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American Express Senior Manager, Control Management Issues, Events & Remediation in New York, New York
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The U.S. Consumer Services Team is responsible for our suite of consumer products, services, and experiences in the U.S., including our premium, cobrand, cash back, and lending portfolios, Membership Rewards, Global Travel & Lifestyle Services, the Centurion Lounge network, our Global Dining and Resy businesses, U.S. Consumer Banking, and best-in-class marketing programs across customer, prospect, and partner channels. The USCS team is focused on making membership an indisputable competitive advantage and helping each other become better leaders every day.
The US Consumer Services Control Management team’s mission is to help identify, assess, mitigate, and report on Operational Risk to ensure that we deliver on the customer promise for our products and services. The team strengthens our culture and discipline of operational risk management and our ability to execute risk management in everything we do. The objective of USCS's Control Management Issues, Events & Remediation team is to ensure timely identification, response, and resolution of risk events and issues to minimize impact, as well as to prevent recurrence through effective remediation and lesson learning.
The Senior Manager of Issues, Events & Remediation will focus on ensuring control management is embedded in the day-to-day operations of our organization. It will involve extensive collaboration with multiple partners across numerous business units, functional areas, and geographies.
Responsibilities include:
Support remediation of issues by influencing BU, who own and execute issue/Operational Risk Event (ORE) remediation
Investigate and conduct root cause analysis to address repeated issue types
Perform quality assurance on documentation of issue/ORE type, urgency, severity/impact (e.g., impact analysis), and investigate as necessary to understand and address the root causes
Scope & triage areas of the remediation process, including tracking progress, validating resolution efficacy, communicating status updates to stakeholders to embed accountability along the process, collaborating with other Operational Risk Management (ORM) teams as necessary
Review quality assurance documentation and maintenance of records of issues/OREs and remediations to ensure transparency and accountability in the issue management process
Analyze trends in issues and events to identify potential systemic risks or control weaknesses within BU processes
Support the End-to-End (E2E) BU issue resolution process, embedding accountability and ensuring lessons learned are integrated into future ORM practices
Perform sample testing of issues to ensure resolution is complete and effective
Opine on specific control enhancements related to issues
Liase with key stakeholders, including business unit partners and compliance colleagues, to facilitate effective issue management and resolution
Review and advise the preparation of detailed reports on issue status, trends, and outcomes to senior management and governance committees
Support sharing insights, better practices, themes, etc. across the enterprise
Required Qualifications:
4 Years experience in operational risk management (e.g., within Risk and/or Internal Audit function) Understanding of critical operational risk management lifecycle activities
Excellent project management, communication, and interpersonal skills
Experience in process governance, with an understanding of processes that align with policies, regulatory frameworks, and/or operational standards
Robust analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to analyze data, identify trends, and evaluate risk scenarios effectively
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Risk Mgmt., or related field; advanced degrees (e.g., MBA, MSc) or certifications are advantageous
Experience in at least one of the following:
Scoping, prioritizing, and support remediation of operational issues
Managing investigation and conducting root cause analysis to address repeated operational risk issue types
Performing quality assurance on documentation of operational risk issues and events
Overseeing BU remediation process for operational risk issues and events
Reviewing documentation and maintaining records of operational risk issues and events to ensure transparency and accountability
Overseeing the BU E2E issue resolution process, embedding accountability and ensuring lessons learned are integrated into future operational risk management practices
Experience in financial services industry
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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 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 .
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Job: Operations
Primary Location: US-New York-New York
Schedule Full-time
Tags ORMCM
Req ID: 25001663
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