Manager-Compliance
American Express · Posted Oct 13
Banking, credit card, payment network, and travel services
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About the role
American Express Global Privacy Oversight (GPO) is a Second Line of Defense function providing independent oversight, effective challenge, and privacy risk expertise across the enterprise, partnering with business and control functions on privacy risk management. The role provides 2LoD oversight and challenge of initiatives driven by the Global Privacy Center of Excellence, focusing on privacy risk assessment, control design, regulatory change, and Privacy-by-Design. The candidate joins the US Consumer and Commercial Privacy Oversight team and liaises with Digital, Institutional, International, and Program Privacy teams.
What you will do
- Provide independent privacy risk oversight, strategic guidance, and consultation to American Express businesses globally, with a particular focus on global privacy awareness and regulatory expectations.
- Support the monitoring, analysis, and reporting of key privacy risk indicators and other privacy risk management data.
- Ensure adherence to the enterprise privacy risk appetite and privacy risk management framework through effective oversight, independent review, and Second Line of Defense challenge.
- Review and challenge privacy risk assessments, control design, and mitigation strategies implemented by the First Line of Defense.
- Partner with Compliance and other stakeholders to oversee privacy legal and regulatory change management activities.
- Foster a culture of privacy across American Express by promoting Privacy-by-Design and sharing of best practices.
- Support governance activities, reporting, and oversight routines that enable effective management of privacy risks across the enterprise.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Five years of experience in Privacy, with particular focus on emerging global privacy regulatory awareness.
- Experience or demonstrated interest in global Privacy risk management.
- Highly organized with strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, mobilize cross-functional and regional teams, and work independently.
Preferred qualifications
- Master's degree or equivalent in Data Protection and Privacy.
- Data Protection and Privacy Professional Certification (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPP/US).
- Prior work in Compliance, Audit/or Risk management at a Digital Technology and/or financial services company preferred
Benefits and support
- 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
About American Express
American Express Company is a globally recognized multinational financial services corporation specializing in payment cards, travel-related services, and network banking. Founded in 1850, the company provides charge and credit cards, expense management products, and merchant services to consumers, small businesses, and large corporations worldwide. It operates a proprietary payments network known for its premium customer engagement and lifestyle rewards programs.
- Industry
- Banking
- Company size
- 76800 employees
- Founded
- 1850-03-18
- Location
- New York City, New York, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President
Chief Colleague Experience Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
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