VP, Financial Crimes Investigations Capabilities
About The Position
The Global Risk & Compliance Organization (“GRC”) independently oversees the company’s risk-taking and risk management activities, including the comprehensive identification, management, and mitigation of risks within the Company’s risk appetite. GRC ensures the company operates in a safe, sound and fully compliant manner within all applicable regulatory expectations. We create and maintain the overall risk management framework while ensuring legal and regulatory compliance. Our culture in Global Risk & Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo and striving to be best-in-class. We are passionate about our commitment to drive the company’s goals of growth and progress by creating a culture of awareness and proactivity around regulatory matters, and by engaging closely with business units across the enterprise to ensure we deliver maximum value to our shareholders and our customers efficiently and effectively. We are seeking a highly experienced Vice President to join our Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Oversight (ERM&RO) function within GRC and lead our Global Financial Crimes Compliance (“GFCC”) Investigations Capabilities team. This role will focus on supporting and enhancing systems, technology, and capabilities that enable effective financial crime investigations. This position will be integral in ensuring our financial crime compliance infrastructure remains robust, scalable, and aligned with regulatory expectations across all jurisdictions in which we operate. The successful candidate will work closely with key stakeholders in GRC, Technology, Global Servicing, and Business Unit teams to provide subject-matter expertise and oversight related to the systems supporting Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF), Sanctions, Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC), and fraud programs. Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions
Requirements
- Highly experienced Vice President
- Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions
Responsibilities
- Lead our Global Financial Crimes Compliance (“GFCC”) Investigations Capabilities team.
- Focus on supporting and enhancing systems, technology, and capabilities that enable effective financial crime investigations.
- Ensure our financial crime compliance infrastructure remains robust, scalable, and aligned with regulatory expectations across all jurisdictions in which we operate.
- Provide subject-matter expertise and oversight related to the systems supporting Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF), Sanctions, Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC), and fraud programs.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
