Job Description
Joining ETS Governance & Control means helping protect American Express customers and company through integrated, intelligence-driven technology risk and control management. Operating at the intersection of technology, governance, and risk, the team partners across the enterprise to modernize the foundation, advance risk intelligence, demonstrate trust at scale, and reduce material risk—enabling innovation with the right controls in place.
By building simplified, consistent frameworks and embedding continuous assurance, ETS Governance & Control enhances transparency, accountability, and sustainable risk reduction. The work is about empowering confident decisions, accelerating responsible delivery, and ensuring controls evolve with the business to strengthen trust and reduce enterprise risk at scale.
Role Description
ETS Control Management is responsible for identifying, assessing, mitigating, monitoring & reporting risk across business and technology processes as part of the first line of defense. The team ensures adherence to regulatory standards, American Express policies, and strengthens business resilience through robust control management practices.
This role focuses on embedding strong Control Testing & Operational Risk within BU processes for Enterprise Digital. The role emphasizes control effectiveness, independent validation, and risk-based monitoring, while partnering closely with business, product, and technology stakeholders.
Enterprise Digital creates unified digital experiences for prospects and members across the entire customer lifecycle, powered by data and supports AXP growth by designing best-in-class digital & data capabilities and platforms.
Responsibilities
- Assist in independent control testing activities, including test of design and effectiveness
- Support QA and testing programs to ensure adherence to regulatory and internal standards
- Help identify high-risk areas for focused testing and intervention
- Support control monitoring activities, including analysis of operational risk trends, issues, and events
- Categorize controls and map to risks (e.g., cross-BU process-control mapping)
- Support development and maintenance of risk dashboards, Key Control Indicators and Key Risk Indicators, and reporting
- Design and test controls
- Assist in thematic risk analysis to identify trends, root causes, and emerging risks
- Support issue tracking and remediation validation activities
- Collaborate with stakeholders to support control improvements
- Leverage data and tools to improve efficiency of monitoring and reporting processes
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- 3-8 years of experience in operational risk, technology risk, audit, or related fields
- Understanding of critical operational risk management lifecycle activities, IT risk management, internal/external audit, SOX/ITGC testing, or controls assurance and control testing environments
- Experience in process governance, with an understanding of processes that align with policies, regulatory frameworks, and/or operational standards
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to analyze data, identify trends, and evaluate risk scenarios effectively
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
- Proficiency in Excel and basic data analysis tools
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business, Risk Mgmt., or related field; advanced degrees (e.g., MBA, MSc) or certifications are advantageous
- Previous technology risk /IT/IS experience or Relevant certifications (or pursuing): CISSP, CRISC, CISM, CISA, etc.
- Familiarity with GRC tools (e.g., Archer, ServiceNow, etc.)
- Interest or exposure to data analytics, automation, or AI/GenAI
- Experience in at least one of the following:
- Supporting identification of risks throughout business processes and systems
- Facilitating risk assessment performance in addition to further assessments and testing programs to ensure regulatory and internal standards are met
- Supporting independent control monitoring, including identification of control improvements
- Supporting the identification of areas of risk for intervention, including conducting independent quality assurance and process testing
- Exposure to data analytics, automation, or AI/GenAI use cases in risk/control environments
About Us
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 our 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.
About The Team
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
- 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
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.
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
