Director Information Security – Exam and Findings Management

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The Director of Technology Exam and Findings Management will be accountable for reducing Regulatory risk for Technology at American Express and will be responsible for managing all Technology owned or impacted exams, audits and reviews, and ensuring the subject matter experts can demonstrate and articulate the rigor and controls performed and executed by the Technology organization. This leader will also track all 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 fieldwork activity and open actions from audits, reviews, and/or exams. The successful candidate will also provide consultative services on drafting MSIFs and findings remediation plans in collaboration with Technology SMEs. This position will report into the Vice President of Regional Information Security and Tech Supervisory Engagement within the Technology Risk & Information Security (TRIS) organization.

Key responsibilities include:

• Optimize Technology regulatory and exam management process maturity and monitor emerging developments to assess the impacts and relevance to American Express and stay ahead of new policies and regulations.
• 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 2nd 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.

Qualifications:

• 10-15 years of Information Security or Technology Risk Management leadership experience.
• Commensurate academic credentials (bachelor’s degree / master’s degree preferred) and security certifications (risk and regulatory preferred)
• Experience working with Regulators and in complex regulated businesses.
• Broad understanding of information security disciplines with emphasis on vulnerability management, data protection, infrastructure security, application security, identity and access, incident management and data analytics.
• 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 stakeholders in a clear and easy to understand way.
• Experience developing and reporting on project metrics to provide for different levels of an organization
• Must have the ability to work with a diverse audience, under tight deadlines, and negotiate successful outcomes to challenging problems
• Demonstrable leadership and team-building skills, with a proven track record for successful delivery of projects, working cross-functionally with Technology and Security teams
• Understanding of information security regulatory landscape.
• Experience as an auditor in 2nd, 3rd, or regulatory spaces.

Salary Range: $170,000.00 to $255,000.00 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.

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• 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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