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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.
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How we serve our customers is constantly evolving and is a challenge we gladly accept. Whether you’re finding new ways to prevent identity fraud or enabling customers to start a new business, you can work with one of the most valuable data sets in the world to identify insights and actions that can have a meaningful impact on our customers and our business. And, with opportunities to learn from leaders who have defined the course of our industry, you can grow your career and define your own path. Find your place in risk and analytics on #TeamAmex.
Credit & Fraud Risk is looking for a Sr Analyst of Privacy Risk Control focused 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 to strengthen the organization's privacy risk management framework and control environment.
ResponsibilitiesSr Analyst, Credit & Fraud Risk Privacy Risk Control will:
- Partnering closely with Regulatory Advisory & Practices (RAP), identify, assess, and monitor privacy risks associated with business processes, products, systems, and third-party relationships
- Design, implement, and enhance privacy risk controls to mitigate regulatory, operational, and reputational risks
- Support Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs) and privacy risk assessments
- Evaluate inherent and residual privacy risks and determine whether existing controls adequately mitigate exposure
- Assess risks associated with personal data collection, processing, sharing, retention, and deletion
- Partner with business process owners to develop risk mitigation strategies
- Evaluate control design and operating effectiveness
- Identify control gaps, process weaknesses, and opportunities for control enhancements
- Ensure controls are supported by appropriate documentation, ownership, procedures, and evidence
- Support control standardization and automation initiatives
- Translate privacy requirements into operational controls and business processes
- Develop privacy risk dashboards and management information reporting
- Monitor trends in privacy incidents, control failures, and assessment results
Required Qualifications:
- 2+ Years experience in operational risk management (e.g., within Risk and/or Internal Audit function) Understanding of critical operational risk management lifecycle activities
- Knowledge of privacy regulations, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and GLBA
- Experience managing risk issues, remediation plans, and audit findings
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and communicate risk matters to senior leadership
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 banking, financial services, payments, or other highly regulated industries
- Professional certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPM, CRISC, CISA, or CRMP
- Familiarity with GRC platforms such as Archer, ServiceNow GRC, or OneTrust
- Experience with enterprise risk management and three-lines-of-defense models
- Knowledge of data governance, data classification, data retention, and privacy incident management
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
- 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
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.
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
Skills Required
- 2+ years of experience in operational risk management, such as Risk or Internal Audit
- Understanding of critical operational risk management lifecycle activities
- Knowledge of privacy regulations including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and GLBA
- Experience managing risk issues, remediation plans, and audit findings
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and communicate risk matters to senior leadership
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Risk Management, or a related field
- Advanced degree such as MBA or MSc
- Professional certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPM, CRISC, CISA, or CRMP
- Experience in banking, financial services, payments, or other highly regulated industries
- Familiarity with GRC platforms such as Archer, ServiceNow GRC, or OneTrust
- Experience with enterprise risk management and three-lines-of-defense models
- Knowledge of data governance, data classification, data retention, and privacy incident management
American Express Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about American Express and has not been reviewed or approved by American Express.
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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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