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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

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 Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) function provides second-line policy, framework, oversight, and control solutions to meet the Company’s legal, regulatory, and risk management mandates in connection with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Terrorism Financing (CTF), Sanctions, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC). The GFCC portfolio comprises all aspects of the Company’s first and second-line financial crime risk management (FCRM) activities, including all lines of businesses in the United States and both proprietary and non-proprietary global markets.

Reporting to the Manager GFCC Policy, Standards, and Procedures, the Analyst / Senior Analyst - Financial Crimes Compliance Policy, Standards & Procedures supports the development, maintenance, and governance of Financial Crimes Compliance (FCC) policies, standards, and procedures enterprise-wide. This role helps ensure documentation accurately reflects enterprise risk frameworks and operational processes related to Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions Compliance, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, and other financial crimes risk areas.

The role partners with FCC teams, Legal, and business stakeholders to maintain high-quality governance documentation and ensure policies and procedures are clear, consistent, and aligned with regulatory obligations.

Policy Documentation & Maintenance:

• Assist in drafting, updating, and maintaining FCC policies, standards, and procedures.
• Ensure documentation is aligned with enterprise policy governance standards and internal control frameworks.
• Support periodic reviews and updates of FCC documentation to ensure accuracy and regulatory alignment.

Governance Support:

• Maintain policy inventories and track review cycles to ensure documentation remains current.
• Support the policy approval and governance process, including coordinating stakeholder reviews and feedback.
• Assist in maintaining centralized documentation repositories and version control.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Work with FCC subject matter experts and cross-functional partners to gather information required for policy updates.
• Support business partners with questions related to policy documentation and procedural clarity.
• Facilitate coordination across teams during policy and standards refresh or update initiatives.

Audit & Regulatory Support:

• Assist with preparing documentation and materials for internal audits, regulatory exams, and compliance reviews.
• Support remediation activities related to policy or documentation findings.
• Maintain records of policy approvals, updates, and governance documentation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Compliance, Risk Management, or a related field.
• 2-4 years of experience in Financial Crimes Compliance, AML/BSA compliance, risk management, or policy governance within financial services.
• Strong written communication and documentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze regulatory guidance and translate requirements into clear documentation.

Salary Range: $65,500.00 to $102,500.00 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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