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American Express Business Analyst in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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 will learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that is unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you will 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 will 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.

Global Merchant Services, the merchant network of American Express, acquires and maintains relationships with millions of merchants around the world who welcome American Express-branded Cards.

This position will report to the leader of the new MS – U.S. Quality & Oversight team and be responsible for supporting operational risk and governance efforts for the broader MS - U.S organization. This is a brand new, high-visibility position and offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the design and build effective processes from the ground up. The role will provide an opportunity for the Analyst to learn the Global Merchant & Network Services business, gain experience working as part of a global organization, drive and lead key projects, as well as gain deep industry insight into some of the most strategic segments of the merchant business while focusing risk culture and compliance efforts. This position will play a valuable role bringing data components together, researching, analyzing, and preparing data and insights and reporting in support of effectively managing operational risks, in accordance with the company’s risk framework and policy.

Responsibilities:

  • Support the development & roll out of an enhanced and streamlined MS-U.S. quality and oversight support model to ensure compliance with enterprise governance.

  • Collaborate with partners to ensure processes are documented appropriately and trainings, tools and resources reflect current rules & guidance for MS-U.S. colleagues.

  • Research, analyze and prepare data, insights and reporting for analysis, process validation and improvement as well as broad strategy development.

  • Support projects with data, reporting, analysis and more

  • Play an active role, contributing ideas and recommendations to help design and build effective business processes and reporting from the ground up

  • Review and analyze practices, processes and data across a variety of MS – U.S. teams.

  • Function as conduit to other parts of the Enterprise as needed to drive business results.

  • Share and leverage best practices across the team and with other GMNS Business Analyst colleagues.

Qualifications:

  • Strong analytical skills, comfortable using data to formulate and support theories.

  • Decisive self-starter with high degree of accountability and ability to exercise sound business judgment and clear, independent decision-making.

  • Proven Project Management Skills with the ability to manage multiple, complex, time sensitive items simultaneously.

  • Ability to influence across all levels and to develop relationships with leaders, peers, and control and compliance teams.

  • Strong verbal, written, interpersonal and presentation skills allowing for clear and appropriate messaging for multiple levels/audiences.

  • Resilient collaborator with proven ability to adjust quickly to shifting priorities, multiple demands, ambiguity, and rapid change.

  • Ability to work cohesively with senior leaders.

  • Proven ability to learn business systems, including reporting and CRM tools.

  • Power BI, Power Apps, PowerPoint, Excel, Salesforce skills. SQL, Python, Tableau recommended. Microsoft Project, Planner, MS Visio and Archer technology platforms a plus.

  • BA/BS Degree required.

Qualifications

Salary Range: $55,000.00 to $105,000.00 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 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

  • 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.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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: Risk

Primary Location: United States

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 25004448

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