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At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviours, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience this 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.
How will you make an impact in this role?
This newly created Madrid‑based position will support the first line of defence (1LoD) with the tracking of the implementation of AML‑KYC refresh processes, analysing data provided and reporting needs across GMNS Continental Europe operations (the “Business”), within the legal entity American Express Payments Europe, S.L (“AEPE” or “Legal Entity”). The role will report directly to the AML‑KYC Manager in the Business Enablement team.
As a key member of the Business Enablement team, the candidate will focus on analysing data and status updates on the different KYC initiatives managed by the Business, support the teams implementing the KYC refresh strategy, identify opportunities and synergies across the different ongoing KYC projects, and involve key stakeholders as required.
Responsibilities
* Support the initiatives carried out by the first line of business in AML and KYC related projects, from onboarding to refresh and any enhancements required in line with regulatory changes.
* Support data analysis efforts to identify risks, trends and improvement opportunities.
* Design and maintain dashboards, metrics and KPIs for KYC Operations.
* Prepare clear data‑driven PowerPoint presentations for internal reporting, stakeholder meetings and regulatory reviews.
* Support regulatory and compliance processes, information preparation for reporting and coordination with internal teams on regulatory requests.
* Support AML‑related internal or external audits and regulatory inspections, and implement remediation action plans.
* Collaborate strongly with the General Counsel Office, Compliance, MLRO Team, Regulatory Reporting and GMS Control Management teams at local and regional level while defining host territories’ AML regulatory requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
* University Degree (preferable in Economics or Law). Knowledge of payment services and AML/CTF regulations highly valued.
* Minimum of 3+ years of compliance‑related work experience in an EU bank and/or non‑bank financial services industry.
* Understanding of European regulatory compliance requirements.
* Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and an innovative approach to solving problems.
* Advanced skills in Excel and other data analytics tools such as SQL, PowerBI or Tableau.
* Proven experience in designing and implementing regulatory compliance programs including analysis of regulation, risk assessment, design of policies & procedures and monitoring programs from a project‑management perspective.
* Proactive attitude with a business approach to problem‑solving situations.
* Knowledge of company operating processes within a multinational company such as Amex is a plus.
* Ability to communicate and interact effectively with all levels in the organization as well as with external parties.
* Strong presentation and storytelling skills; good management of PowerPoint or similar tools.
* Ability to build strong working relationships; operate in large cross‑functional teams and influence colleagues to drive change.
* Fluency in English and Spanish, both verbal and written is a must. Additional language skills are a plus.
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in Spain is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.
Benefits
* 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 centres staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
* Free and confidential counselling support through our Healthy Minds programme
* Career development and training opportunities
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Other
Offer of employment
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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