Job Description

This role is a senior compliance role in American Express, responsible for providing the Compliance oversight, governance and challenge function for the International Card Services (ICS) business unit. ICS is responsible for issuing American Express Cards to consumers and commercial entities across 28 markets (excluding the US).

This role will play a critical leadership position within the Global Compliance & Ethics organization providing compliance oversight and effective challenge to the International Card Services business unit of American Express.

As the Vice President- Head of ICS Compliance, the role will provide strategic compliance oversight while providing credible challenge to validate that ICS manages and mitigates the regulatory risk to which it is exposed to in all jurisdictions in which it operates.

The role leads a diverse and dispersed team of Compliance professionals who oversee various aspects of the ICS business and requires strong collaboration with other stakeholder groups including the Global Financial Crimes Compliance team, Legal Entity Compliance Officers, Global Financial Crimes Compliance team, Global Privacy Office, Global Compliance Program Team and the General Counsel’s Organization.

The role is accountable for integrating inputs from these teams to deliver a single, consolidated view and assessment of ICS compliance risk, control effectiveness, and remediation progress. This role is a highly visible and strategic position that maintains regular interactions with senior leaders. Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President leading International Compliance, this role will be based in the UK with a hybrid working requirement.

• Effectively applying the AXP Compliance Risk Management framework to assess compliance by ICS and its Legal Entities of all regulations applicable to its customers, products and processes.

• Effectively challenge the design and operation of 1st line controls owned by ICS utilizing AXP-standard programs, assessment frameworks and compliance risk management platforms and capabilities.

• Partner actively with multiple compliance teams based across various countries to build an aggregated/ rolled up view of compliance risk, risk mitigation strategies and progress against agreed risk mitigation plans.

• Reporting of annual and quarterly ICS compliance risk assessments and testing/monitoring results to senior management and committees.

• Support or lead interactions with regulatory agencies and/or AXP’s Internal Audit Group regarding the state of ICS’s compliance risk management programs

• Forge and maintain strong strategic relationships across different 2nd line risk management teams in AXP such as Global Financial Crimes Compliance, Legal Entity Compliance Officers, Enterprise Risk Management, as well as with the AXP legal department regarding the control and compliance framework for ICS.

• Lead a dispersed, cross-functional team of approximately 20 full-time equivalent compliance professionals responsible for executing the ICS Compliance program to ensure effective execution of the ICS Compliance program, strong coordination across markets, and consistent delivery of compliance outcomes.

• Significant number of years of leadership experience in senior compliance roles in a multi-national financial services organization. Prior regulatory experience at a financial services supervisor would be a plus.
• Should have people leadership experience of a team of compliance professionals.
• Experience in leveraging data analytics in risk assessments would be a plus
• Bachelor’s degree or Masters degree in a relevant discipline

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

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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.