Analyst - Compliance, Digital Privacy

Analyst - Compliance, Digital Privacy

New York, NY, United States(Hybrid)

Job Description

The American Express Global Privacy Oversight (GPO) team is a Second Line of Defense (2LoD) function that provides independent oversight, effective challenge, and privacy risk expertise across the enterprise. GPO partners with business and control functions to promote a strong culture of privacy, drive compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements, and ensure privacy risks are appropriately identified, assessed, managed, and mitigated. Through independent oversight and credible challenge, GPO helps strengthen the company's privacy risk management framework while supporting American Express' commitment to delivering the world's best customer experience every day.

This position, based in New York, reports to the Digital Privacy Director.

The successful candidate will be passionate about Digital Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Emerging Technologies, with strong privacy subject matter expertise. They will be comfortable interacting with multiple stakeholders across a highly matrixed organization to achieve goals and will be an advocate for Privacy-by-Design. The role will primarily support independent privacy risk oversight activities related to digital products, AI use cases, and emerging technologies, ensuring privacy risks are effectively identified, assessed, managed, and mitigated in line with enterprise risk management expectations.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent privacy risk oversight to American Express businesses globally, with a particular focus on Digital Privacy, AI, and Emerging Technologies.

• Support the monitoring, analysis, and reporting of privacy key risk indicators and other privacy risk management data.

• Ensure adherence to the enterprise privacy risk appetite and privacy risk management framework through effective oversight, independent review, and Second Line of Defense challenge.

• Review and challenge privacy risk assessments, control design, and mitigation strategies implemented by the First Line of Defense, particularly for digital initiatives, AI solutions, and emerging technology deployments.

• Partner with Compliance and other stakeholders to oversee privacy legal and regulatory change management activities.

• Foster a culture of privacy across American Express by promoting Privacy-by-Design, and sharing of best practices.

• Support governance activities, reporting, and oversight routines that enable effective management of privacy risks across the enterprise.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience in Privacy, with particular focus on AI and emerging Technologies.

• Experience or demonstrated interest in Digital Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and/or Emerging Technology risk management.

• Highly organized with strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

• Ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, mobilize cross-functional and regional teams, and work independently.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or equivalent in Data Protection and Privacy.

• Data Protection and Privacy Professional Certification (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPP/US).

• Prior work in Compliance, Audit/or Risk management at a Digital Technology and/or financial services company preferred.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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

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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 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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Job Info

• Job Identification 26008979

• Job Category Compliance, Control & Legal

• Posting Date 06/15/2026, 06:30 PM

• Apply Before 06/29/2026, 04:00 AM

• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree

• Job Schedule Full time

• Locations AMEX World Financial Center, New York, NY, 10285, US(Hybrid)

• Salary Range $65500 - $102500 annually + bonus + benefits

• Career Area Operational Risk Management and Control Management

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