Analyst-Ops Risk Analytics

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At American Express our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation sharedvaluesand leadership behaviors and an unwavering commitment to back our customers communities and colleagues. As part of Team Amex youll experience this 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.

How will you make an impact in this role

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 Companys goals of growth and progress by creating a culture of risk awareness and proactivity around regulatory matters.

The Operational Risk Management (ORM) team facilitates and monitors the implementation of effective operational risk management programs throughout the company and oversees risk ownership throughout business units products and processes.

The objective of the Operational Risk Management (ORM) Process Risk Reduction and Analytics team is to address identified systemic and emerging operational risks to ensure the integrity and efficiency of business processes and maintain the alignment of risk reduction efforts through well-executed risk mitigation and remediations activities. The team does this through analyzing data and looking for themes across the companys processes and operational risk stripes using advanced analytics tools in addition to quantifying operational risks developing key risk indicators (KRIs) key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational risk metrics to assess risk exposure.

Operational Risk Management (ORM) is looking for ann Analyst of Process Risk Reduction and Analytics to be part of a diverse team of high-performing professionals focused on identifying emerging risks performing analytics and reporting and ensuring effective operational risk management is embedded in the day-to-day operations of our organization. It will involve extensive collaboration with multiple partners across numerous business units functional areas and geographies.

Key Responsibilities:

Support risk analytics initiatives by gathering preparing and analyzing data to help identify and monitor systemic and emerging operational risks.
Develop and maintain risk solutions metrics and dashboards to quantify risks and provide insights that support management decisions.
Execute data transformation and ETL processes ensuring accuracy consistency and quality across large datasets.
Perform statistical and trend analysis to identify patterns in operational risk data highlighting potential issues or emerging risk exposures.
Assist in the development and deployment of visualization solutions (e.g. Tableau Power BI ThoughtSpot) that translate complex risk data into clear actionable insights for stakeholders.
Collaborate closely with peers managers and cross-functional teams providing technical and analytical support during project delivery testing and reporting.
Stay current on data tools and methodologies applying best practices in data analysis and risk monitoring to continuously improve processes.

Minimum Qualifications:

24 years of experience in data analytics risk analysis or a related field.
Proficiency in SQL Python or similar tools for querying and analyzing large datasets.
Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts and hands-on experience with ETL processes.
Exposure to business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau Power BI ThoughtSpot Alteryx Cognos).
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and data quality.
Effective communication skills with the ability to present analytical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Big Data platforms such as BigQuery Databricks or Snowflake.
Background or internship experience in risk management internal audit or control functions ideally within financial services.
Familiarity with operational risk frameworks and regulatory expectations in financial institutions.

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

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones physical financial and mental health as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
Support for financial-well-being and retirement
Comprehensive medical dental vision life insurance and disability benefits (depending on location)
Flexible working model with hybrid onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
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

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Required Experience: