Senior Manager-Risk Management

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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 (“GRC”) 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 within all applicable regulatory expectations. GRC creates and maintains the overall risk management framework, performs independent risk management assessments, and monitors applicable risks.

Colleagues at GRC 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. By partnering closely with business units across the enterprise, we help deliver maximum value to our shareholders and our customers through effective risk management and oversight activities.

GRC’s Vendor Risk Oversight (VRO) is hiring a new Director, together with a new manager, will drive the establishment of a new team to provide governance and oversight for Third Party Risk Policies and Frameworks across American Express. VRO organization within Global Risk and Compliance (GRC) is responsible for identifying and managing risk across all business units, functions, processes, and geographies at American Express, related to affiliate and non-affiliate Third Parties.  The team will assist in the identification, measurement, monitoring, and management of risks related to the business products and processes.  VRO is led by the Vice President, Vendor Risk Oversight.

The new team will develop a governance framework with associated Policies, Standards and framework documents to manage the Third-Party risks associated with all business engagements across the company. Once established, the new team will own and maintain that framework and associated policies, standards, and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, and enforcement of an enterprise Third Party Risk governance framework.
• Support the development and issuance of regular Third-Party Risk governance reporting to senior leaders and/or appropriate risk committees.
• Review and provide guidance to first line stakeholders as they develop/maintain procedures to implement the Third-Party governance framework.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience in risk, compliance, legal, or regulatory roles
• Experience with Risk Management governance required, specifically in creating and implementing risk management policies and related program and framework documentation
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree a plus
• Third Party Risk Management experience required
• Strong communication skills a must, particularly written communication
• Able to effectively manage multiple and often conflicting priorities under tight timeframes and adapt to frequent change
• Able to lead without authority derived from band level.
• Rigorous and analytical approach to problem-solving, decision-making, and prioritization collaboration across teams/geographies.

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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