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Exam and Findings Management Manager – Technology

The Manager of Technology Exam and Findings Management will be responsible for managing Technology owned or impacted exams, audits, and reviews, and supporting the tracking of open findings, Management Action Plans (MAP), Matters Requiring Attention (MRA), and other regulatory or audit actions across Technology. The successful candidate will collaborate across lines of defense and organizations to manage, track, and report on open actions from audits, reviews, and/or exams to various stakeholders as well as provide consultative services on drafting MSIFs and findings remediation plans in collaboration with Technology SMEs. This position will report into the Director of Technology Exam and Findings Management of the Regional Information Security and Tech Supervisory Engagement team within the Technology Risk & Information Security (TRIS) organization.

Key responsibilities include:

• Manage American Express regulatory engagements, internal compliance audits, and external assessments for Technology programs, processes, and procedures
• Respond to audit and examination requirements from both internal auditors and external examiners.
• Understand and be able to develop, implement, and follow-through on the lifecycle components of an MRA.
• Collaborate with Internal Audit Group, and 2^nd line of defense partners to align data for reporting.
• Track and report status of open findings, MAPs, MRAs for Technology across the three lines of business.  
• Provide understanding of results, findings, action plans, etc. to include plan activities, actions of coordination, priorities, steps, process, and timeline for monitoring.
• Create and maintain an accurate flow of audit and exam information including schedules, results, and statuses.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Information Security or Technology Risk Management leadership experience.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience working with Regulators and in complex regulated businesses.
• Experience developing and reporting on project metrics to provide for various levels of an organization.
• Leadership and team-building skills, with a consistent track record for successful delivery of projects.
• Understanding of information security regulatory landscape.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Security and risk certifications (risk and regulatory – CISA, CISM, CRISC)
• Strong in risk management. Ability to link threats to risk tolerance and control effectiveness measurements.
• Strong writing skills: the ability to frame messages for specific audiences and communicate information about complex issues to collaborators in a clear and easy to understand way.
• Experience in information security disciplines with emphasis on vulnerability management, data protection, infrastructure security, application security, identity and access, incident management and data analytics.
• Experience as an IT Auditor in 2nd, 3rd, or regulatory spaces.
• Experience working with a diverse audience, under tight deadlines, and negotiate successful outcomes to challenging problems.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Technology and Security teams.