Job Description

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.


Seeking an Associate - Technology Risk & Control within our Global Infrastructure - Distributed Infrastructure & Data Services organization. You will focus on Compliance, Risk and Audit priorities assisting with activities designed to support internal audit and regulatory requests, control testing, standard and procedure documentation, issue reporting and risk mitigation priorities. This role works closely with technology infrastructure partners, risk oversight partners and other stakeholder groups to ensure alignment, understanding and communications on IT controls, compliance and information security risk management. Works individually and with teams on both structured and unstructured assignments.

Responsibilities:

Conducts assessments to identify potential risk within the organization's technology environments, ensuring that all critical areas are evaluated for security weaknesses. Monitors technology environments to detect and respond to emerging threats in real-time, minimizing any potential security incidents Maintains a balanced approach towards risk management practices, ensuring alignment with the organization's risk appetite and adhering to compliance requirements and industry best practices Develops and maintains comprehensive risk management documentation by standardizing, documenting, and consistently applying all risk management activities across the organization, under the guidance of peers and leaders Prepares reports and documentation to support risk management activities and compliance efforts, for internal stakeholders and leaders Conducts risk assessments to determine the residual risk within the organization's technology environments, ensuring all areas are evaluated for non-compliance Supports the identification and evaluation of controls and adherence to controls Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in infrastructure to align technology initiatives with business objectives

Qualifications:

Work experience in information risk, technology, compliance, audit or similar functions in a large technology organization Having a Compliance Mindset and understanding a Culture of Compliance Experience gathering/synthesizing requirements and performing data analysis Ability to translate complex information into easily understandable terms Aptitude to forge strong working relationships with internal and external partners Prior experience supporting internal, external audit and regulatory requests a plus Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a team Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or other related fields preferred Certifications are a plus but not required
Salary Range: $78,000.00 to $124,750.00 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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