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American Express Director - Operational Risk Management; Learning, Development & Communications in Phoenix, Arizona

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You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let’s lead the way together.

How we serve our customers is constantly evolving and is a challenge we gladly accept. Whether you’re finding new ways to prevent identity fraud or enabling customers to start a new business, you can work with one of the most valuable data sets in the world to identify insights and actions that can have a meaningful impact on our customers and our business. And, with opportunities to learn from leaders who have defined the course of our industry, you can grow your career and define your own path. Find your place in risk and analytics on #TeamAmex.

The Global Risk & Compliance Organization (GRC) is an independent risk management function, led by the Chief Risk Officer, with the objective of ensuring that American Express operates in a safe, sound, and fully compliant manner with all applicable regulatory expectations. GRC creates and maintains the overall risk management framework, performs independent risk management assessments, and monitors applicable risks.

Colleagues at GRC are passionate about our commitment to drive the Company’s goals of growth and progress by creating a culture of risk awareness and proactivity around regulatory matters.

As the Director of Learning and Development for Operational Risk Management, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction and execution of the firm's operational risk training initiatives. Reporting into the Operational Risk Project Lead, you will lead a team responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive learning programs to enhance the organization's risk management capabilities.

Responsibilities:

  • Play a lead role in developing and executing against a strategic learning and development roadmap aligned with Amex’s operational risk management objectives and regulatory requirements

  • Create innovative and engaging training content, including e-learning modules, workshops, simulations, and experiential learning opportunities

  • Collaborate with subject matter experts and key stakeholders across the organization to identify learning needs and prioritize training initiatives

  • Drive the delivery of training programs globally, ensuring consistency in content, quality, and effectiveness

  • Evaluate the impact of training interventions through metrics and analytics, refining programs to drive performance improvement

  • Incorporate relevant insights into learning initiatives from industry practices, emerging trends, and regulatory developments in operational risk management

  • Serve as a thought leader and advocate for a culture of risk awareness and accountability throughout the BlueBox, promoting learning and professional development

  • Support audits and exams as needed

Qualifications:

  • Extensive experience in learning and development within the financial services industry, specific expertise in operational risk management preferred

  • Strong understanding of risk management principles, frameworks, and regulatory requirements (e.g., Basel III, Dodd-Frank Act, MiFID II, etc.)

  • Experience designing and delivering training programs for diverse audiences, including front-office staff, risk professionals, and senior executives

  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across organizational levels

  • Demonstrated ability to drive change and innovation, leveraging technology and data analytics to enhance learning outcomes

  • Strategic thinker with a results-oriented mindset, able to balance short-term priorities with long-term objectives

  • Relevant certifications (e.g., FRM, PRM, CFA) and membership in professional associations (e.g., GARP, PRMIA) are a plus

Qualifications

Salary Range: $130,000.00 to $205,000.00 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 .

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

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: Risk

Primary Location: US-Arizona-Phoenix

Other Locations: US-Georgia-Atlanta, US-Utah-Sandy, US-New York-New York, US-Florida-Sunrise

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 24019279

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