Audit Manager - Third Party Risk

About the Internal Audit Group at American Express
Our Internal Audit Group is a worldwide function with 400+ 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.
Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of audit experience
Prior experience working at a Big Four / G-SIB
Understanding of third-party risk management frameworks, including governance, due diligence, ongoing monitoring, lifecycle management, issue management, and reporting
Understanding of risks associated with third-party relationships across the vendor lifecycle, including operational resilience, information security, technology, data management, financial crime, and regulatory compliance.
Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver deliverables with quality, and actionable value-add feedback to management on issues, opportunity areas, and deficiency solutions
Effectively leads a team in a fast-paced environment to drive business results, utilizing related project management skills, employing creative thinking, and the ability to work on competing priorities
Applies critical thinking to break-down complex problems into components, and solve using data analysis, process, risk control knowledge, and experience to drive risk-based conclusions and decisions
Applies control theory and professional auditing practices throughout the audit lifecycle
Understands regulations, regulatory risks, accounting, and financial industry best practices relevant to the business, including emerging technology and data considerations, and incorporates into the audit approach to enhance outcomes
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in Internal Audit, Third-Party Risk Management, Vendor Risk Management, Operational Risk, Enterprise Risk, Procurement, Compliance, Technology Risk, or a related control function within the financial services industry.
Experience with Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) programs, including third-party governance, due diligence, ongoing monitoring, contract lifecycle management, exit strategies, resilience, or vendor performance management.
Understanding of third-party risk regulatory frameworks and industry guidance, including OCC Third-Party Risk Management Guidance, FFIEC guidance, GDPR, or comparable international regulatory frameworks.
Experience assessing governance, reporting, data management, or technology platforms supporting third-party risk management programs.
Experience with data analytic tools, data visualization, key risk indicators (KRIs), key performance indicators (KPIs), information systems / technology, and scorecards / dashboards, etc.
Interest in working with data, interpreting results, analytic best practices and experience with data analytics tools and data visualization
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
About the Role
This manager role supports the Internal Audit Group’s assurance coverage for Third-Party Risk Management. The

Work arrangement
Hybrid