Analyst - Compliance

The Global Risk & Compliance (GRC) organization serves as American Express’ independent risk management function. GRC maintains the enterprise risk framework, provides oversight and challenge, and monitors key risks. By embedding risk discipline into strategy and operations, GRC enables responsible growth, innovation, and long-term value creation while protecting customers and shareholders.

About the Role

This role is part of the Independent Compliance Testing (ICT) team within the second-line Global Risk and Compliance (GRC) function. The ICT team conducts risk-based compliance testing across American Express products and portfolio segments to assess adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.

The position is responsible for designing and developing outcome-based testing solutions that support International ICT reviews. It requires a strong combination of compliance risk-management expertise, data-analysis capabilities, and programming skills. Key responsibilities include managing data requests for international compliance-testing activities, supporting recurring Anti-Money Laundering (AML) reviews, and enabling data-driven compliance monitoring, risk assessments, and testing.

The role requires regular engagement with business partners, internal auditors, and other key stakeholders. Its primary focus is to conduct outcome-based compliance testing, develop effective testing methodologies, and perform ad-hoc analyses across American Express systems.

• Providing analytical support using a wide variety of data sources, to evaluate credit, underwriting, customer management, and compliance-related policies, as well as applicable banking laws and regulations.
• Demonstration of leadership of peers and encouraging a cohesive productive team environment to meet operational goals
• Developing and enhancing transactional testing capabilities, including the identification, investigation, tracking, and resolution of testing exceptions.
• Partnering with compliance testers and market officers to identify and assess opportunities for new outcome-based testing within International Independent Compliance Testing reviews.
• Applying structured project-management methodologies to support the design, implementation, governance, and ongoing control of outcome-based testing initiatives.
• Collaborating with risk, compliance, and business teams across multiple functions to ensure adherence to internal policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Maintaining accurate records, testing documentation, and supporting evidence to enable efficient, consistent, and transparent reporting of compliance activities and results.

• A minimum of 4-6 years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in SQL and working with multiple database platforms, with the ability to accurately manipulate and analyze large, complex datasets.
• Hands-on experience with Python, Jupyter Notebooks, and Google BigQuery.
• Familiarity with big-data environments, and the tools used to accurately import, export, process, and manage large datasets.
• Strong knowledge of statistical methods and analytical techniques.
• Proven analytical, problem-solving, and project-management capabilities, with a track record of delivering results.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, communication, and collaboration skills.
• A highly motivated, detail-oriented self-starter who can manage multiple priorities and workstreams effectively.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or relevant professional certifications are a plus.
• Shift timings would be 9:00am - 6:00pm but based on the requirements the business may ask to work in 1:00pm - 10:00pm shift. Therefore, the candidate must be flexible to work in the mentioned timings.

Additional Skills and Competencies

• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and change-management capabilities, supported by excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Self-motivated, reliable, adaptable, and detail-oriented, with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated conceptual thinking and sound analytical judgment when evaluating complex issues.
• Ability to explore, interpret, and develop a clear understanding of new or unfamiliar datasets.
• Strong knowledge of banking systems, processes, and technology environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to utilize GenAI and improve efficiency while not sacrificing accuracy