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The Risk Oversight organization within Global Risk and Compliance (GRC) is responsible for identifying and managing risk across all processes and geographies at American Express.
Senior Analyst, International Enterprise Risk Management CoE, will be a part of the GRC organization and will be based out of India. The incumbent will help support the risk identification, risk aggregation and escalation for all of proprietary business across International markets. The risk universe's scope would include but not limited to Credit Risk, Operational Risk, Market Risks, Liquidity & Funding Risks , Conduct Risk, Reputational risk, Business and Strategic risk.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop risk tolerance limits, and establish risk appetite metrics and escalation thresholds for all major risk types
Identify emerging risks in accordance with the risk appetite program
Support development ofpolicies, practices, and other control mechanisms to manage key enterprise risks
Monitor and report on international legal entities' aggregate risk profile, initiating appropriate actions to ensure adherence to risk appetite
Support the creation of dashboards and other reporting tools for all major risk types and provide regular updates to applicable Legal Entity boards, International leadership and Risk leadership
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience and Background:
·Strong business and risk acumen with a risk-reward control perspective.
·Strong analytical ability to connect disparate risks with the ability to measure them
·Good understanding of regulatory nuances and banking industry;
·Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple priorities;
·Advanced degree in business, engineering, economics or a related field is preferred
·Strong knowledge of SAS/SQL/ Hive/ Python / R / BigQuery would be preferred
Leadership Skills:
Excellent relationship and partner management skills with the ability to build productive relationships across teams and levels of seniority;
Self-confident with a strong sense of integrity and the ability and willingness to challenge and be challenged;
Proactive in identifying issues, delivering and escalating key findings, and advising on recommended solutions to correct issues or mitigate risks;
Ability to communicate risk observations to colleagues, business partners, and senior leaders;
Strong verbal and written communication skills
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
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
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Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.