Global Risk & Compliance (“GRC”) independently oversees the company’s compliance, risk-taking and risk management activities, including the comprehensive identification, management, and mitigation of risks within the Company’s risk appetite. GRC ensures the company operates in a safe, sound and fully compliant manner within all applicable regulatory expectations. We create and maintain the overall risk management framework while ensuring legal and regulatory compliance. We are passionate about our commitment to drive the company’s goals of growth and progress by creating a culture of awareness and proactivity around regulatory matters, and by partnering closely with business units across the enterprise to ensure we deliver maximum value to our shareholders and our customers efficiently and effectively.
The product group within Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) is responsible for building and implementing innovative technology solutions for GRC; owns the vision and roadmap for capabilities, platforms, and modernization efforts
Responsibilities- Drive the product roadmap and delivery for Financial crimes investigations capabilities.
- Combine Product Manager and Product Owner responsibilities: shape process vision and business architecture; capture and groom requirements; prioritize the backlog; define acceptance criteria, SLAs and controls; track execution and report status.
- Translate data, investigation tools, customer-experience needs into epics, features, user stories, functional/non-functional requirements and measurable outcomes for Agile delivery teams.
- Define product requirements across the investigations journey, including AML investigations, TA, QC, and EDD.
- Partner with Decision Science and Data Science to identify and integrate the tools and data in the investigative journey.
- Work with Technology and Enterprise/Technical/Data Architecture on solution design, APIs, events, data contracts, decisioning integrations, audit trails, telemetry, resiliency, latency and operational controls.
- Support product controls across processes and critical data elements.
- Coordinate with internal Product, Risk, Legal/Compliance, Information Security, Servicing and Technology partners, and where applicable external ecosystem participants.
- 5+ years Product Manager / Owner in building and launching products.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Information security, Mathematics, Statistics, or any other relevant qualification
- Proven Track record of Product lifecycle Management, with specific application of Scaled Agile delivery.
- Ability to think abstractly and deal with ambiguous/under-defined problems.
- Good understanding of iterative development, and Agile principles.
- Ability to adjust quickly to shifting priorities, multiple demands, ambiguity, and change.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a focus to engage, influence, align and encourage partners and business partners across geographies to drive collaboration and alignment.
Focus on understanding sophisticated business problem and analyze complex data to provide a simplified solution to business partners.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Financial Crimes business experience and related solution acumen
- Experience in Machine Learning model development and deployment into a production environment
- Experience in Generative AI, prompt engineering concepts, and implementation of GENAI production use cases and governance activities
- Experience working in low code/no-code environments
- Ability to evaluate product performance, define KPIs and monitor outcomes
Experience in evaluating data quality, performing data governance or implementing reporting tools
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.
As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.
About the TeamWe 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.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner building and launching products
- Bachelor's or master's degree in information technology, computer science, information security, mathematics, statistics, or a related field
- Product lifecycle management experience with Scaled Agile delivery
- Understanding of iterative development and Agile principles
- Ability to solve ambiguous, under-defined, and complex business problems
- Strong interpersonal, influencing, collaboration, and communication skills
- Financial crimes business experience and related solution expertise
- Experience developing and deploying machine learning models in production
- Experience with Generative AI, prompt engineering, production use cases, and AI governance
- Experience in low-code/no-code environments
- Experience evaluating product performance, defining KPIs, and monitoring outcomes
- Experience evaluating data quality, performing data governance, or implementing reporting tools
American Express Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses are often viewed as strong and materially boost total compensation when combined with benefits. Company-performance bonuses are highlighted as a recurring strength.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off and paid leave are frequently highlighted as strengths within the total rewards package. These policies support work-life balance and contribute meaningfully to overall satisfaction.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are frequently mentioned as a positive component of the package. These offerings add tangible value beyond base salary.
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What We Do
At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly striving to uphold our powerful backing promise to our customers and each other every day. These beliefs have been our North Star for 170 years as our business transformed – from helping evacuate travelers during World Wars, to ensuring the safety of our customers’ funds during the Great Depression in the U.S., to creating the Shop Small® movement to help small businesses recover from the Financial Crisis, to providing aid to communities impacted by many natural disasters and so much more. For generations, the key to our success has been the determination and resilience of our American Express colleagues. Now, as a globally integrated payments company, we work together to provide customers with access to products, insights and world-class experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Join us and let’s lead the way together.
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