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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.

American Express’ Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), within Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC), provides end-to-end support and oversight of global financial crimes investigations. In conjunction with GFCC partners, the FIU develops and implements automated transaction monitoring rules, reports, and other processes designed to identify activity potentially indicative of criminal behavior.

Job responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain adequate and up to date knowledge of the financial crime environment

• Develop a team of analysts in the FIU, including providing training and coaching, monitoring team and individual performance, and supporting team dynamics

• Work closely with the other GFCC, FIU and MCO leaders to manage change, including building processes, identifying potential process improvements, and implementing solutions

• Analyze large quantities of information, identifying trending and opportunities, managing in an ever-changing environment, and transitioning new workflows to the team

• Conduct case reviews and investigations to ensure compliance with policies and procedures as well as timeliness of the individual work product

• Enable the right training and the proper awareness of the financial crime environment for all team members

Qualifications:

• Bachelors/University degree or equivalent experience

• 6 years of work experience in a financial services institution or payment institution in any of the following areas is highly preferred: Anti-Money Laundering, Suspicious Activity Reporting, financial crime, KYC, enhanced due diligence, or law enforcement

• Serve as a financial crime subject matter expert and point of contact for globally dispersed FIU colleagues

• Ability to demonstrate strategic thinking, implement innovation and change, introduce and champion new processes

• Experienced people leader, capable of driving performance by coaching and motivating people for success, identifying their strengths and opportunities

• Ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential and professional manner

• Strives for excellence and willing to take on additional responsibilities to produce outstanding work

• Maintains a positive attitude regardless of the circumstances

• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Effective communication and excellent writing skills

• Ability to influence, gain support, and resolve conflict

• A strong candidate will also be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously; be an enthusiastic self-starter; and deadline-driven team player

• CAMS certified or equivalent preferred

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 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.

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-Utah-Sandy

Other Locations: US-Arizona-Phoenix, US-Florida-Sunrise

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 24018494