Director-Compliance; AML Investigations

About the position

At American Express, you'll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact-every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company's success. Together, we'll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world's best customer experience every day. And we'll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong. Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together. How we serve our customers is constantly evolving and is a challenge we gladly accept. Whether you're finding new ways to prevent identity fraud or enabling customers to start a new business, you can work with one of the most valuable data sets in the world to identify insights and actions that can have a meaningful impact on our customers and our business. And, with opportunities to learn from leaders who have defined the course of our industry, you can grow your career and define your own path. Find your place in risk and analytics on #TeamAmex.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an adequate knowledge of the U.S., LACC, EMEA and APAC financial crime environments.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, and point of contact for globally dispersed FIU colleagues, on global financial crime, sector, geopolitical or regulatory issues.
• Coordinate and analyze the filing of SARs or STRs internationally.
• Enable the right training and the proper awareness of financial crime environments for all team members.
• Support the SAR/STR filing process globally.
• Manage a team of leaders and Investigative Analysts responsible for reviewing, editing, and filing SARs/STRs.
• Ensure adherence to legal and regulatory standards as well as internal quality requirements for SAR/STR filings.
• Provide guidance on how to conduct and document SAR and STR-related investigations.
• Identify and analyze SAR/STR patterns and trends.
• Collect and report on SAR/STR metrics for various lines of business.

Requirements

• Bachelors/University degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of work experience as an AML Compliance Senior Manager/Director in a financial services institution with expertise in BSA-AML compliance, law enforcement, complex AML/CTF/ABC investigations.
• Excellent knowledge of global AML/CTF/ABC Regulations.
• Experience with direct people leadership and developing top talent.
• Extensive experience in conducting financial crime investigations required.
• Deep understanding of criminal typologies associated with a wide array of financial products and services.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proven ability to take complex technical information and translate it into clear communications for a variety of audiences.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree preferred.
• CAMS and/or CFCS Certifications a plus.
• Contribute to suggestions to enhance systems, methodologies, and process simplification.
• Must display strong analytical and thought leadership by being able to transform ideas to actionable plans.
• Ability to challenge the status quo by removing organizational barriers and influencing without authority.
• Extensive background developing and leading high performing teams.
• Ability to assess, manage, and drive change.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to influence, gain support, and resolve conflict.
• Strong collaboration and relationship development skills.
• Ability to strategically plan with thought leadership.
• Must be a deadline-driven team player.

Benefits

• 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