Manager-Compliance

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 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 that various stakeholder groups have the relevant information they need to assess progress and understand remaining regulatory risks – at the market, business unit and legal entity level.
• Providing insight from existing risk management tools, systems, and reports to identify enhancement opportunities and inform decisions

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. 

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.