Analyst-Compliance at American Express Company South Africa

Gurgaon, haryana, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

13 Oct, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Program Governance, Project Management, Product Management, Strategy Development, Collaboration, Organizational Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Communication Skills, Microsoft Office, Financial Crimes Program Knowledge, Operational Excellence, Audit, Compliance

Industry

Financial Services

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? American Express’ Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) team is responsible for leading the enterprise-wide Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions, and Anti-Corruption compliance functions. This team has global responsibility for identifying, investigating, and reporting suspicious activity, including money laundering and terrorist financing, and provides broad analytical and operational support for the company’s enterprise-wide AML function. GFCC is part of the broader Global Risk & Compliance organization. The GFCC Risk Management team manages various financial crimes compliance programs, including the Customer Risk Rating, Money Laundering Risk Assessment, and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) programs, and is responsible for business ownership of the CADENCE platform, GFCC metrics and reporting, and process risk self-assessments. The team is responsible for risk management, program health monitoring, governance, and enhancements and facilitates alignment across GFCC and broader stakeholder teams in managing and overseeing these programs. Role of Analyst, Enhanced Due Diligence Program Oversight As the expectations of our regulators across the globe continue to grow, we need to ensure that our Financial Crimes program continues to be effective and efficient globally, while also delivering to regulatory expectations at a market level. The successful candidate will sit within the GFCC Risk Management Office and will be supporting initiatives related to the oversight of the KYC/Enhanced Due Diligence program, partnering with GFCC, market compliance, business and product owner colleagues to drive enhancements to the EDD program, including improvements to process documentation, strengthened process and system controls, assisting in establishing oversight processes, and enabling visibility into the health of the program through reporting. They will have the proven ability to work collaboratively across markets and functions simultaneously and to thrive in a changing environment, as well as experience working on global initiatives. Responsibilities · Support global initiative to define standards and drive alignment across markets and functions, ensuring key stakeholder engagement and timely risk mitigation. · Develop subject matter expertise in end-to-end EDD program, including understanding of the technology that supports it. · Provide support in creating the centralized governance of EDD program to ensure a well-defined and documented program with effective control and oversight processes in place, ongoing program health, and ability to meet evolving requirements. · Ensure requirements, roles, and responsibilities are clearly documented to enable ongoing program enhancement. · Collaborate with business, product, and technology teams to drive new and enhanced EDD program requirements. · Track and analyze enhancement progress and adherence to compliance standards. Qualifications · 2+ years of proven experience and track record of success in program governance, project management, product management, strategy development and implementation preferably within a compliance or risk management organization. · Strong management, collaboration, organizational, and interpersonal skills with ability to motivate and engage stakeholders. · Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. · Strong skills with Microsoft Office products including Excel and PowerPoint. · Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred. · Proven to have a global mindset; able to work well across time zones and work cultures. · A working knowledge of the Financial Crimes program would be beneficial, although not essential, as would experience within Operational Excellence, Audit or Compliance. 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 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.

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Responsibilities

The Analyst will support initiatives related to the oversight of the KYC/Enhanced Due Diligence program, partnering with various teams to drive enhancements. They will ensure effective control and oversight processes are in place and track enhancement progress.