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Description

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. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this 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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

The Global Risk & Compliance Organization (GRC) is an independent risk management function, led by the Chief Risk Officer, with the objective of ensuring that American Express operates in a safe, sound and fully compliant manner within all applicable regulatory expectations. GRC creates and maintain the overall risk management framework, performs independent risk management assessment, and monitor risks.

The Director Assistant plays a critical role in supporting the Technical Risk Management (TRM) organization by contributing to overall business planning, team management and strategic development. The role will also entail significant relationship management with the organization’s Leadership Team and other key Blue Box stakeholders globally.

The Director Assistant is an integral part of the Technical Risk Management Leadership Team and will report directly to the SVP, Technical Risk Management.

Job Responsibilities

• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking with the ability to translate high level goals into actionable plans and track progress across team.
• Coordinate, build, and contribute to impactful and engaging presentations and activities such as leadership presentations, strategic projects, town halls, and business unit review presentations.
• Coordinate and drive cross-functional initiatives to ensure alignment and timely execution.
• Manage stakeholders/relationships both within GRC and across all lines of business (GRC, Technologies, CEG, etc) to drive consistent execution of GRC long term priorities.
• Maintain, track and oversee TRM budget management, including operational expenses, T&E and headcount.
• Find opportunities to improve processes and performance across the organization.
• Continue to refine and develop programs for colleagues throughout the TRM organization.
• Demonstrate personal accountability and lead people with passion, enthusiasm, and integrity

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of previous experience in technology preferred.
• Highly motivated self-starter with ability to prioritize multiple tasks, excellent organization skills and careful attention to detail with the ability to work autonomously and with highly sensitive and confidential material.
• Proven flexibility when faced with changing priorities.
• Capability to keep teams aligned and on target, while re-evaluating importance and urgency relative to moving demands.
• Have exemplary written and verbal communication skills, including strong Microsoft office skills including PowerPoint and Excel.
• Ability to learn quickly, work optimally with little direction, and be willing to take the lead where appropriate.
• Proven track record to establish relationships, collaborate across functions and band levels, manage stakeholders, influence decisions and get results.

Qualifications

Salary Range: $123,000.00 to $215,250.00 annually bonus equity (if applicable) 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.

Benefits

We 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 .

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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

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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Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

Job: Administration

Primary Location: US-New York-New York

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 25023628

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Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Local area, Flexible hours,

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