverse team of high-performing individuals focused on the effective oversight of risk identification, assessment, and mitigation across the Business Unit, while maintaining alignment with the organization’s enterprise risk management framework.  

Reporting directly to the Director, Global Commercial Services Operational Risk, this role plays a critical part in assessing, monitoring, and challenging the first line’s risk management practices. The ideal candidate will partner closely with first-line stakeholders and enterprise risk functions to provide independent oversight and challenge, ensuring that risks are managed effectively and in compliance with regulatory expectations.  

How will you make an impact in this role?

Support the independent oversight and challenge of first-line risk identification, assessment, and mitigation efforts (i.e., Risk & Control Self-Assessment) within Global Commercial Services to ensure alignment with enterprise risk standards Analyze business processes and activities to identify potential risks, control gaps, and emerging risks Support the development and refinement of risk policies, standards, and procedures Assist in applying the enterprise risk management framework across Global Commercial Services Support Global Commercial Services in embedding risk management practices into daily operations and decision-making Support the tracking and analysis of key risk indicators (KRIs), providing insights into risk trends and areas requiring attention Contribute to risk reporting efforts, preparing materials for senior management, risk committees, and regulatory engagements Maintain an understanding of relevant regulations and industry expectations to help the business navigate compliance requirements Conduct risk assessments, scenario analyses, and deep dives to evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls Act as a key risk partner to the first line, providing guidance on risk identification, control enhancements, and remediation efforts Monitor risk-related issues, ensuring they are appropriately addressed Escalate significant risk concerns and control deficiencies to senior risk colleagues and relevant stakeholders 

Minimum Qualifications

Experience in risk management, preferably within a second-line function in financial services, and understands critical risk management lifecycle activities Knowledge of risk management frameworks, regulatory environments, and industry best practices Proven ability to assess and challenge first-line risk practices independently Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to translate complex risk concepts into actionable insights Ability to build productive partnerships and influence stakeholders across the organization Strong understanding of operational and regulatory risks Proficiency in risk management tools, data analysis, and reporting systems Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a focus on actionable insights Detail-oriented and proactive, with strong prioritization skills in a dynamic environment High ethical standards and a commitment to integrity and accountability Knowledge of payment solutions

Salary Range: $90,000.00 to $165,000.00 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 our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

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.

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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