Responsibilities
As member of the EMEA Regional Financial Crime Compliance Organization based in Madrid, Spain the candidate will be able to:
- Manage Financial Crimes Compliance aspects of the Legal Entities governance structure including but not limited to support coordinating the 2 Amex’s Entities AML Committees and perform prudential oversight over the AEESA and AEPE legal entities’ branches located across Europe.
- In close coordination with Company’s Financial Crimes Risk Management policy and standards, it will support the team in setting the standards for market committees, policies and procedures across region’s market teams.
- Support the issuance of the annual business-wide risk assessment, in line with Enterprise’s methodology, overseeing market deployment to ensure harmonization at Legal Entity / region level
- Support issuance of MLRO’s Annual Activity Report, in line with EBA guidelines on the role of the Compliance Officer
- Support issuance of the internal business control framework evaluation program




- Support the execution of the External and Internal examination/audits including but not limited to the coordination with the examiners and relevant stakeholders and assist with the remediation action plans assessments.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in AML/CFT regulatory compliance within financial services industry firm. Sound knowledge of a 3 lines of defense structure
- Understanding of European and Spanish AML regulations plus a good working knowledge of Payment Services regulations and EU regulatory bodies.
- Strong knowledge of AML/CFT regulatory framework in Europe and Spain
- Proactive, strong analytical and problem-solving attitude.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational and time management skills.
- Strong management skills to effectively lead, motivate and manage a team of direct/indirect reports
- Graduate and/or relevant professional qualification preferred - Law or Economics Degree, Compliance/AML Diplom

📌 Analyst- AML Compliance (Madrid)
🏢 American Express
📍 Madrid