Senior Manager-Compliance ,Global Sanctions

American Express•Apex, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. Global Sanctions is responsible for developing and maintaining an effective, risk-based enterprise-wide sanctions program that focuses on; establishing minimum standards, overseeing effective screening processes, completing the Sanctions Risk Assessment, developing and administering training, providing reporting and key risk indicators, and serving as the Subject Matter Experts to support all business and compliance teams. How will you make an impact in this role? Working closely with the Global Sanctions Director, the Risk & Control Assessment and Remediation Manager within Global Sanctions will be responsible for supporting the mitigation of sanctions risks through a robust risk & control framework implemented across the enterprise & within Global Sanctions-led processes. By driving sanctions requirements within operational risk methodologies, the team maintains a strong control environment & effectively manages risk exposures.

Requirements

Significant understanding in US and International Sanctions regulations and requirements
Ability to manage multiple tasks, take on additional responsibilities, and prioritize work in a deadline-intensive environment
Ability to work independently/with minimal oversight
Ability to work on multiple work streams across multiple business lines at the same time
Ability to operate in a complex matrix environment
Strong people-leadership skills with the ability to motivate, engage and influence
Support business initiatives by building and maintaining strong relationships with peers and key partners outside of the compliance organization
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills
Excellent attention to detail
Strong personal integrity and work ethic
Strong computer knowledge; excellent MS Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint skills
Must be self-motivated, dependable, adaptable and detail oriented with a proven ability to work independently or within a team environment.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of Sanctions experience
Experience in Risk, Control, Self-Assessment (RCSA)/ Risk Assessment preferred
Significant project management experience
Bachelor's degree and/or relevant professional qualification preferred (Law Degree, Compliance/AML Diploma, CAMS Certification with a Legal/Compliance/Control/Auditing background)

Responsibilities

Own and manage Global Sanctions owned processes via the RCSA framework
Partner with Sanctions GCO to ensure proper Mandate and Requirement mapping in GLI/BUAM.
Work closely with business unit Control Management teams to ensure 1st and 2nd line controls are properly mitigating Sanctions Risk.
Support prioritization and oversight of Smart Monitoring KRIs mitigating Sanctions risk.
Partner with Sanctions Product Owner and Technology teams to support and enhance certain model and non-model controls.
Track and ensure resolution for all Sanctions impacting issues/events in partnership with GFCC Issue Management team.
Support 1st line teams with subject matter expertise on activities/controls to support risk reduction for event resolution.
Support Risk Assessment with SME knowledge for risk assessment question enhancements
Partner with Risk Assessment team on escalation and remediation activities based on Risk Assessment results
Additionally, the candidate will need to successfully manage a team of analysts to execute against the team's key responsibilities.

Benefits

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