Senior Lead Analyst

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.

Purpose of the Role:

As a part of First Line of Defense, the candidate will assist in design, implementation and assessment of operational risks consistent with our company’s risk appetite.

How will you make an impact in this role?
Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure effective and appropriate Business Self-Testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs and controls according to standards and other all applicable policies
• Proactively anticipate and identify issues and control deficiencies through testing various channels of communication (including Calls, Emails, LinkedIn and Notes notations), assessing the impact of each and collaborating with business partners to develop and implement appropriate mitigating actions
• Support client signing / relationship-based testing with the endeavor to monitor the entire sales journey including all interactions and activities logged by Customer facing colleague
• Monitor activities to ensure deadlines and commitments are met concerning end-to-end process monitoring, risk assessment, program documentation, testing plans, reporting, and action plans.
• Ensure compliance to Policies, Standard Operating Procedures, and American Express Compliance standards with respect to documentation, testing, and certification of GCS business monitoring and testing.
• Deliver periodic and ad hoc reporting against key business testing and monitoring to support management’s awareness and response to control improvements.
• Collaborate and consult with Colleagues, Internal Partners and key control teams both within the lines of business and across the organization, to promote a well-controlled environment.
• Undertake regular project work analyzing business risks and exposures. Preparation of recommendations to business management with regards to process improvement, best practices, risk reduction and maximization of revenue as appropriate.

Critical Factors to Success:

• Demonstrated willingness to take initiative and act decisively.
• Creative mind that is not afraid of thinking differently to solve complex problems that have regulatory or compliance requirements.
• Effectively works independently within a team construct, while supporting teamwork and achievement of team objectives.
• Proven ability to effectively interact with all levels across the organization including business and control partner leadership.
• Solid evidence of leadership with the capacity to quickly understand critical linkages and business strategies in a dynamic, ambiguous environment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills coupled with solid presentation skills. This includes the ability to take analyze large sets of data concisely and convey messages to leadership and peers. In addition, strong knowledge to build reports, dashboards and metric reporting is desired.
• Strong attention to detail and superior organizational and follow through skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years relevant experience required which may include: internal control/operational risk, internal auditing, or related experience in the financial services/banking industry.
• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in commerce, strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of Operational Risk Management, Operational Risk Events and PRSA or Business Self-Testing will be an added advantage.

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates with knowledge and understanding of Conduct risk, and Business self-testing will be given preference.
• Good knowledge MS Office Skills
• In depth knowledge of American Express products, procedures and policies.
• Knowledge of Platforms: Microsoft Office, BCMA, Outreach, One Force, Sales Force, SharePoint is preferred

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

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.

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