American Express

Manager-Risk Management

Posted On

March 26, 2025

Location

Gurugram, Haryana

Experience Level

Freshers/Experienced

Job Type

Permanent

Apply By

April 20, 2025

Job Description

Job Description – Manager/Sr. Mgr. – Risk Management - Market Risk Oversight Group

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and each other. Here, you will learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that is unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you will be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact- every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we will win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we will do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

As American Express continues along an impressive growth trajectory, the company is preparing to ascend the ranks of the Federal Reserve’s bank categorization. With the anticipated category changes will come heightened requirements in the capital, and regulatory reporting domains. American Express is pursuing Project Fast Forward to interpret these new requirements and uplift capabilities to meet our needs.

Join Team Amex and let us lead the way together. Our industry is rapidly evolving, and we need courageous, quick thinkers who can shape the strategic decisions that lead our business forward. As part of the team, you can have the opportunity to learn and use the latest data tools and technologies and explore a range of roles to grow your career. Find your place in finance on #TeamAmex.

Functional Description:

This role is part of the Market Risk Oversight Group - an independent risk management team Within the Global Risk & Compliance organization, overseeing the financial risks and capital management activities undertaken by the Treasury function at American Express. The team’s core remit is to design and execute risk measurement and controls across balance sheet management areas, including market risk, capital management, and funding and liquidity risk.

This role will report to the Director, Capital Management and Market Risk Oversight, and focus on uplifting the capital management program from the second line lens as American Express’s balance sheet grows, and regulatory landscape continues to evolve. The candidate will help strengthen the strategic thinking around capital and build the foundation for second line oversight of capital management oversight.

The manager in this role will gain valuable exposure to the critical capital management activities and processes including stress testing, risk identification and scenario design, internal capital adequacy and assessment (ICAAP), regulatory and economic capital, capital ratio calculation/forecasting as well as develop an understanding of the regulatory framework for evaluating capital adequacy. This individual will work closely with key stakeholders across multiple functional areas (such as Treasury, Finance, Risk, Data Science, Controllership, Audit) to drive strategic projects focusing on program design, process enhancement, issue management.

Responsibilities:

• Help design the foundational components for a robust capital management (oversight) program.

• Provide effective challenge to key areas/processes in capital management, leveraging analytical frameworks for independent risk assessment.

• Assess the evolving regulatory landscape (e.g., applicable guidance, potential new regulations) and internal policies related to capital management/adequacy to ensure continued compliance.

• Conduct independent analytics and develop data-driven insights to inform and support risk management decisions.

• Identify new and emerging risks within the Capital management space, and develop measurement/mitigation strategies as appropriate,

• Partner with the key stakeholder groups across the enterprise to drive continuous enhancements in Capital management processes.

Qualifications:

• Experience in Treasury or Risk Management (with a focus on capital) is preferred,

• Graduate degree in Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field

• Self-starter and highly organized with an ability to proactively identify underlying risks and design recommendations / solutions for risk management and mitigation.

• Ability to think critically, manage multiple competing priorities while retaining strong attention to detail and driving high quality results with strict deadlines.

• Powerful professional presence with the ability to set the agenda.

• Effective communication skills to distill complex messages, prepare impactful materials by synthesizing key insights, and tailor appropriately for the target audience.

• Relationship leadership with a track record of positively collaborating, influencing, and coordinating with internal and external partners.

• Must be comfortable operating with some degree of ambiguity and defining approaches to handle “white space” (inherent in an evolving business/regulatory environment).

• Strong team player seamlessly collaboratively to resolve challenges in a demanding environment.

• Advanced problem-solving skills and analytical acumen; proficiency in SQL and Python preferred.

• CFA or FRM certification is a plus.

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
Support for financial-well-being and retirement
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
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

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.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

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