Directors, Risk Management at American Express Company South Africa

New York, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 May, 26

Salary

215250.0

Posted On

03 Feb, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Risk Management, Data Analysis, Credit Risk Strategies, Collections Performance, Operational Integrity, Regulatory Compliance, Cross-Functional Teams, Customer Management Policies, Continuous Improvement, Credit Policy Design, Data Management Processes, MS Office, Hive, SAS, SQL, BigQuery

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. American Express Company seeks Directors, Risk Management to manage and mentor a team of managers, empowering them to design, implement, and optimize data-driven strategies, tools, and frameworks that drive measurable improvements in collections performance. Provide strategic leadership in the development and execution of credit risk strategies to strengthen collection effectiveness while overseeing operational integrity and regulatory compliance. Set direction for risk segmentation strategy, guiding the identification of key risk cohorts to support the formulation and evolution of credit policies and procedures governing collections activities. Lead the end-to-end development and enhancement of collections capabilities and infrastructure, championing innovation in tools, processes, and decisioning logic to support evolving strategy needs. Oversee enterprise-level collections workstreams, ensuring the execution of high-impact initiatives aimed at improving recovery rates, reducing net credit losses, and mitigating operational risk across portfolios. Direct the identification, assessment, and remediation of regulatory risk within the collections risk management framework, ensuring full compliance with internal controls and external regulatory expectations. Position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related ﬁeld, and 3 years of credit risk management and analytics experience. Experience must include 3 years of experience with each of the following: working in cross-functional and cross-border teams within consumer credit risk management; developing customer management policies and capabilities for collections tools, such as financial relief programs, recovery tools with reinstatement, settlements, and collection processes, including cancellation strategy and specialty collections; evaluating and resolving structural gaps in credit policy design, operational processes, and risk governance, driving continuous improvement across the collections lifecycle; analyzing credit risk data from internal data sources, external bureau data, and systems and data management processes; utilizing MS Office tools to review, summarize, and present findings to senior leadership; maintaining and optimizing collection processes as well as the systems supporting collection capabilities; and Hive, SAS, SQL, BigQuery, and Teradata. Telecommuting is available up to 2 days per week. Job Location: New York, NY Salary Range: $195,811.00,000.00 to $215,250.00 annually 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%25 Company Match on retirement savings plan Free financial coaching and financial well-being support Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 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. US Job Seekers - Click to view the “Know Your Rights” poster. If the link does not work, you may access the poster by copying and pasting the following URL in a new browser window: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider a number of job-related factors, including experience and location. #LI-DNI #FB-DNI #IN-DNI #TW-DNI #GD-DNI

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Responsibilities

Manage and mentor a team to design and optimize data-driven strategies for collections performance. Provide strategic leadership in credit risk strategies and oversee operational integrity and regulatory compliance.