Manager, ICS Control Management, (mwd), Frankfurt am Main
Manager, ICS Control Management, (mwd), Frankfurt am Main
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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 salary
- Bonus incentives
- Support for financial well-being and retirement
- Flexible working model with hybrid onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- Healthy Living activities including insightful health and workout webinars and medical screening
- Healthy Living activities or relaxation programs with showers on site
- Subsidized company fitness membership with Family Plus 1 at Egym Wellpass
- Integrative and helpful benefits for parents including first-aid rooms for privacy while breastfeeding emergency childcare services and childcare subsidies
- Occupational health consultation for workplace health advice
- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities
Amex Flex offers our colleagues flexibility to develop personally and professionally while ensuring that the special benefits of our unique personal culture are Germany we have concluded an agreement with the works council with specific directives on Amex Flex. Depending on role and business needs colleagues work either on site in a hybrid model or completely virtually.
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check subject to applicable laws and regulations.
At American Express our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation shared values and 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.
ICS Governance & Control sits within International Card Services (ICS) which comprises of all the issuing functions across all 28 international markets excluding the US - colleagues operate across a variety of geographies and disciplines. ICS issues products to our Consumer and Commercial customers the organization is an integral part of the global growth strategy for American Express; offering differentiated products and services is critical to our success and promises to drive significant growth and value through the delivery of innovative products tailored to the needs of our organization helps our international businesses manage risk respond to new regulation and develop new products while creating and nurturing effective partnerships across multiple key stakeholders across the organisation.
The objective of the ICS Control Management Legal Entity Germany Market Team is to provide specialized and strategic operational risk advisory to the business on product and service areas to ensure an effective control environment exists that delivers on all operational risk obligations supporting the Legal Entity. The role will involve extensive collaboration with multiple partners across numerous business units functional areas and geographies.
ICS Control Management organization is looking for a Manager of ICS Control Management Germany Market Legal Entity focused on ensuring control management is embedded in the day-to-day operations of our business. It will involve extensive collaboration with multiple partners across numerous business units functional areas and geographies.
The Manager ICS Control Management Germany Market Legal Entity will:
- Develop and maintain robust relationships becoming a trusted specialized 1st LOD OR Partner to facilitate cross-functional collaboration and progress towards maturity and enhancement of the control environment and risk governance
- Serve as the go-to subject matter expert on risks specific to the local market.
- Ensure risks and issues are effectively identified assessed prioritised and managed across operational risk programs to help the business deliver on local business regulatory and Legal Entity obligations
- Manage details of specific risk and controls governance forums for ICS interfacing with org-wide governance processes and committees (e.g. Operational Risk Management Committee) and share insights and lessons learned across forums
- Facilitate activities to comply with enterprise policies and programs pertaining to specific risk types (e.g. AEMP 88 conduct risk management policy)
- Compile and review topical risk information including emerging trends best practices and regulatory updates relevant to each area of expertise and support the day-to-day activities required to maintain the repository of topical risk information
- Support the business for consultation on all operational risk programs to enable BU to strengthen and embed relevant ORM considerations into processes
- Be a key leader for sharing insights better practices themes etc. through engagement with the central program teams and other Legal Entity governance teams to support the operational risk programs and streamline processes.
- Support and coordinate the Germany market Branch Governance Committee (1st LOD body) coordinating the info flows reviewing the deck and ensuring risks and issues are properly addressed during the meetings and escalated to the AEESA ORC (Operational Risk Committee) as needed.
Required Qualifications:
- 3 Years experience in operational risk management (e.g. within Risk and/or Internal Audit function) and understands critical operational risk management lifecycle activities
- Understanding of critical operational risk management lifecycle activities
- Strong project management communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to interact and obtain buy-in from senior BU/tech counterparts
- Experience in process governance with a track record of establishing and overseeing robust decision-making processes that align with policies regulatory frameworks and/or operational standards
- Proficient analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to analyze data identify trends and evaluate risk scenarios effectively
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Finance Business Risk Mgmt. or related field; advanced degrees (e.g. MBA MSc) or certifications are advantageous
- Experience within financial services industry
- Experience in at least one of the following:
- Supporting go-to subject matter experts in sharing subject matter expertise within the BU on specialized risks
- Facilitating activities to comply with enterprise policies and programs pertaining to specific risk types
- Support advising on specialized risk types and integration into broader operational risk policies and programs
- Supporting go-to subject matter experts in sharing subject matter expertise within the BU on specialized risks
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Employment eligibility to work with American Express in Germany is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
