Analyst-Compliance - Request For Information

American Express is a company with a long history of innovation and a commitment to its customers and employees. They are seeking an Analyst for Compliance to manage Requests for Information related to financial crimes investigations, ensuring timely and accurate responses while collaborating with various teams within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate RFIs for Sanctions Screening and Transaction Monitoring
• Initiate RFI requests and oversee timely, accurate RFI responses
• Manage RFI data within GAITS and Bridger case management tools and adjudicate alerts as necessary
• Partner with Investigations, Lines of Business, and Global Sanctions on issue management
• Communicate effectively with Senior Leadership
• Analyze and assess business impacts of proposed or implemented changes to the GFCSU’s alert adjudication process and AML investigations
• Identify and recommend efficiencies and strategies to meet core requirements
• Maintain RFI metrics and conduct analysis to identify trends
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance snapshots

Skills

• Familiarity with Amex Financial Crimes internal functions (AML, Screening, EDD, etc.) with a strong preference for Sanctions alert adjudication experience
• Bridger, GAITS, and SharePoint experience strongly preferred
• Excellent analytical skills and experience with Excel (pivots, macros, and basic functions like VLOOKUP, conditional formatting, data validation) and other data analysis tools
• Superior organizational skills with attention to detail a must
• Ability to work effectively within a team and build effective cross-team partnerships
• Demonstrated ability to think critically, adapt quickly, and perform well under pressure
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior management and achieve results through others
• Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience
• Sanctions Screening alert adjudication experience

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

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