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Our industry is rapidly evolving, and we need courageous, quick thinkers who can shape the strategic decisions that lead our business forward. Whether it’s negotiating with some of our largest global partners or creating next year’s financial plan, you can influence both our day-to-day P&L and the future direction of the company. As part of the team, you can have the opportunity to learn and use the latest data tools and technologies and explore a range of roles to grow your career. Find your place in finance on #TeamAmex.
How will you make an impact in this role?
About Credit & Fraud Risk Finance
Credit & Fraud Risk Finance team delivers fact-based, decision-driven and high-impact Net Loss Provision forecasts and credit-risk related insights and deep analytics. The key objective is to drive prudent financial decisions, perform Enterprise analytics and support credit-risk strategies while ensuring adherence to governance and controls. This position will be part of a highly talented team with strong intellectual curiosity.
How will you make an impact in this role?
This Director-level position leads a team supporting Risk Management in evaluating strategic decisions, establishing profitability linkages between customer behaviors and credit provision and driving credit-related analytical insights to key stakeholders such as Risk, Collections, Marketing & Finance teams.
Partner with Risk and Finance teams on cross-enterprise strategic initiatives by driving key analytics to inform business decisions
Drive awareness of data / insights / market / portfolio trends across businesses and proactively identify opportunities for analysis
Develop skills; mining and analyzing data to identify credit risk and collections opportunities across portfolios to enhance margins, either through revenue generation or expense reduction (primarily via SQL)
Provide thought leadership on projects across the Global Risk Finance organization to help AXP meet its long-term growth targets
Evaluate Risk projects that span multiple businesses and produce cost/benefit analysis to inform prior prioritization of investment dollars.
What You’ll Bring:
This position will provide the candidate with broad exposure across AXP, including Chief Credit Officers, Finance LFO’s and Marketing leadership. As such, Big Picture thought leadership and excellent communication skills are necessary to tailor complex messages to key stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications:
· 8+ years of experience in Finance Data Analytics & Profitability
· Analytical Skills – think critically and creatively about our business to identify good topics for analysis, manipulate large amounts of data, decipher trends, and generate meaningful insights
· Superior attention to detail - demonstrate exemplary organizational and problem-solving skills
· Communication Skills – Synthesize data into an easy-to-understand story & articulate key messages across multiple audiences
· Agile Mindset – Positive, can-do attitude, adaptable to change, and highly motivated self-starter
· Leadership – Act & lead with courage, build relationships, make decisions quickly & influence change. Do you drive results?
· Proficiency in SQL
· BS. in Finance or relevant field
Preferred Qualifications:
· MBA preferred
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.
Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions.
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:
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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.
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Join American Express as the Director - Credit & Fraud Risk and play a pivotal role in our Finance team located in the vibrant heart of New York City. If you are someone who thrives on making impactful decisions and leading teams toward strategic insights, this could be the perfect fit for you! It's an exciting opportunity where your analytical spirit meets leadership. You’ll be guiding a talented group that focuses on delivering high-impact credit-risk analytics and forecasts, ensuring that every financial decision is based on solid insights. Imagine negotiating with global partners and collaborating with various teams—from Risk to Marketing—driving critical analytics that inform key business decisions. With the latest data tools at your fingertips, you'll uncover trends that enhance margins and boost company performance. We are looking for a strategic thinker with exceptional communication skills and a proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. Being part of Team Amex means you’ll not only elevate your career but also contribute significantly to our mission of providing the world’s best customer experience. So if you are known for your leadership and your ability to synthesize complex data into clear narratives, we want to hear from you! Join us and let’s lead the way together, ensuring that every colleague feels valued and empowered to succeed in our diverse and inclusive work culture.
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