Job 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.
How will you make an impact in this role?
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 U.S. AML Program Manager will report to the Director – U.S. AML Program and serve as the primary point of contact for AML-relevant product guidance. The Manager will provide oversight of U.S. market products and services. The qualified candidate will also support enhancements to the U.S. BSA-AML Program and be part of a team providing AML advisory to assess and mitigate financial crimes risk through effective controls and oversight.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as a GFCC contact and escalation point for the U.S. Market to provide oversight of processes that involve financial crime risk, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.
- Advise financial crime risk relevant to U.S. issued products and assess/identify process gaps.
- Provide subject matter expertise to assist with regulatory examinations, audits, and independent reviews focused on financial crimes.
- Maintain an adequate knowledge of the U.S financial crime environment.
- Help shape and oversee the execution of initiatives to strengthen the U.S. AML Program.
- Monitor trends and regulatory changes related to financial crimes, and recommend uplift to tools, processes, and methodologies to mitigate risk proactively.
- Provide guidance on integration of Financial Crimes risk types into Risk Management policies and programs
- Share Financial Crimes risk topical knowledge with process owners to strengthen understanding of regulatory requirements and associated controls.
Key Competencies:
- Leadership
- Risk assessment and control design expertise
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strategic thinking with strong execution capabilities
- Proven ability to operate in a matrixed, fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects/priorities simultaneously
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors/University degree or equivalent experience
- Extensive experience in AML Compliance, financial crime investigations, law enforcement, or related fields, including demonstrated success in leading complex AML/CTF/ABC initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of global AML/CTF Regulations (BSA, USA PATRIOT Act)
- Deep understanding of money laundering typologies associated with a wide array of financial products and services.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Contribute to suggestions to enhance systems, methodologies, and process simplification.
- Must display strong analytical and thought leadership by being able to transform ideas into actionable plans.
- Ability to challenge the status quo by removing organizational barriers and influencing without authority.
- Ability to assess, manage, and drive change.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to influence, gain support, and resolve conflict.
- Strong collaboration and relationship development skills.
- Proven ability to take complex technical information and translate it into clear communications (presentations/memos) for a variety of audiences.
- CAMS Certification a plus.
Salary Range: $89,250.00 to $150,250.00 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 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
- 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. 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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