Senior Manager-Risk Management

Sr Manager Risk Management Banking Risk Team, US

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.

The successful candidate will join the Banking Onboarding FPF and Limits team, which is a team of highly skilled analytical professionals that defines policy and procedures, designs strategy, partners in building banking capabilities, and develops monitoring controls. This position would participate in foundational controls and processes compliant with banking regulations, for commercial and consumer banking programs. In this role, you will collaborate with the multiple partners including product teams, legal, compliance, servicing operations, digital banking platform, technology, vendors, and capabilities teams. Successful candidates implement compliant strategies that drive great customer experience and offer robust fraud and credit controls.

Key Responsibilities Include :

• Risk Management Strategy : Design and execute first party fraud risk management strategies for American Express deposit products, monitor growth and trends in the portfolio and evaluate new data sources to enhance first party fraud risk strategies.
• Develop, enhance, and monitor capabilities and controls that support industry leading loss rates as well as best in class customer experience for new product launches and product enhancements.
• Execution of risk-related policies, procedures, and strategic initiatives : Critically evaluate our risk-related policies and procedures and drive execution of the next generation of improvements and strategic initiatives.
• Driving profitable growth : Work with capabilities, product, compliance and servicing partners to ensure timely execution of risk controls.

Qualifications :

4 years of banking and / or lending experience, across the fraud life cycle. Background / experience in analytics preferred. Fluency with data manipulation tools like Python, Tableau, or SQL plus experience in data-driven decision making strongly preferred. Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills and strong project management and communication skills to work effectively in a team environment. Solid critical thinking and analysis in technical scenarios, attention to detail and able to synthesize large amounts of data and formulate creative and innovative solutions to complex problems. Able to work in a very dynamic environment. Direct experience working with cross-functional internal teams and external vendors to implement strategies and drive results. Strategic thinking, ability to work independently and prioritize in real-time. Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent work experience in risk management, especially deposit & operational risk (Masters in Science, Engineering / Tech, Math / Stats or MBA degree a plus).

Salary Range : $90,000.00 to $165,000.00 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.

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.

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Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

Job : Risk Primary Location : US-New York-New York Other Locations : US-Arizona-Phoenix Schedule : Full-time Req ID : 25017041