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Amex

Senior Manager-Control Management

Amex, New York, New York, us, 10261


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Credit & Fraud Risk , our role at American Express is to drive prudent business growth while living out the high standards of our service heritage. This means proactively increasing borrowing capacity where we can. It means integrating our technical systems, so we speak with one voice across interactions. It means providing expertise for new product launches. And when we give customers bad news, it means offering options and avenues of appeal, so we move beyond one episode to win their future business. Purposeful, ambitious, insatiable, analytical, collaborative and courageous are the hallmarks of our Credit and Fraud Risk colleagues.

The objective of the Credit & Fraud Risk Control Management Issues, Events & Remediation team is to ensure timely identification, response, and resolution of risk events and issues to minimize impact, as well as to prevent recurrence through effective remediation and lesson learning.

Credit & Fraud Risk is looking for a Sr. Manager of Issues, Events & Remediation focused on ensuring control management is embedded in the day-to-day operations of our organization. It will involve extensive collaboration with multiple partners across numerous business units, functional areas, and geographies.

The Manager, Credit & Fraud Risk Issues, Events & Remediation will:

Support remediation of issues by influencing BU, who own and execute issue/Operational Risk Event (ORE) remediation

Investigate and conduct root cause analysis to address repeated issue types

Perform quality assurance on documentation of issue/ORE type, urgency, severity/impact (e.g., impact analysis), and investigate as necessary to understand and address the root causes

Scope & triage areas of the remediation process, including tracking progress, validating resolution efficacy, communicating status updates to stakeholders to embed accountability along the process, collaborating with other Operational Risk Management (ORM) teams as necessary

Review quality assurance documentation and maintenance of records of issues/OREs and remediations to ensure transparency and accountability in the issue management process

Analyze trends in issues and events to identify potential systemic risks or control weaknesses within BU processes

Support the End-to-End (E2E) BU issue resolution process, embedding accountability and ensuring lessons learned are integrated into future ORM practices

Perform sample testing of issues to ensure resolution is complete and effective

Opine on specific control enhancements related to issues

Liase with key stakeholders, including business unit partners and compliance colleagues, to facilitate effective issue management and resolution

Review and advise the preparation of detailed reports on issue status, trends, and outcomes to senior management and governance committees

Support sharing insights, better practices, themes, etc. across the enterprise

Required Qualifications:

4+ Years experience in operational risk management (e.g., within Risk and/or Internal Audit function) Understanding of critical operational risk management lifecycle activities

Excellent project management, communication, and interpersonal skills

Experience in process governance, with an understanding of processes that align with policies, regulatory frameworks, and/or operational standards

Robust analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to analyze data, identify trends, and evaluate risk scenarios effectively.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Risk Mgmt., or related field; advanced degrees (e.g., MBA, MSc) or certifications are advantageous

Experience in at least one of the following:

Scoping, prioritizing, and support remediation of operational issues

Managing investigation and conducting root cause analysis to address repeated operational risk issue types

Performing quality assurance on documentation of operational risk issues and events

Overseeing BU remediation process for operational risk issues and events

Reviewing documentation and maintaining records of operational risk issues and events to ensure transparency and accountability

Overseeing the BU E2E issue resolution process, embedding accountability and ensuring lessons learned are integrated into future operational risk management practices

Experience in financial services industry

Salary Range: $90,000.00 to $165,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

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.

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