Description:

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.

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.

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