Job
Description
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express. The Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Oversight organization within Global Risk and Compliance (GRC) is responsible for identifying and managing risk across all processes and geographies at American Express. The Manager, Enterprise Risk Management CoE, will be part of the GRC organization and will report to the Director of International ERM based out of India. The incumbent will help support the risk identification, risk aggregation and escalation for all of proprietary business across International legal entities / markets. The risk universe s scope would include but not limited to Credit Risk, Operational Risk, Strategic and Business Risk Market Risk, Liquidity & Funding Risk, Conduct Risk, and Reputational Risk. The incumbent will lead a team of risk professionals in India and will partner closely with stakeholders across geographies. We are seeking an experienced leader to be a part of this exciting journey. Key Responsibilities: Develop risk tolerance limits, and establish risk appetite metrics and escalation thresholds for all major risk types Identify emerging risks in accordance with the risk appetite program Support development of policies, practices, and other control mechanisms to manage key enterprise risks Monitor and report on international legal entities aggregate risk profile, initiating appropriate actions to ensure adherence to risk appetite Support the creation of dashboards and other reporting tools for all major risk types and provide regular updates to applicable Legal Entity boards, International leadership and Risk leadership Minimum Qualifications: Experience and Background: 4+ years of leadership experience in risk management, compliance, treasury, controllership or a similar role; Experience in Enterprise Risk Management function Strong business and risk acumen with a risk-reward control perspective Strong analytical ability to connect disparate risks with the ability to measure them Good understanding of payment systems, payment networks, banking industry and related regulatory nuances Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple priorities Advanced degree in business, engineering, economics or a related field is preferred Strong knowledge of SAS/SQL/ Hive/ Python / R / Google Cloud Platform would be preferred Leadership Skills: Proven leader who can build, inspire, and coach a team; Excellent relationship and influence management skills with the ability to build productive relationships across teams and levels of seniority; Self-confident with a strong sense of integrity and the ability and willingness to challenge and be challenged; Proactive in identifying issues, delivering and escalating key findings, and advising on recommended solutions to correct issues or mitigate risks; Ability to communicate risk observations to colleagues, business partners, and senior leaders; Strong verbal and written communication skills
