Senior Manager, Internal Fraud Governance

Salary Range: $89250.00 to $150250.00 annually bonus benefits

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• Bonus incentives
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• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
• Comprehensive medical dental vision life insurance and disability benefits
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• Career development and training opportunities

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Position Summary

The Senior Manager Internal Fraud Governance plays a key leadership role in strengthening and harmonizing American Expresss internal fraud risk management framework across the enterprise. Reporting to the Director Internal Fraud Governance Program Management & Reporting this role leads two governance professionals and partners across multiple lines of defense to ensure consistent execution of internal fraud standards controls metrics and oversight processes across the first line of defense.

This leader will support the development of an enterprise-wide internal fraud governance framework oversee cross-functional stakeholder engagement and ensure the program aligns with regulatory expectations enterprise risk standards and operational excellence. The role requires a balance of strategic thinking governance rigor and strong relationship management to influence across diverse functions and business units.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and enforce governance standards including enterprise-level procedures controls and risk metrics.
• Establish and maintain a consistent approach for risk identification escalation and decision-making across business units.
• Manage integration and coordination among internal fraud stakeholders across first second and third lines of defense collaborating on internal fraud program execution.

• Run governance forums and working groups focused on internal fraud risk management.
• Facilitate the development and dissemination of key risk indicators (KRIs) control effectiveness metrics and reporting dashboards.
• Support the creation and execution of training programs to enhance awareness and adherence to internal fraud governance standards across the organization.

• Manage regulatory requests control testing support and audit follow-up to ensure timely and effective issue resolution.

• Lead mentor and develop two Governance Analysts to deliver high-quality consistent outputs and enhance governance maturity across the enterprise.
• Promote a culture of integrity transparency and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and thought leader on governance best practices frameworks and enterprise coordination.

• Support the evolution of the governance operating model and enhance program maturity
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes streamline reporting and automate governance workflows.
• Ensure all governance documentation policies and procedures are current accurate and easily accessible.
• Drive proactive communication and engagement across stakeholders to promote awareness alignment and accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Risk Management Compliance or related field required; Masters preferred.
• 8 years of experience in risk governance compliance fraud risk management or audit ideally within financial services or a regulated environment.
• Demonstrated success in building or enhancing governance frameworks and managing cross-functional stakeholder relationships.
• Prior experience leading a team or mentoring individual contributors.

• Strong knowledge of enterprise risk management fraud control frameworks and governance principles.
• Proven ability to design and maintain governance processes including committee management reporting and documentation.
• Excellent communication facilitation and presentation skills with experience engaging senior executives.
• Strong organizational and program management skills with attention to detail and process rigor.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies and managing audit engagements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel PowerPoint Word) and data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau Power BI).