Senior Auditor

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About the Internal Audit Group at American Express

Our Internal Audit Group is a worldwide function with 300+ team members and offices across nine countries within American Express. Our mission is to protect and enhance organizational value by providing independent, objective, risk-based assurance, advisory services and to influence the way the company manages risk.

We are committed to growing our audit staff significantly as we continue to expand and enhance the Internal Audit Group. Our assurance and risk professionals have diverse backgrounds including internal controls, consumer compliance, technology, operational risk, financial accounting, data analytics, and banking operations. Our audit teams align to key risk areas and business units to ensure IAG can provide comprehensive and risk-based audit coverage. In addition, IAG has a Professional Practices group responsible for managing audit operations, quality, and standards; regulatory relations; reporting; training and professional development; and key internal capabilities and technologies.

About the role:

We are seeking an Auditor for Artificial Intelligence/Generative AI Audit who is passionate about the evolving space of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI, and is capable to conduct impactful audits to ensure effective risk management across American Express. In this role, you will be a key member of the Internal Audit Group’s Data Science and Model Risk group wherein you will be conducting AI/Generative AI specific audits. This role is of an elevated importance to American Express in order to ensure its sustainable and responsible growth in the field of AI.  

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in specialized (“core”) audits focused on AI/Gen AI to assess the Company’s AI/Gen AI governance, risk management framework and supporting control processes. This involves assessing the governance, risk management and controls that support the ideation, development, deployment and monitoring of AI/ Gen AI use cases. 
• Effectively challenge the 1st line AI/ Gen AI use case developers and 2nd line risk management teams to ensure that the appropriate AI/ Gen AI risks are identified, mitigated, and governed. 
• Evaluate results, synthesize audit findings across the project, draft audit reports and ensure effective and efficient execution of audits in conformance with professional and department standards.
• Assist team leaders in accomplishing team objectives and producing results.
• Maintain internal audit competency through ongoing professional development; and keep abreast of the latest developments in AI/Gen AI technologies, ethical considerations, and regulatory requirements, and update the audit coverage strategy accordingly.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Knowledge of Artificial intelligence and machine learning modeling; knowledge of Generative AI will be a plus
• Ability to break down a complex problem into components, solve them using data analysis, process knowledge and risk/control knowledge, and communicate results and control recommendations with transparency and integrity.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills that deliver quality, actionable and beneficial feedback to management on potential control issues and solutions to close gaps.
• Capable of effectively working independently, within a team and across teams in a fast-paced environment to drive results, employing creative thinking, and the ability to work on competing priorities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in artificial intelligence/machine learning, data science, statistics, financial engineering, and relevant fields. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with developing AI/ML and/or Generative AI models and applications
• PHD in artificial intelligence/machine learning, data science, statistics, financial engineering, and relevant fields. 

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.