Regional Financial Crimes Strategic Manager

American Express
Madrid
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder management","Influencing","Coordination","Strategic thinking","Problem-solving","Prioritization","Sound judgement","Attention to detail","Professionalism"]

Support the Regional Head of Financial Crimes Compliance for EMEA by coordinating priorities across markets and workstreams. Help execute the regional FCC agenda, track progress and dependencies, enhance governance routines, and ensure consistent implementation of Enterprise Financial Crime policies. Serve as a central point of reference for market information flows, coordinate engagement across MLROs/LECOs, and prepare executive materials and KPI reporting to enable decision-making and delivery discipline.

Loading

Loading job details...

Preparing the role view and application actions.

FursaFursa
American Express
American Express
1 day ago

Regional Financial Crimes Strategic Manager

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI
Last checked: 1 hour agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Support the Regional Head of Financial Crimes Compliance for EMEA by coordinating priorities across markets and workstreams. Help execute the regional FCC agenda, track progress and dependencies, enhance governance routines, and ensure consistent implementation of Enterprise Financial Crime policies. Serve as a central point of reference for market information flows, coordinate engagement across MLROs/LECOs, and prepare executive materials and KPI reporting to enable decision-making and delivery discipline.
Location: Madrid
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with the Regional Head of FCC to define, prioritize, and execute the regional Financial Crime Compliance agenda with coordination and delivery discipline.
  • •Coordinate execution of regional priorities across markets, jurisdictions, and key workstreams; track objectives, dependencies, and execution risks with timely escalation.
  • •Act as a central point of reference for market engagement and manage regional information requests, responses, updates, and follow-ups to ensure consistency and clarity.
  • •Coordinate cross-functional alignment across EMEA FCC verticals and specialist Financial Crime functions and support resolution of execution barriers for key initiatives.
  • •Prepare executive presentations, committee materials, dashboards/KPIs, and governance framework/RACI documentation; coordinate strategic initiatives and follow-up actions on behalf of the Regional Head.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsuranceDisabilityRetirementPaid Parental

Key Requirements

  • •Outstanding written and verbal communication skills to produce clear materials for markets and senior stakeholders.
  • •Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, able to drive alignment and deliver through others in a matrix organization.
  • •Practical knowledge of Financial Crime Compliance frameworks including AML, CTF, sanctions, and anti-bribery & corruption.
  • •Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in Financial Crime Compliance, Compliance, Risk Management, regulatory governance, or a related control function in regulated financial services.
  • •Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience required; fluency in English required (additional European languages are an advantage).
Experience:5+ yearsFinancial Crime ComplianceAMLSanctionsRegulated financial services
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementInfluencingCoordinationStrategic thinkingProblem-solvingPrioritizationSound judgementAttention to detailProfessionalism
Languages:English

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

American Express
Provides global payment, credit, and travel-related financial services for consumers and businesses. Best known for its charge and credit cards, merchant payment network, and premium customer rewards and servicing.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Founded: 1850
WebsiteLinkedIn