American Express’s Global Financial Crimes Surveillance Unit (GFCSU) is part of the broader Global Risk & Compliance organization, operating within Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC), provides end-to-end oversight and support of global financial crimes investigations. In partnership with broader GFCC teams, GFCSU supports the development, testing, implementation and adjudication of transaction monitoring rules, reports, and other tools to detect potential criminal activity. GFCSU plays 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 Manager GFCSU Quality Control Review position will report to the Director of Financial Intelligence Unit – Governance and Capacity Planning. Leading a team of Quality Control analysts, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that an effective Compliance control program exists across GFCSU processes. This role will interface regularly with GFCSU and GFCC leadership and other Compliance colleagues.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Quality Control Analysts. Guide them in conducting Financial Crime Compliance processes (AML, EDD, Screening) AML quality control reviews for processes managed by GFCSU and USIU (AML, EDD, Screening)
- Ensure evaluations of alert investigations are conducted in line with established regulatory and procedural requirements. Provide clear feedback to the appropriate teams based on findings
- Ensure the consistency of feedback provided by Quality Control reviewers and that it is aligned with the methodology and criteria of the Quality Assurance Program
- Oversee the planning, execution and reporting of quality control testing in conformance with professional and department standards
- Identify trends procedural adherence and report back to GFCSU and USIU leadership
- Monitor and maintain portfolio of quality control analytics to assess and communicate results
- Present quality control program objectives, scope, and results to senior management, clearly articulating the potential impact of control gaps in a highly professional and proficient manner
- Manage initiatives to expand and enhance quality control review processes and technology
- Undertake the identification of error trends and collaborate with impacted teams for remediation and track them to closure
Minimum Qualifications
- Demonstrated people/process leadership skills with ability to foster and coach colleagues. Proven ability to lead team members in a way that encourages, develops, and delivers results.
- 3+ years of work experience in a financial services or payment institution in any of the following areas: Anti-Money Laundering, Suspicious Activity Reporting, financial crime, enhanced due diligence, or law enforcement
- Demonstrated fact-based problem-solving and decision-making skills, and the ability to make tactical recommendations
- Aptitude for working with data, interpreting results and analytic best practices
- Ability to communicate analysis, issues, results and recommendations with transparency
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to influence, gain support, and resolve conflict
- Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential and professional manner
- Excellent time-management skills and demonstrated ability to balance competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in Spain is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.