ANALYST, RISK MANAGEMENT

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.
Our ICS Risk and Control (R&C) team is expanding, and we are looking for a passionate and driven data analyst to join us! At ICS R&C, we ensure our businesses thrive with a robust first line of defense while meeting growth objectives and demonstrating an effective control framework.
Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.
Purpose of the Role.
Regulatory reporting in Europe remains a significant challenge for payment institutions as regulators scrutiny continues increasing.
This role is a unique opportunity to learn about the sophisticated European Regulatory landscape and challenges across European markets, learn about our business model across Europe and learn to handle risks in a changing environment.
This is a new position to bolster the recently created European Regulatory Reporting team, which has the responsibility to oversee the successful delivery of all regulatory reporting obligations in scope.
The primary responsibility of the candidate will be to create actionable insights, perform data analytics and analysis, and support data extraction for ad-hoc or recurring requests from regulatory reporting managers across all Legal Entities in Europe.
The role may also involve contributing to automation and data visualization initiatives.
The ideal candidate will have an exceptional ability to manage multiple complex tasks simultaneously, demonstrate extreme attention to detail and a solid understanding of data manipulation to analyze and interpret data effectively.
Stakeholder management and communication skills are essential for the success in the role.
How will you make an impact in this role? Lead the transition and BAU operations of implemented multi-market regulatory reports across Europe.
Partner with different teams involved in Regulatory Reporting to understand requirements and become familiar with logics and formats implemented for multi-market reports, as well as project management the implementation of changes in requirements.
Conduct detailed reviews of reports and implement controls to ensure consistency, completeness and accuracy of the reported information.
Employ problem-solving skills to address unexpected tasks and minimize disruption to project schedules.
Continuously shows curiosity and critical thinking to propose new and better solutions to enhance the department’s efficiency, improve reporting processes, methodologies, and document regulatory reporting requirements.
Perform data treatments, validation controls, and ad hoc analytics when required.
Minimum Qualifications Strong analytical skills, self-starter and ability to work independently to problem solve.
Prior experience developing, executing, and handling reporting processes and insights.
Excellent attention to detail.
Strong stakeholder management experience; excel at building relationships and managing cross-functional collaboration Strong time management skills with proven ability to adjust quickly to shifting priorities, multiple demands, ambiguity, and rapid change.
Highly proficient user of Excel and Power-point, Access.
Knowledge of SQL, data visualization or coding would be a plus.
Must be fluent in English and Spanish.
A growth mindset and a positive attitude are key to join our dynamic team! 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 Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.