Director-Risk Management

4 weeks ago


Sandy, United States American Express Full time

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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'll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that's unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you'll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company's success. Together, we'll 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'll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

How we serve our customers is constantly evolving and is a challenge we gladly accept. Whether you're finding new ways to prevent identity fraud or enabling customers to start a new business, you can work with one of the most valuable data sets in the world to identify insights and actions that can have a meaningful impact on our customers and our business. And, with opportunities to learn from leaders who have defined the course of our industry, you can grow your career and define your own path. Find your place in risk and analytics on #TeamAmex.

How will you make an impact in this role?

Commercial Rating and Underwriting (CRU) sits within the Credit and Fraud Risk Management (CFR) division and supports the institutional credit risk management function within American Express. The CRU team plays the critical role of assessing and managing the risk of large institutional exposures across all business units within American Express, and in all regions globally. Credit exposures are primarily generated through corporate and small business charge card programs, and via merchant relationships where non-delivery risk exists. This team focuses on Amex's largest credit exposures, whereas smaller commercial and consumer credit risks are generally measured by machine learnings models. CRU is led from Salt Lake City with regional teams in New York, London, Singapore, Sydney, Bangalore and Gurgaon.

Directors in Commercial Rating & Underwriting are responsible for overseeing managers who rate and underwriting credit exposures in their assigned region, industry, and business line. Fundamental analysis incorporates a thorough review of business, financial, industry and country risk coupled with support from internal and external rating model outputs. Assessment includes understanding of the need for credit extension, profitability of the relationship and program structures. CRU directors interact with various constituents across the firm including front office sales, business unit risk partners, and credit administration to perform their critical role.

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum 7 years experience rating and / or underwritingBachelor's degree (or substantial coursework) in finance, accounting, economics, or statisticsExpertise as a credit and underwriting decision maker dealing with commercial exposures ranging from small business or middle-market to large, multinational institutionsThorough understanding of fundamental financial analysis including the ability to review corporate financial statements to determine the ability of the obligor to honor its credit obligationsComfort with GAAP/IFRS accounting standards, corporate valuation, and forecastingKnowledge of how probability of default and loss given default determine economic capitalExperience in determining appropriate credit capacity, structuring of facilities, and risk mitigation techniquesFamiliarity with quantitative credit models (such as Moody's RiskCalc) and knowledge of how to interpret the outputs, and when deviation from the model has appropriate defenseComfort with public agency ratings and supporting analysisUnderstanding of current macroeconomic trends and how to provide recommendations to improve the PD estimation based on the business cycleExperience preparing company-specific and industry-wide credit memorandumsExcellent judgment in making sound rating and underwriting decisions to maximize profitability and mitigate riskFamiliarity with banking regulations, particularly those imposed by Basel Committee on Banking SupervisionTrack record of collaborating and building relationships across organizationAbility to lead large scale, time sensitive, enterprise-wide projects through to successful completionProven ability to influence others to achieve complex objectives against tight deadlinesExperience managing, training, and mentoring othersPreferred Qualifications:Graduate degree with a finance or business emphasis, or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, is preferred Salary Range: $130,000.00 to $205,000.00 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + benefits The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors. 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 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 For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site. At American Express, you'll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company's success. Together, we'll 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'll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong. 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. 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. US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the "Know Your Rights" poster and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement. If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new browser window: to access the three posters.

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