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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. 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.

American Express’s Global Financial Crimes Surveillance Unit (GFCSU) and the US Investigations Unit (USIU) are part of the broader Global Risk & Compliance organization, operating within Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC). Together, they provide end-to-end oversight and support of global financial crimes investigations. In partnership with GFCC, GFCSU and USIU develop and implement transaction monitoring rules, reports, and other tools to detect potential criminal activity. They investigate suspicious financial behavior and, when necessary, file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) or refer cases to internal compliance partners for global reporting. These teams also manage risk related to politically exposed persons (PEPs) through sanctions screening and enhanced due diligence processes, as well as improper payments that may signal bribery, corruption, or other illicit conduct. GFCSU and USIU play a vital role in ensuring compliance with key regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA PATRIOT Act, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. They also support law enforcement by providing critical information to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, credit card fraud, identity theft, and other financial crimes.

The AML Investigations - Data Support & Intelligence Manager will be responsible for gathering intelligence from internal SAR trends, public-private partnerships, and industry groups, and using that information to build advanced data queries to support the complex anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing investigations of a team of analysts. This role plays a key part in proactively detecting and reporting on suspicious activity, and sharing financial crime threats with appropriate stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

+ Provide data querying support to a team of analysts conducting AML/CTF investigations and support the filing of SARs

+ Liaise with law enforcement, other financial institutions, industry groups, and regulatory bodies

+ Identify and assess potential money-laundering risks and behaviors associated with financial crimes and criminal activity

+ Construct and run advanced queries against transaction data to detect patterns, anomalies, and potential suspicious activity

+ Support efforts to identify and obtain data relevant to query development

+ Conduct research on new financial trends and typologies to keep abreast of pertinent developments and emerging financial crime threats

+ Support the maintenance of targeted query and project documentation, including memos and presentations for leadership

+ Respond to ad-hoc data pull requests to support business and/or compliance efforts

Minimum Qualifications:

+ 6 years of work experience as an AML Compliance Manager in a financial services institution or payment institution in any of the following areas is preferred: Anti-Money Laundering, Suspicious Activity Reporting, financial crime, cyber security, or law enforcement

+ Demonstrated experience in SQL (3 years) and statistical programming (3 years in SAS, Python or R)

+ Excellent analytical skills with a solid understanding of common statistical techniques/methodologies (e.g., descriptive statistics, linear/logistic regression, time series analyses)

+ Strong communication skills with the ability to present and translate analytical results into clear actionable insights for both technical and non-technical audiences

+ Ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential and professional manner

+ Ability to lead by example and influence others

+ Strives for excellence, and willing to take on additional responsibilities to produce a strong work product

+ Maintains a positive attitude even during adverse times

+ Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and collaborate with Amex business, compliance and technology partners

+ Knowledge of, or familiarity with, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance, and/or the credit card industry

+ Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications

+ Master’s Degree or other advanced degree

+ CAMS certified or equivalent is preferred

Qualifications

Salary Range: $103,750.00 to $174,750.00 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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Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

**Job:** Compliance

**Primary Location:** US-North Carolina-Amex - for internal use only

**Schedule** Full-time

**Req ID:** 25019169