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.
Regulatory Compliance Manager
American Express Company is seeking a skilled Regulatory Change Management professional to join our Global Compliance & Ethics team. This role will support the proactive identification, assessment, and implementation of regulatory changes across the organization, ensuring that all business units adhere to evolving regulations. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in navigating the complex regulatory environment affecting financial services and will be adept at managing changes that impact our business operations worldwide.
Responsibilities:
Regulatory Monitoring and Change Management
Manage a team of analysts responsible for continuously monitoring domestic and international regulatory developments to identify changes that impact American Express.
Utilize automated tools for horizon scanning and maintain an up-to-date understanding of new regulations, amendments, and repeals.
Support Regulatory Change Management triggered by business and process updates to ensure compliance with policies and regulations to include communication and training efforts.
Implement strategies for responding to regulatory changes across different business units and corporate functions.
Lead the process and provide instruction supporting business impact analysis using established methodologies to evaluate the potential impact of regulatory changes on various business units prioritizing changes based on their complexity, urgency, and potential business impact.
Support ongoing monitoring of risk standards and programs to drive compliance with legal, regulatory, and Corporate Policy requirements.
Global Legal Inventory Management
Collaborate with legal professionals to update and maintain the global legal inventory system with new regulatory requirements.
Identify opportunities for improving legal inventory management processes based on data insights, including technology enhancements or process optimization.
Data Analysis and Reporting
Interpret complex datasets related to new regulations, amendments, and enforcement actions to inform risk assessments and compliance strategies.
Develop reports that track compliance metrics and the status of regulatory change implementations across various business units.
Regularly present findings to senior management with insights on performance against regulatory requirements.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration or related field; advanced degree preferred.
Minimum of 5 years of overall experience in Banking and Financial Services, of which a minimum of 2 years experience in compliance or regulatory change management.
Experience in using or maintaining a repository of laws/rules/regulations and their corresponding obligations (e.g., GRC platform) preferred.
Intermediate skills in data analysis, reporting, and risk assessment, including the use of data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
Experience using generative artificial intelligence tools preferred.
Professional regulatory compliance certification preferred.
Excellent analytical skills with an ability to interpret complex legal documents.
Demonstrated project management skills with attention to detail.
Familiarity with U.S. regulatory requirements (e.g., issued by CFPB, Federal Reserve, and OCC).
Skills:
Solid understanding of relevant general laws, regulations and standards (e.g., Heightened Standards, FRB LFI, UK SMR) affecting risk management of large banks.
Develops, implements, or assesses strategies, programs, policies, procedures and risk limits to manage the organization's exposure to Compliance risk.
Develops and uses data analytics tools to assess compliance trends, identifies potential risks and monitors compliance-related performance, supporting proactive risk management and regulatory adherence.
Analyzes complex situations, identifies patterns and draws meaningful conclusions to perform logical and well-structured evaluations.
Qualifications
Salary Range: $90,000.00 to $165,000.00 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: Compliance
Primary Location: US-New York-New York
Schedule Full-time
Req ID: 25009346