Description
The Global Risk & Compliance (GRC) organization serves as American Express’ independent risk management function. GRC maintains the enterprise risk framework, provides oversight and challenge, and monitors key risks. By embedding risk discipline into strategy and operations, GRC enables responsible growth, innovation, and long-term value creation while protecting customers and shareholders.
The Spain CRO function is part of the Int’l CRO team, within General Risk and Compliance (GRC). It is responsible for identifying and overseeing risk across all processes.
How will you make an impact in this role?
The Senior Manager, Financial Risk Management AEESA & AEPE, within the GRC organization, is responsible for establishing the second line of defense framework for the areas under its responsibility for the AEESA & AEPE Legal Entities markets. We are seeking an experienced risk leader to be a part of this exciting journey. The incumbent will identify, assess, measure,



manage and report risk and strengthen the governance structure for our Spanish businesses (AEESA & AEPE Legal Entities).

Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in Risk Appetite Framework (RAF) refresh process and seek to align International Legal Entities (ILE) Financial Risk metrics with Enterprise (as far as possible)
- Provide Financial Risk credible challenge to Legal Entity (LE) projects, strategies and in the Change Advisory Forums.
- Understand and speak to the Financial Risk profile of the LE based on aggregation of data and reporting
- Act as main point of contact for Financial Risk for LE regulator, Audit and ILE Leadership, and requests for Financial Risk program/results requests
- LE specific committee Financial Risk representative, and point of contact for Financial Risk at LE board meetings (as required)
- Own ILE R Financial Risk policies and frameworks, where required
- Influence Enterprise Financial Risk and Framework/Policies/Programs to ensure fit for purpose for

📌 Senior Manager, Spain Chief Risk Officer (Madrid)
🏢 American Express
📍 Madrid