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As part of the Financial Reporting Quality Assurance Organization (FRQA) within Corporate Controllership, this role is responsible from bringing and managing data under governance for Finance.

Finance Data Governance (FDG) team is leading the effort of defining the future roadmap for data governance within Finance. This director leads a team of professionals focused on ensuring that trusted information is used for critical processes, decision making and accounting/reporting across various finance processes. The team is responsible for validating Source Data from various AXP Systems, ensuring accuracy and completeness of data.

The FDG Director is a collaborator, a well-organized, action-oriented individual with exceptional leadership and time management skills, confident in presenting, facilitating, and building a network of strong relationships across our organization.

Responsibilities:

Bringing data under governance for the Finance organization by implementing requirements of the Enterprise Data Governance Policy within various critical Finance systems/processes. Serve as a liaison between Business/Functional areas and Technology to ensure that data related business requirements for governing critical data are clearly defined, communicated, and well understood/considered as part of operational prioritization and planning. Participate in all aspects of Data Governance specifically on data catalogs, lineage, establishing data quality rules as well as issue management. Leading a team of professionals with a focus on continuing to develop fintech skillsets for the future. Managing and responding to requests from Regulators on an as-needed basis.

Minimum Qualifications:

8+ years of work experience in Banking/Financial Services. Advanced degree in Information systems or Data Analytics or Finance. Proven people leadership experience and ability to attract, engage and retain high caliber global talent. Demonstrated working knowledge of Agile methodology and delivery concepts or other project management methodologies. Strong relationship management and conflict resolution skills with a proven track of positively collaborating, influencing, and extensively coordinating with internal and external partners. Excellent written and verbal communications with ability to communicate highly complex concepts and processes in simple terms and pragmatically across Finance, Business and Technology stakeholders. Ability to be flexible, prioritize multiple demands, and strategically influence in a matrixed organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of AXP financial and regulatory reporting is preferred. Prior experience in application of data governance concepts, for example, metadata, data lineage, and Data Quality, is strongly preferred.

Salary Range: $150,000.00 to $225,000.00 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

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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.

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