Manager - Data Science

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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.

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Functional Description

CFR Global Decision Science Team is an innovation engine driving enterprise wide growth & differentiation for American Express in today’s digital world. Our focus is to enrich data, advance analytics and elevate platforms to deliver scalable solutions that power AXP to effectively target , acquire and engage customers & merchants across channels globally.

The role’s primary focus will be to drive governance & enforcement of policies/Standards across models within the oversight of the Model Risk Committee. This role will deliver on several key initiatives which are critical for the effective functioning of the Model Risk Committee.

How will you make an impact in this role?

Key

Responsibilities

Manager / Sr. Manager role for the Credit and Fraud Model Risk Committee.Responsibilities include:

• Drive enforcement of the Modeling Policies/Standards within the Committee purview.Have good command on governance expectations to ensure Committee is operating in Compliance with governance requirements (e.g. Committee Charter)
• Deliver on the firm’s expectations of a Committee Secretary and prescribed responsibilities.
• Manage the monthly Model Risk Committee meeting, including material review and timely distribution, meeting minutes drafting, tracking follow-ups to completion.ensure Meeting Materials and supporting documents are uploaded timely into company repositories; Ensure key items are reported to respective Committees.

·Report outstanding model issues, and other items of concern to the Committee Chair and other relevant groups as appropriate

·Support Internal Audits and Regulatory Exams

·Serve as a key resource for model owners and key stakeholder groups

·May have people leader responsibilities

Required Qualifications

·Proficient in Excel, PPT and Word

·Must be able to prioritize workload

·Detail oriented, with a proven track record of meeting deadlines and deliverables

·Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, using initiative to manage multiple stakeholders simultaneously

·Proven project management skills, exceptional written and oral communication and presentation skills

·Ability to establish strong collaborative relationship with both internal and external partners

·Proven team player; collaborative and passionate in your approach but able to work autonomously

Eligibility

• Graduate or Post Graduate / MBA with overall work experience of 6+ years with significant time spent in the areas of program management
• Short listing will be done as per the prescreening criteria. Only short-listed candidates will be interviewed

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.