Directors, Risk Management

American Express Company seeks Directors, Risk Management to drive credit line underwriting, as well as design, build, and enhance credit line strategies.

Improve capabilities and processes to manage and monitor risk prudently across the customer lifecycle relating to proprietary and co-branded credit cards. Partner with product, marketing, operations, technologies, finance, and other functional teams to develop lending growth strategies that serve the company’s customer needs while minimizing credit losses.

Position requires a Master’s degree in Finance, Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Operations Research, Business Administration, or a related field, and 2 years of risk management and risk analysis experience. Experience must include 2 years of experience with each of the following: credit risk data from credit bureaus and internal credit source, source systems, and data management processes; providing strategic guidance on risk information system implementation and enhancements, new data evaluation, and regulatory audit strategies; data analysis and transforming credit and risk capabilities using Big Data technologies, including Pig, Hive, and R; Base SAS, SAS Enterprise Guide, SPSS, SQL, and Teradata; linear regression models, logistic regression models, and advanced machine learning models, including kNN, and GBM techniques; providing risk assumptions; and working with professional teams in multiple geographies.

Telecommuting is available up to 2 days per week. Job Location: New York, NY 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
• 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. US Job Seekers - Click to view the “Know Your Rights” poster. If the link does not work, you may access the poster by copying and pasting the following URL in a new browser window: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster The below represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider a number of job-related factors, including experience and location. #LI-DNI #FB-DNI #IN-DNI #TW-DNI #GD-DNI #WayUp-DNI #ZipRecruiter-DNI