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Business Unit/Role Specific Info

The Global Risk & Compliance Organization (“GRC”) independently oversees the company’s risk-taking and risk management activities, including the comprehensive identification, management, and mitigation of risks within the Company’s risk appetite. GRC ensures the company operates in a safe, sound and fully compliant manner within all applicable regulatory expectations. We create and maintain the overall risk management framework and policies while ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.

We are passionate about our commitment to drive the company’s goals of growth and progress by creating a culture of awareness and proactivity around regulatory matters, and by partnering closely with business units across the enterprise to ensure we deliver maximum value to our shareholders and our customers efficiently and effectively.

How will you make an impact in this role?

Global Risk and Compliance is recruiting specialized talents in the following fields:

• Credit Risk : Monitor credit portfolios and oversee enterprise-wise credit risk management decisions and process via quantitative analytics. The candidate will work closely with credit risk teams to effectively challenge processes, policies, strategies, frameworks, and governance procedures designed.
• 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in full-time master’s, MBA or PhD degree program in quantitative fields such as Economic, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology
• Students must have a graduation date between December 2024 and June 2025
• Must be registered to attend Grace Hopper Conference

Skills / Qualifications:

• Ability to handle large datasets using SAS, SQL, R, Python or another similar programming language
• Ability to organize, manage, analyze, and interpret large amounts of data to identify trends and themes
• Proven ability to translate highly technical and complex information into easily understandable terms
• 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
• Demonstrated experience building, sustaining and leveraging relationships.
• Strong work ethic, organizational skills and attention to detail with excellent follow-up skills
• Demonstrated willingness to take initiative and act decisively
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• 0-3 years’ experience in Risk or related fields preferably with financial services
• Understanding and knowledge of banking industry
• Experience with data and quantitative analytics

Salary Range: $38.45 to $87.00 hourly + sign-on bonus

The above represents the expected hourly pay 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
• Flexible work 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 counselling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .

Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws,
American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions

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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