Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Risk Management

American Express • Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

The Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Risk Management is an individual contributor on the Cyber Risk Management team within American Express’s Technical Risk Management organization, part of Global Risk & Compliance. The role provides independent risk oversight and effective challenge across key cybersecurity domains, including Vulnerability Management, Compute Security, Cloud Security, Application Security, Network Security, and End User Computing (EUC) Security.

The position assesses, monitors, and reports enterprise cybersecurity risks. It partners with cybersecurity, technology, and business stakeholders to evaluate risk exposure and control effectiveness, challenge remediation strategies, and provide risk insights to senior leadership, risk committees, and regulators. The role also supports risk governance, regulatory engagements, audits, and enterprise cybersecurity risk initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in Cyber Risk Management, Information Security, Cybersecurity Governance, Technology Risk Management, Audit, or Operational Risk.
• Experience in one or more cybersecurity domains, such as Vulnerability Management, Cloud Security, Application Security, Network Security, Infrastructure/Compute Security, EUC Security, or Exposure Management.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity risk management principles, security controls, and industry frameworks.
• Experience identifying risks, analyzing issues, conducting assessments, and translating complex technical topics into business-focused risk insights.
• Excellent analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and influence stakeholders through constructive challenge and collaboration.
• An industry certification is required: CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP, CISA, or equivalent cybersecurity/risk management certification.
• Authorization to work in the United States; American Express will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of data analytics and visualization tools, including SQL, Python, Power BI, Excel data models, and related technologies.
• Experience executing or providing oversight of Vulnerability Management, Cloud Security, Application Security, Network Security, and Endpoint/EUC Security.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and standards such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), NIST 800-53, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, COBIT, MITRE ATT&CK, and FAIR.
• Knowledge of regulatory expectations and industry guidance, including FFIEC guidance and OCC Heightened Standards.
• Experience with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platforms such as Archer.
• Experience with AI tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot.
• Experience supporting senior management reporting, risk committees, regulatory examinations, or internal audit engagements.
• Additional certifications such as GIAC, CCSK, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, or other cloud/security certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent risk oversight and effective challenge across Vulnerability Management, Compute Security, Cloud Security, Application Security, Network Security, and End User Computing (EUC) Security.
• Perform risk assessments, thematic reviews, and data-driven analyses to identify emerging cyber risks, control gaps, and trends.
• Analyze cybersecurity, vulnerability, and operational data to develop risk insights and reporting.
• Assess control effectiveness, remediation plans, risk acceptance decisions, and residual risk exposure across covered cybersecurity domains.
• Develop, enhance, and monitor key risk indicators (KRIs), metrics, and executive reporting on cyber risk posture and trends.
• Stay current on cyber threats, emerging technologies, industry trends, regulatory expectations, and cybersecurity frameworks.
• Support risk governance activities, regulatory engagements, audits, committee reporting, and enterprise cybersecurity risk initiatives.
• Partner across lines of defense to ensure cybersecurity risks are identified, assessed, monitored, and managed in accordance with company policies and regulatory expectations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior