American Express Is Hiring A Manager - Compliance; Global Privacy

Join our dynamic team at American Express as a Manager- Compliance; Global Privacy Oversight! Based in Remote, this role is available for an immediate start. Key to this role is your expertise in Knowledge of GDPR and US privacy laws. An opportunity in the Financial Transaction Processing field awaits. A salary of $90k - $165k per Year is offered.

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With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

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.

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, you'll 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 American Express Global Privacy Oversight are trusted advisors on the American Express Data Protection & Privacy Principles. We work to raise privacy awareness, drive compliance with both internal privacy policies and regulatory expectations across the organization and establish privacy as a strategic differentiator for the American Express brand. As a second line of defense function, Global Privacy oversee, provide expertise in, and challenge the identification, management, and mitigation of privacy risks across the company in line with the privacy framework and the company’s vision to provide the world’s best customer experience every day

This position is based in the US and reports to the Director, Digital Privacy.

The successful candidate will be passionate about privacy, with deep subject matter expertise in privacy regulation, and have a background working in privacy risk oversight or similar control functions. They will be comfortable interacting with multiple stakeholders across a highly matrixed environment to achieve organizational goals and will be an advocate for Privacy-by-Design.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify privacy risks and provide risk management and strategic risk mitigation advice.
• Assess adequacy of business controls to mitigate privacy risk, using influence and credible challenge to drive control enhancements or process change as necessary.
• Provide privacy subject matter expertise to enable delivery of privacy obligations.
• Identify, develop, and manage privacy-related documentation, policies, and procedures.
• Support the ongoing development of the American Express’ global privacy program.
• Ensure adherence to the enterprise privacy risk appetite.
• Foster a culture of privacy at American Express by advocating for privacy-by-design, integration of the American Express Data Protection & Privacy Principles, accountability, and sharing of best practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or other global Privacy related laws including the US (e.g. CCPA/CPRA, GLBA/Reg P, CAN-SPAM, TCPA, FCRA/FACTA) with 5+ years relevant experience.
• 5+ years experience supporting internal business partners or clients in a highly regulated environment.
• 5+ experience in assessing the design and efficacy of privacy or compliance risk related controls.

 

 Preferred:  

• Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E, CIPP/M, CIPP/US), and other relevant Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) certifications.
• Prior work experience in privacy compliance, privacy focused internal audit functions, and/or privacy risk management.
• Strong analytical capabilities.
• Strong presentation skills, particularly in the development of professional and thoughtful materials.
• Highly organized with strong written and verbal communication skills.

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 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 
• 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

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

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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