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This position will be a key member of the American Express Global Commercial Services (GCS) Line of Business Compliance Team (LOBCO), primarily supporting Business Blueprint products. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing compliance oversight and guidance for this unique and developing GCS product set, with a focus on business lending products. Areas of responsibility will include assessment of compliance risk associated with new products and features, review of marketing claims and disclosures, procedures, training, and other business-owned collateral.
Responsibilities:
- Drive implementation and business partner understanding of applicable policy and regulatory requirements as related to small business lending financial products, including fair lending requirements, UDAP consumer protection, credit reporting, privacy, anti-money laundering and all applicable federal and state regulations.
- Review and provide guidance to the business on marketing and advertising material including required disclosures.
- Analyze new and/or enhanced products and services as part of the New Product Development process to assess compliance risks and ensure adherence with regulatory requirements.
- Effectively manage the Compliance Issue Management process and ensure appropriate decisioning of Compliance Issues, timely closure of gaps and customer remediation where required.
- Participate in the Compliance Risk Assessment process to ensure that all applicable laws and regulations are mapped to the applicable business processes, and assess the strength of the control environment
- Drive the development and enhancement of regulatory business self-testing associated with marketing, servicing, and sales practices.
- Liaise as required with the relevant stakeholders, including but not limited to: Internal Audit, Independent Compliance Testing team, General Counsel’s Organization, Operational Risk, Financial Crimes Compliance, and Privacy Office.
- Review vendor services prior to contractual engagement, including any modification with respect to the services performed or change in product and/or services as needed.
- Assist in preparation for regulatory inquiries and examinations.
- Additional responsibilities based on team needs.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5- 7 years experience in Compliance or related activities, within the financial services industry.
- Prior banking industry, digital payments, compliance, legal or risk experience is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of applicable laws and regulations pertaining to financial services lending and banking products, including consumer protection, banking, privacy, and marketing (e.g. Reg B, FCRA, UDAP, Reg O, TCPA, BSA and UCC).
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of compliance risk management practices and methodologies, including risk and control assessments.
- Understanding of regulatory expectations and experience preparing for regulator meetings and examinations.
- Proven ability to build rapport, garner respect and appropriately exercise authority in a collaborative environment.
- Professional maturity and confidence in expressing a point of view with management.
- Ability to identify and understand key risks, issues and trends and to develop meaningful information to be shared with leadership.
- The ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize work in a highly deadline-intensive environment is required.
Education Requirement:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
- Advanced Degree preferred
Salary Range: $90,000.00 to $165,000.00 annually + bonus + 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
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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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