**Description** **You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.** With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally. 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. Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together. The Internal Audit Group (IAG) is the Company’s independent and objective internal audit function. IAG provides independent and objective assurance to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of AXP’s risk management, control, and governance processes. The Vice President, Quality Assurance in IAG will lead a team of experienced audit professionals to design and execute the overall Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP). The purpose of the QAIP is to effectively challenge audit practices and activities and provide reasonable assurance to IAG’s internal and external stakeholders that IAG’s work is in accordance with IAG’s Charter and Policies & Procedures (P&P), Institute of Internal Auditor’s (IIA) Standards, and applicable regulatory standards. This role and team are key to IAG’s overall aspiration of being a worldclass audit function that is innovative, impactful and influential. **Key Responsibilities:** + Oversee IAG’s quality assurance and improvement program (QAIP) including setting the strategic direction of the program, leading all aspects of the quality assurance (QA) universe, plan, reviews, corrective actions and QAIP reporting for IAG management and board committees. + Maintain thorough understanding of internal procedure requirements, industry standards, and regulatory requirements/expectations to ensure IAG’s QAIP is in compliance with the industry and regulatory standards and provides effective challenge of IAG’s audit practices and execution. + Lead thematic analysis of QA findings, observations, and regulatory issues of IAG to drive appropriate root cause improvements. + Lead efforts to ensure identified improvement opportunities are carried forward to real and practical solutions through coordination with the professional practice teams and audit teams. + Lead training to IAG on QA findings and improvement opportunities. + Lead discussions to regulators on the IAG’s QAIP. + Prepare and deliver regular reporting on QA status and results to various stakeholders, including IAG management, audit committees, bank affiliate oversight management, and company risk performance management. + Lead external benchmarking activities and maintain awareness of current, best-in-class internal audit practices. + Build, develop, supervise and retain a QA team of experienced audit professionals, managing performance and career development. + Coordinate execution of External Quality Assurance Review (EQAR) and any other external reviews of the QAIP or select areas of IAG. + Lead independent validation of IAG owned regulatory findings and coordination, which may be performed by third parties. **Required Qualifications:** + 15 or more years of internal audit experience in public accounting, finance and/or internal audit in Financial Services/Banking industry (Large bank Internal Audit experience preferred) + Superior understanding of Internal Audit Practices and appreciation of regulatory, professional standards and best practices related to Internal Audit + Direct experience developing and managing high performing teams + College degree in Accounting, Finance or advanced degree in Accounting, or related field is preferred + Professional Certification (CIA, CPA, CISA or equivalent) + Experience with regulatory interactions and examinations + Strong and effective written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate complex issues and potential solutions from audit practitioners up through executive leadership, Board of Directors and regulators + Must possess detail orientation, keen attention to quality, and very strong project management skills 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 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. US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the “Know Your Rights” poster and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement. If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new browser window: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters to access the three posters. **Job:** Executive **Primary Location:** US-New York-New York **Other Locations:** US-Utah-Sandy, US-Arizona-Phoenix **Schedule** Full-time **Req ID:** 25001832