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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

This is an exciting opportunity to join the new Compliance Oversight team Joint Ventures in American Express’ Global Compliance and Ethics organisation. This role provides support for the execution of AXP’s Joint Venture Compliance Oversight framework and the delivery of key Compliance Risk Management program activities for Joint Ventures in EMEA.

 

Key responsibilities of the role include:

Providing effective day-to-day support for the execution of the JV Compliance Oversight Program related activities, including:  Coordinating and supporting Compliance Risk Assessments and Due Diligence activities in collaboration with 1LOD, 2LOD, SME stakeholders, communicating and driving alignment of activities, Collaborating closely and effectively with a broad group of 1LOD and 2LOD stakeholders and external partners, including Joint Ventures Compliance and risk management teams to ensure compliance with Enterprise-wide policies and procedures and applicable regulatory requirements,  Supporting compliance monitoring & testing, metrics implementation and reviews, and Compliance risk management program activities as required,  Developing and managing tracking, reporting, dashboard to support Compliance Oversight and 2LOD Effective Challenge Supporting 1LOD strategic initiatives, compliance projects and key initiatives impacting Joint Ventures as required.   

It will be critical that the candidate build strong relationships with strategic partners across the International Compliance team as well as with Control Management and BU stakeholder and JV partners, to ensure effective coordination, alignment and delivery of key initiatives.

 

Minimum qualifications:

Experience in a regulatory compliance oversight and/or governance role, or equivalent Risk, Control Management, testing, audit or legal experience Data Protection/Privacy regulatory knowledge/experience, and/or Financial Crimes Compliance experience Compliance Program activities an asset (risk assessments, monitoring and testing) and/or Operational Excellence activities (regulatory risk management/project implementation) Strong relationship building and management skills Excellent written and oral communication skills Strong analytical skills and attention to detail Ability to manage and drive projects to completion, take on additional responsibilities and prioritise work in a constantly changing and deadline-driven environment.

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 Bonus incentives Support for financial-well-being and retirement Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location) Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location) 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

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.