Director Financial Crimes

Director Financial Crimes

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.

Global Merchant & Network Services (GMNS) brings together American Express' merchant-and network related businesses to enable a sharp focus on using the power of our network to provide unique value to all our mutual customers. The organization manages the relationships with the millions of merchants around the world that accepts American Express and runs the company's payment network and manages bank partnerships globally. GMNS is looking for an experienced Director Financial Crimes to lead a diverse team of high-performing professionals focused on ensuring risk and control management is embedded in the day-to-day operations of our organization.

This first-line role will involve extensive collaboration with partners across business units, functional areas, and geographies. This role will lead the execution of financial crime risk management within the business unit and is accountable for ensuring the business maintains a strong control environment to prevent, detect, and respond to financial crimesincluding anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions, fraud, and anti-bribery and corruption (ABC). The ideal candidate brings deep subject matter expertise and a pragmatic, partnership-driven approach to risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary financial crime risk leader within the business, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.
• Design and implement financial crime risk frameworks, processes, and controls across the business unit.
• Partner with front-office and operational leaders to integrate financial crime prevention into customer lifecycle processes.
• Conduct ongoing risk assessments and oversee issue management, including control testing and remediation of identified gaps.
• Lead business readiness for regulatory examinations, audits, and independent reviews focused on financial crimes.
• Consult with second line Global Financial Crimes Compliance teams to interpret regulatory guidance and ensure business alignment with enterprise standards.
• Monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) and report financial crime risk trends and metrics to senior leadership.
• Champion a strong risk culture by delivering targeted training and awareness initiatives across the business.
• Lead or participate in investigations or events involving suspicious activity, sanctions exposure, or internal fraud.
• Manage and mentor a small team (as applicable), driving accountability and performance excellence.

Qualifications

Required :

Preferred :

Key Competencies

Salary Range : $123,000.00 to $215,250.00 annually bonus equity (if applicable) benefits

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