About this role
This is a senior role comprising of Country Executive Team Membership.
Required Skills / Qualifications
- Significant financial services Compliance and anti-money laundering experience related to Canada Cards / Payments industry; deep knowledge of Canada requirements for Payment Institutions, for both issuing and acquiring business.
- Strong expertise in interacting with local regulators/national authorities as well as strong networking in the Canada payment/financial/banking community.
- Strong knowledge of local regulations.
- Strong influencing skills in a complex /matrix organization to drive results/design a local robust regulatory compliance framework.
- Strong leadership skills to work effectively with very senior levels of American Express management (business and Compliance) and be a trusted advisor.
- Fluency in leveraging a complex matrix environment to negotiate successfully with key stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Ability to collaborate and build and foster strong relationships within the Compliance organization globally and regionally in addition to key stakeholders.
- Strong communication skills to positively represent in discussions with regulators.
- Strong management skills to effectively lead, motivate and manage a team of direct/indirect reports.
- Graduate and/or relevant professional qualification preferred - Law or Economics Degree, Compliance/AML Diploma, CAMS Certification will be an advantage.
- Job location: Canada
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.