Manager-Compliance -The US Special Investigations – Data Support & Intelligence

Job Description

The US Special Investigations – Data Support & Intelligence Manager will be responsible for providing data, queries, and analytical support for urgent financial crime investigations. This role will translate investigative needs into targeted queries and actionable outputs that enable analysts and leadership to respond quickly to high-priority investigative requests. This role plays a key part in ensuring that the team’s critical investigations have robust data and analytics support and that its deep expertise is effectively integrated into GFCC’s production systems.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide data querying and analytical support to analysts conducting time-sensitive financial crime investigations
• Triage urgent investigative requests, assess data needs, and prioritize work based on risk, deadlines, and stakeholder impact
• Construct and run advanced queries against transaction and customer data to quickly identify patterns, anomalies, networks, and potential suspicious activity
• Respond to ad hoc data pull requests to support business and/or compliance efforts
• Maintain clean code and documentation to improve response times, consistency, and alignment
• Represent the team in design conversations with Operations Enablement and other stakeholders to translate data and investigative expertise into effective improvements to production systems
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6 years of work experience in data-centric roles at a financial institution in one of the following areas: Anti-Money Laundering/Suspicious Activity Reporting, Cyber Security, Fraud Investigations, or Law Enforcement support
• Demonstrated experience using SQL (3 years)
• Ability to communicate findings clearly and quickly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential and professional manner
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while effectively collaborating with stakeholders outside of direct reporting lines
• Bachelor’s degree
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or other advanced degree
• CAMS certified or equivalent is preferred
• Demonstrated experience in statistical programming (3 years using Python)
• Excellent analytical skills with a solid understanding of statistics, data mining, and network-analysis techniques
  
  

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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
• 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
  
  

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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 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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