Compliance Assistant: Customer Information Team - job 1 of 2

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American Express’s Global Financial Crimes Surveillance Unit (GFCSU) and the US Investigations Unit (USIU), within Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC), provide end-to-end support and oversight of global financial crimes investigations. In conjunction with GFCC partners, the GFCSU and USIU develop and implement automated transaction monitoring rules, reports, and other processes designed to identify activity potentially indicative of criminal behavior. The GFCSU and USIU also investigate potentially suspicious financial activity and, when appropriate, file suspicious activity reports (SARs) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which is part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and/or refer matters to internal compliance partners for review and reporting globally. In addition, the GFCSU and USIU manage risk associated with politically exposed persons and persons and entities on core sanctions and risk lists through regular screening, and also manage risk associated with improper payments that could be indicative of bribery, corruption, or other illicit activity by reviewing internal American Express payments and expenditures. The GFCSU and USIU perform a critical role in ensuring that American Express complies with all applicable laws and regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and provide law enforcement with key information for the investigation and prosecution of money laundering and terrorist financing, credit card fraud, identity theft, and other criminal activity.

The Customer Information Team (CIT) provides critical support for the USIU’s Termination of Accounts (TA), Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) efforts. CIT performs strategic outbound calls to obtain customer information to aid in the USIU’s investigations, in addition to performing other tasks that support broader USIU operations.

Responsibilities

A successful CIT analyst will:

• Conduct outbound calls and receive inbound calls to and from customers related to a variety of compliance matters, while adhering to pre-established guidelines and procedures
• Use a variety of internal systems to carry out compliance functions
• Prioritize and multi-task effectively by keeping the nature of the request, the requestor, and all related details in prospective and confidential
• Diffuse potentially difficult customer interactions and maintaining a high level of customer service
• Contribute and potentially present in team meetings
• Adapt to the changing needs of the team and department

Qualifications

Ideal candidates will exhibit the following qualifications:

• 2+ years of customer service experience
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential and professional manner
• Ability to effectively manage change and remain calm in stressful situations
• Knowledge of American Express Servicing Platforms and call center operations
• PC skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Ability to assess the short and long-term effect that all decisions have on constituents and day-to-day business processes
• Ability to analyze data
• Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred

Salary Range: $20.00 to $33.65 hourly + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected hourly pay range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• 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.

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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

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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