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American Express Senior Manager-Risk Management in London, United Kingdom
Description
You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.
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.
Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.
How will you make an impact in this role?
Develop risk tolerance limits and establish risk appetite metrics and escalation thresholds for all major risk stripes in accordance with regulatory requirements and risk appetite.
Identify emerging risks in accordance with the risk appetite program.
Establish policies, practices and other control mechanisms to manage ley enterprise risks.
Monitor and report on aggregate risk profile, initiating appropriate actions to ensure adherence to risk appetite.
Ensuring appropriate risk governance through participation at various committees.
Provide oversight of internal control framework and management of risks, including outsourcing.
Provide effective challenge through reviews of critical processes.
Maintain and continuously enhance Legal Entity Risk Management Framework.
Collaborate effectively with GM & CEO, Credit and Fraud Risk, Compliance, GCO, Operations Excellence / Control Management, Treasury, Controllership and other stakeholders in the first line teams to ensure regulatory compliance and manage regulatory relationship and exams for safety & soundness related regulations.
Provide oversight of UK operations through the establishment and ongoing maintenance of an effective enterprise risk management program.
Minimum Qualifications
5 years of leadership experience in risk management or a similar role;
Strong business acumen with a risk-reward control perspective;
Familiarity with UK’s regulatory landscape and requirements;
Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple priorities under pressure;
Fluency in English (verbal and written);
Advanced degree in business, economics, engineering, or a related field is preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
Excellent relationship and influence management skills with the ability to build productive relationships across teams and levels of seniority;
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;
Ability to communicate oversight findings to colleagues, business partners, and senior leaders;
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
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: United Kingdom-East Sussex-Brighton
Other Locations: United Kingdom-London-London
Schedule Full-time
Req ID: 25005843