Vice President, U.S. Regulatory Relations (USRR) – Governance, Operations and Analytics

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Overview

The Global Government Affairs group within the General Counsel’s Organization seeks a Vice President, U.S. Regulatory Relations (USRR) – Governance, Operations and Analytics.  As the principal intermediary between the company and the supervisory personnel of its federal banking regulators, USRR plays a critical strategic role in driving a cohesive approach to supervision, including by identifying focus areas of the regulators across engagements and preparing senior executives and the boards of both American Express (AXP) and American Express National Bank (AENB) for interactions with agency personnel.  USRR partners closely with the Regulatory Exam Lifecycle Management (RELM) team within Global Risk and Compliance to deliver on this promise.

The successful candidate will lead a new team within USRR with responsibility to define and deliver enhanced processes, capabilities and resources to support regulatory engagements, including through use of automated solutions.  This team will collaborate closely with the broader USRR team and other key partners and stakeholders to drive enhanced connectivity, insights, and preparedness for regulatory interactions.

Key Expectations and Responsibilities:

• Define and lead a strategy to implement best practices for regulatory interactions through innovation of practices and protocols
• Develop solutions to more efficiently connect dots across regulatory interactions in order to better detect and drive awareness of emerging themes, focus areas, insights and potential sensitivities
• Lead development of automated solutions to support data analytics 
•  Design new resources (dashboards, issue spotlights, etc.) to build broad internal awareness of regulatory focus areas and expectations
• Lead development of training and education to support preparedness for regulatory interactions
• Own support for certain regulatory engagements requiring project management capabilities
• Develop new capabilities to support, track and report adherence to established protocols for regulatory engagements
•  Lead a team of seasoned colleagues and new talent with responsibility for thematic analysis of regulatory engagements and findings, USRR policies and procedures, regulatory calendar management, and various other functions
• Through appropriate external engagement, maintain awareness of regulator expectations and best practices for regulatory engagements

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• 7+ years of relevant experience, including leading operations in support of regulatory supervision, preferably at a large U.S. bank
• Experience with process automation tools and technologies, and an ability to lead development and maintenance of new solutions for USRR in partnership with Technology colleagues
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, with keen attention to detail
• Experience developing clear, concise and visually effective information resources, such as presentation or briefing materials for senior leaders
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, including ability to maintain collaborative working relationships and drive coordination and results across teams
• Ability to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment, operating with a sense of urgency as needed
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivation with a high degree of personal accountability and commitment
• Bachelor's degree required; relevant advanced degree preferred

Salary Range: $200,000.00 to $275,000.00 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + 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 our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• 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.

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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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