Analyst - Data Governance & Management

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 will you make an impact in this role?

This role is part of the Data Issue Management & Risk Monitoring function within the Finance Data Governance organization and is focused on building out data quality issue management frameworks and tools.

This role will support the leadership in managing a comprehensive process for identifying, tracking, remediating, and monitoring data issues and risks that impact financial integrity, reporting, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will bring experience in data management, business analysis and preferably BI tools such as Power BI and / or Python.

Responsibilities :

Support the implementation of the Data Issue Management framework, including intake, assessment, classification, prioritization, root cause analysis, remediation, and closure validation.

Build continuous monitoring of data risks and emerging data issues across key finance datasets / reports via automation and deep analysis.

Develop tools and data assets that provide risk-based monitoring protocols, including early warning indicators, risk heat maps, and control effectiveness metrics.

Produce regular reporting and dashboards for senior leadership, risk committees, and regulatory stakeholders, highlighting risk concentrations, issue trends, and remediation effectiveness.

Maintain a centralized inventory of open and historical data issues, ensuring accurate documentation, traceability, and audit readiness.

Minimum Qualifications :

2 -5 years of experience in Financial Services preferred.

Prior experience with data programs or regulatory control management.

Strong relationship skills and communication.

Strong background in Analytics / Tool development using Power BI, Python, SQL or other relevant tools.

Ability to manage multiple priorities.

Strong business acumen with the ability to guide the implementation technical solutions.

Familiarity with Agile (Rally / Jira) or SAFE project methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Business, Information Systems, or related field.

Currently, the Company does not have a physical location in the Charlotte, NC metropolitan area and, therefore, if you reside in the Charlotte, NC metropolitan area the role will temporarily be deemed virtual under the Company's applicable policy (the Amex Flex Policy). We anticipate securing a physical office location in the Charlotte, NC metropolitan area in the future. Once that occurs, you will be notified that your position will be converted to hybrid and you will be required to work in the office in accordance with the applicable Amex Flex Policy (currently under the Amex Flex Policy, hybrid colleagues are required to work from the office a minimum of 3 days per week). You understand and agree that changing your role to hybrid designation and / or requiring you work from the office in accordance with the Company's applicable Amex Flex Policy will not deem you eligible for separation pay under the Company's applicable severance pay plans.

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Qualifications

Salary Range : $55,000.00 to $110,000.00 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 : Finance

Primary Location : US-New York-New York

Other Locations : US-North Carolina-Charlotte

Schedule Full-time

Tags 1LOD_Data-BU Data Offices

Req ID : 25017312