Description
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. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this 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.
Business Unit/Role Specific Information
Global Risk & Compliance (GRC): 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.
Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Oversight: Responsible for managing AXP's enterprise risk pillars through continuous reviewing, monitoring and testing across processes, strengthening AXP's risk management practices, and monitoring emerging risks across the industry. This includes oversight of key functions and risk stripes that include, but are not limited to market risk, liquidity and funding risk, third-party risk, IT/IS risk, conduct risk, data risk.
How will you make an impact in this role?
The ideal candidate has knowledge of risk management frameworks and regulatory requirements, experience in financial risk analysis and risk management principles, and the ability to organize, manage, analyze, and interpret large amounts of data to identify trends and themes.
Minimum Qualifications
Currently enrolled in a Master's/Juris Doctor degree program.
Master's/Juris Doctor degree candidates with an expected graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027.
Minimum 0-3 years' experience in Compliance or related activities across financial services.
Understanding and knowledge of bank laws and regulations, relevant compliance requirements, U.S. Bank systems and processes as well as related governance activities.
Knowledge of relevant regulatory compliance requirements, preferably relating to regulated financial institutions and / or consumer products and AML/ Anti-Corruption/BSA.
Experience with audit, compliance, risk, regulatory management, law, marketing and product management, finance, technologies or control related functions.
Experience with data and quantitative analytics.
Superior Microsoft Office skills with emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications
Positive, can-do attitude embracing Growth Mindset.
Demonstrated experience building, sustaining and leveraging relationships.
Strong work ethic, organizational skills and attention to detail with excellent follow-up skills.
Ability to think strategically and influence teammates on multiple, cross-functional teams.
Positive, can-do attitude embracing Growth Mindset.
Project management skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Proven ability to translate highly technical and complex information into easily understandable terms.
Qualifications
Salary Range: $38.45 to $87.00 hourly sign-on bonus
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.
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
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
Flexible working arrangements and schedules with hybrid and virtual options with Amex Flex
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, but not limited to, 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.
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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Job: Campus
Primary Location: US-New York-New York
Schedule Full-time
Req ID: 25015539
