Description

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With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

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Functional Description

The Risk Oversight organization within Global Risk and Compliance (GRC) is responsible for identifying and managing risk across all processes and geographies at American Express.

We are seeking experienced Risk and compliance professionals who want to be a part of the evolution for the next generation of risk management.

The incumbent will help support the risk identification, risk aggregation and escalation for all of proprietary business across International markets. The risk universe’s scope would include but not limited to Credit Risk, Operational Risk, Market Risks, Liquidity & Funding Risks , Conduct Risk, Reputational risk, Business and Strategic risk. The incumbent will work with a team of risk professionals across the organization and will be responsible for identifying, measuring, monitoring, and reporting on enterprise risks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support development of risk tolerance limits, and establish risk appetite metrics and escalation thresholds for all risk types pertaining to Operational risks including IT / IS , Cyber security , privacy , Third party, Data

• Support Identification of emerging risks in accordance with the risk appetite program

• Support development of policies, practices, and other control mechanisms to manage key enterprise risks

• Monitor and report on international legal entities aggregate risk profile, initiating appropriate actions to ensure adherence to risk appetite

Minimum Qualifications

Technical Skills / Experience:

• 2 years of experience in risk management across Cyber security, Information technology, Privacy risk, Third party risk, Data risk

• Understanding of risk assessment methodologies, frameworks and industry standards (e.g. COSO, COBIT, ISO 27001) would be preferred.

• Industry certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC) would be preferred.

• Strong analytical skills and business acumen with a risk-reward control perspective.

• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple priorities.

• Advanced degree in economics, business, engineering, banking or a related field.

• Strong knowledge of SQL/ Hive/ Python / R is preferred.

• Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Tableau/Power BI is a plus

Soft Skills :

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build productive relationships across leadership levels and teams.

• Self-confident with a strong sense of integrity and the ability and willingness to challenge and be challenged

• Proactive in identifying issues, delivering and escalating key findings, and advising on recommended solutions to correct issues or mitigate risks.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries

• Bonus incentives

• Support for financial-well-being and retirement

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)

• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need

• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)

• 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.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Job: Risk

Primary Location: India-Haryana-Gurgaon

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 24007615