Analyst-Data Analytics

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.

Team Description

The newly created First line of Defense Financial Crimes Risk & Controls Center of Excellence (1LOD FCRC COE) will provide a holistic, enterprise-wide approach to our financial crimes risk management (FCRM) activities and will reside within Global Servicing.

This team will be responsible for establishing a robust control foundation for first line of defense FCRM activities across the company globally, including anti-money laundering, sanctions, payments controls, and anti-corruption. The team will partner closely with Technology to develop and deploy next generation capabilities that address key gaps and strengthen the first line's ability to detect and prevent financial crimes across our lines of business. The team will work in coordination with the Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) team within the Global Risk & Compliance organization.

Responsibilities:

This position partners closely with LOB's, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Operations, Technology, Data, and Enterprise Platform teams on strategic initiatives focused on delivering and scaling FCRM capabilities, strengthening regulatory controls, and modernizing the FCRM technology and data landscape.

We are looking for a high-caliber data analyst who can operate in a complex, highly regulated environment, partner with cross-functional delivery teams, and balance regulatory commitments with long-term product strategy.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Analyze and interpret large volumes of customer and related data
• Leverage big data environments and analytical tools to uncover hidden patterns, anomalies, and emerging risk trends, enabling proactive detection and mitigation of financial crimes
• Evaluate and validate internal and external data sources to enhance data quality, accuracy, and coverage
• Collaborate with teams to support the development, testing, and deployment of models and monitoring strategies
• Partner closely with teams to translate data requirements into user stories, support testing (UAT), and deliver scalable data solutions using Agile methodologies

Required Qualifications:

This high energy individual must have the following qualifications:

• 2-3+ years of experience with analytical tools/skills such as Hive, BigQuery, SAS/SQL etc. will be required. Exposure to big data/Hadoop, GCP technologies and analytical tools will be a plus
• Ability to understand product architecture, and connect the dots between business objective and technical solutions to make informed business decisions
• Self-starter who can combine exceptional problem-resolution and critical thinking skills and be willing to adapt to new technologies / tools
• Proven ability to adjust quickly to shifting priorities, multiple demands, ambiguity and rapid change
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage with team members across teams

What is it about you

• You hold yourself and your teams accountable for delivery and outcomes.
• You can quickly understand complex regulatory and risk problems.
• You can translate complex regulatory and technical solutions into clear, actionable narratives for business and risk partners.
• You bring structure and rigor to ambiguous problem spaces.
• You are resilient and composed in high-pressure, regulatory-driven environments.
• You build trust with senior stakeholders and inspire cross-functional teams.
• You balance competing priorities while maintaining focus on risk outcomes and delivery excellence.

Educational requirement: Advanced degree in business, risk management, computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• 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