Senior Analyst Control Management Product Risk Assessments

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Global Commercial Services (GCS) is the global leader in providing payments solutions for small, medium, and large businesses. The Control Management (CM) team strives to ensure that GCS has a robust first line of defense, playing an active role in supporting the growth of business, meeting its objectives, and demonstrating an effective control framework. The objective of the first line of defense (1LOD) in GCS Control Management Risk ID, Assessment, Testing, and Reporting team is to identify, assess, mitigate, and report on Operational Risk within BU processes for GCS to ensure adherence to regulatory standards, Amex policy, and enhance the BU's resilience through managing a clear methodology of inherent and residual risk.

GCS is looking for a first line of defense (1LOD) Senior Analyst, Control Management Governance Product Risk Assessments, within Risk ID, Assessment, Testing & Reporting. The Senior Analyst will perform inherent risk assessments on new business initiatives and ensure risk is mitigated prior to launch. It will involve extensive collaboration with multiple partners across numerous business units, functional areas, and geographies.

The Senior Analyst, Control Management - Governance Product Risk Assessments Will :

• Perform risk assessments on new business initiatives, including product development, to ensure accurate risk identification and mitigation in partnership with Risk Stripes, including but not limited to, Compliance, General Counsel, Information Security, Finance, Fraud, and Third-Party Risk.
• Support business stakeholders with identification of risks where changes or mitigating controls are needed prior to deployment.
• Monitor internal issues and events to proactively identify areas of concern that may impact future business initiatives.
• Remain informed of the external regulatory landscape and current events impacting the financial services industry.
• Be a key leader for sharing insights, better practices, themes, etc. across other control management teams.

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Salary Range : $78,000.00 to $124,750.00 annually bonus benefits

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