Director & Counsel, Third Party Risk Management...

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At An American Multinational Financial Services Corporation, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values (https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/company/who-we-are/) and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of An American Multinational Financial Services Corporation.

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As a member of the Global Technology, Cybersecurity, Procurement and Real Estate Law Group of the General Counsel's Organization, the Director & Counsel – Third Party Risk Management will provide legal support to business and legal colleagues related to third party risk management legal issues around the world.

Role & Responsibilities:
Collaborate with colleagues around the world on third party risk management.

• Provide legal support and strategic advice related to third party risk management, including to the third-party risk management program, the enterprise risk management oversight team, and compliance and audit functions.
• Advise on global third-party risk management and outsourcing regulatory requirements.
• Monitor and advise on global emerging outsourcing, cloud computing and third party risk management regulatory requirements and trends.
• Support lobbying efforts related to proposed outsourcing and third party risk legislation.
• Assist in the development of American Express strategy and policies related to third party risk management, including strategy for managing non-traditional relationships, affiliates, joint ventures, and FinTechs.
• Support the third party risk management team activities associated with venture capital investments, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and other similar corporate transactions.
• Prepare and support the delivery of internal training on third party risk issues.
• Build positive working relationships across the legal department, business and third party risk teams and build relationships with external industry and trade groups.
• Implement and improve methods for legal knowledge management within the team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• J.D. with eligibility to practice law in New York, Georgia, Florida, or Washington D.C.
• 5+ years of work experience involving third party risk management issues in a law firm and/or in-house corporate legal environment
• Experience with laws governing financial institution third party risk management, including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, OCC Third Party Risk Management Guidance, and EBA Guidelines on Outsourcing Arrangements
• Experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong interest and/or experience in third party lifecycle management and emerging technology
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate complex issues clearly and persuasively
• Demonstrated experience in gaining credibility, managing expectations, and developing strong working relationships with legal colleagues and clients