Company: American Express
Position: Manager & Counsel (Regulatory & Banking)
Location: New York, NY
Description:
With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.
At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.
Join Team Amex and let’s lead the way together.
The General Counsel’s Organization (GCO) at American Express is seeking a Manager & Counsel to support the Regulatory, Banking, Insurance, Privacy & Data Law Team within the Global Enterprise Services group. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing day-to-day legal and strategic advice on Credit & Fraud Risk matters to American Express. This position requires regularly navigating novel business and legal issues across a broad range of matters and working seamlessly with colleagues. It also provides the opportunity to contribute to a host of strategic projects and to collaborate with colleagues across business units and the GCO on significant enterprise initiatives.
Our mission is to protect and strengthen American Express through legal expertise and strategic advice that helps our business partners manage risk, identify opportunities, and deliver on the company’s promise of exceptional products and services. Given the dynamic nature of the global payments industry and the valued partnership between our team and the business, we see it as imperative to attract and develop talented people by:
- Providing rich work experiences and opportunities for professional development;
- Recognizing and rewarding those who drive and deliver results; and
- Respecting and valuing diversity, integrity, and personal accountability.
Here’s just some of what you’ll do in this role:
- Advise on consumer financial regulatory matters, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Truth in Lending Act and UDAAP;
- Support complex contractual issues including negotiation, interpretation and dispute resolution;
- Guide business colleagues on myriad payments related issues across Nacha regulations and the Electronic Funds Transfer Act;
- Participate on a small team of seasoned attorneys, offering thought leadership for, and engagement on, cross-subject matter practice group issues and strategic projects
- Collaborate with colleagues within the GCO and other groups; and
- Routinely engage directly with internal clients.
Contact: Mario A. Magana – mario.a.magana1@aexp.com
Qualifications:
- J.D. with admission to practice law in New York
- 3+ years of relevant work experience in a law firm and/or in-house corporate legal environment
- Interest in developing a deep understanding of business needs and objectives with a close partnership with business clients
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with passion for generating creative and innovative solutions
- Ability to communicate complex issues clearly and persuasively, in both written and oral format, and to synthesize complex issues
- Excellent collaboration and teamwork skills and ability to work well in cross-functional team settings
- Ability to manage and prioritize competing demands while maintaining high attention to detail and meeting deadlines
- Ability to understand and integrate details of business / enterprise environment and priorities in applying legal and policy requirements
- Intellectually curious and self-motivated, high level of personal energy and commitment
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with U.S. consumer financial regulatory and payments matters
- Experience working with banks, payment networks and/or financial institutions
- Strong executive presence and ability to influence stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to build excellent relationships
- Willingness and flexibility to be a team player and take on new responsibilities and challenges
- Excellent oral and written communication skills