Manager-Risk Management; Change Governance (2LOD)

Description

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.

How we serve our customers is constantly evolving and is a challenge we gladly accept. Whether you're finding new ways to prevent identity fraud or enabling customers to start a new business, you can work with one of the most valuable data sets in the world to identify insights and actions that can have a meaningful impact on our customers and our business. And, with opportunities to learn from leaders who have defined the course of our industry, you can grow your career and define your own path. Find your place in risk and analytics on #TeamAmex.

The Global Risk & Compliance Organization ("GRC") is an independent risk management function, led by the Chief Risk Officer, with the objective of ensuring that American Express operates in a safe, sound, and fully compliant manner within all applicable regulatory expectations. GRC creates and maintains the overall risk management framework, performs independent risk management assessments, and monitors applicable risks.

Colleagues at GRC are passionate about our commitment to drive the Company's goals of growth and progress by creating a culture of risk awareness and proactivity around regulatory matters. By partnering closely with business units across the enterprise, we help deliver maximum value to our shareholders and our customers through effective risk management and oversight activities.

GRC's Enterprise Risk Management & Risk Oversight (ERM&RO) organization is seeking a Manager to join a newly created team driving Change Risk oversight across American Express. This role goes beyond traditional risk governance, offering the opportunity to design and embed new change risk management processes, shape policies and standards, and build a body of knowledge that strengthens how we manage change across the enterprise. Success requires more than box-checking, it calls for a strategic thinker who can influence and partner with stakeholders, challenge the status quo, and help transform the way we govern risk in a dynamic, global environment.

Responsibilities

• Shape and advance the development, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of an enterprise change governance framework, applying risk requirements tailored to change initiative classifications and ensuring governance evolves with the needs of the business.

Proactively identify and prioritize risk-related gaps (including those highlighted by regulators) while driving timely, effective, and sustainable remediation that reduces exposures to acceptable levels and prevents recurrence.

Synthesize and communicate risk data, emerging trends, and insights through structured, impactful reporting to senior leadership and the board of directors, ensuring decision-makers receive timely, accurate, and actionable information.

Guide and influence first-line stakeholders in designing, refining, and maintaining procedures that effectively embed the change governance framework into business operations, balancing rigor with practical execution.

Maintain a deep understanding of relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards (e.g., Heightened Standards, FFIEC, PMBOK), ensuring that risk practices not only comply with regulatory expectations but also strengthen the enterprise's resilience and transformation efforts.

Design and deliver engaging training and awareness programs for first- and second-line professionals, senior management, and the board, building organizational capability and embedding a strong culture of risk-aware transformation.

Qualifications : Experience

Minimum of 2 years of experience in risk, compliance, legal, or regulatory roles (or related), ideally in a Global Systemically Important Banks (GSIBs); or risk related management consulting firms

Experience with project / program management and governance required. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus

Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree a plus

Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) certification is a plus

Skills

Strong communication skills is a must, particularly written communication

Ability to effectively deal with stakeholders

Discretion when exposed to restricted / secret company information

Self-starter who works well independently in white space

Able to effectively manage multiple and often conflicting priorities under tight timeframes and adapt to frequent change

Able to lead without authority derived from band level

Highly organized with attention to detail, sense of follow-through, and accountability

Qualifications

Salary Range : $80,000.00 to $155,000.00 annually bonus benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

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

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

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .

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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and / or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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Job : Risk

Primary Location : US-New York-New York

Schedule Full-time

Tags 2LOD_ERM - Enterprise Risk Management

Req ID : 25010132