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American Express Vice President, Capital Management Oversight in New York, New York
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The Global Risk & Compliance Organization (“GRC”) independently oversees the company’s risk-taking and risk management activities, including the comprehensive identification, management, and mitigation of risks within the Company’s risk appetite. GRC ensures the company operates in a safe, sound and fully compliant manner within all applicable regulatory expectations. We create and maintain the overall risk management framework while ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.
We are passionate about our commitment to drive the company’s goals of growth and progress by creating a culture of awareness and proactivity around regulatory matters, and by partnering closely with business units across the enterprise to ensure we deliver maximum value to our shareholders and our customers efficiently and effectively.
We are seeking a highly experienced VP, Capital Management Oversight, to join our Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Oversight (ERM&RO) function within GRC. You will serve as a subject matter expert, providing guidance and independent oversight to American Express’s capital management processes, including CCAR, ICAAP, and Capital Contingency Planning. The VP will aggregate, integrate, and assess all risks to the company’s capital position, to provide significant strategic recommendations to the Head of Enterprise Risk Management, Treasurer, and the different risk committees across the enterprise. Our culture in Global Risk & Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo and striving to be best-in-class.
Key Responsibilities:
Assess capital goals, estimation methodologies / measurements and underlying controls
Define the respective capital risk appetite and ensure that Treasury is operating within it
Advocate American Express’s risk culture throughout the Capital Planning process; educate teammates on sound risk management practices. Lead, drive and embed best practice and pragmatic risk management
Conduct independent reviews of all capital management processes, and communicate conclusions and required remediations to Treasury senior leadership
Contribute to material risk identification, stress scenario narrative development, macroeconomic variable shocks, and idiosyncratic event selection for CCAR and ICAAP
Independently review stress testing assumptions and forecasts for balance sheet, revenue, and loss components
Conduct regulatory mapping (i.e., SR 15-19) against the current Capital Planning environment to ensure Treasury and other forecast owners are meeting enhanced supervisory expectations
Engage with regulators, auditors, and other external stakeholders on capital management risk-related matters, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and addressing any inquiries or examinations
Establish a coherent and comprehensive set of risk limits that are consistent with the stated Risk Appetite through quantitative expressions of risk tolerance and capital adequacy
Minimum Qualifications:
10 years of risk management experience in financial services including extensive experience in CCAR, capital planning, and risk appetite frameworks
Advanced degree in Business, Finance, Statistics, Econometrics, or a related field is required
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with senior executives and cross-functional teams
Ability to think strategically, manage complex projects, and deliver results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Strong understanding of financial services regulations and risk management best practices
Strong leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to effectively hire, coach, train, and develop a team and to promote collaboration across geographies
CFA or FRM designation preferred
Qualifications
Salary Range: $185,000.00 to $260,000.00 annually bonus equity (if applicable) benefits
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
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.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
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Job: Executive
Primary Location: US-New York-New York
Schedule Full-time
Req ID: 25001910
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