**Description** **You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.** 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. As part of the Global Services Group (GSG), the Global Supply Management (GSM) organization partners with American Express (AXP) business partners to identify the right third parties to support their strategic business objectives, negotiate contracts and protect the company from third-party risk. GSM’s vision is to offer outstanding procurement, third-party risk management, and payments services to American Express colleagues. Within GSM the Third-Party Center of Excellence (COE) is comprised of the Third-Party Lifecycle Management (TLM) Operations, Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), and Third-Party Governance & Control teams, which all play a critical role in effectively overseeing third-party risk for the company. The Third-Party Risk Management Strategy Analyst will work in a hybrid schedule and is responsible for supporting the maintenance and direction of third-party risk management requirements with the opportunity to work across TPRM colleagues in Policy, Standards, Portfolio Risk Analysis and Quality Assurance. Under the supervision of a TPRM Strategy Manager, the Analyst will support ongoing management and evolution of program requirements across one or more risk pillars, such as but not limited to Compliance, Financial Health/Credit, Privacy, Resilience, and Information Security. The role includes application of curiosity, thought leadership and cross-functional collaboration with TLM Operations and Risk Subject Matter Experts to define and drive risk management activities that are ‘fit-for-purpose’. To be successful in this role, the candidate must possess excellent written and verbal communication, attention to detail, follow-through, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative mindset. **Responsibilities:** + Understand the third-party lifecycle and scope of assigned risk pillars as they relate to third-party risk management. + Document approaches to risk identification, measurement, management, and monitoring for assigned risk pillars. + Analyze program outcomes in order to measure effectiveness of risk requirements. + Administer updates to guidance documents leveraged by the TLM Operations and Business Unit colleagues to manage compliance with risk requirements with a focus on clarity and comprehensiveness. + Manage & support multiple initiatives for assigned risk pillars such as anticipated changes, emerging risks, and troubleshooting. + Develop and maintain strong relationships with assigned Risk SMEs, TPRM colleagues and TLM Operations partners. + Challenge the status quo and drive continuous strengthening of risk management requirements. + Participate in Cross-functional discussions to ensure proper alignment across various stakeholders. **Minimum Qualifications:** + Ability to project manage in a fast-paced, self-starter environment with a commitment to deliver results timely. + Familiarity with third-party or procurement lifecycle phases. + Moderate to Advanced Microsoft Power Point, Word, and Excel skills. + Attention to detail and follow-through. + Demonstrated ability to build relationships and ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders across multiple geographies. + Ability to communicate clearly and concisely verbally and in writing. + Bachelor’s degree in business related field. **Preferred Qualifications:** + Audit, Risk Management or Third-Party professional credentials a plus. + Minimum 2-3 years of experience with risk management concepts or risk management program(s). **Qualifications** Salary Range: $55,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually bonus benefits The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors. We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include: + Competitive base salaries + Bonus incentives + 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan + Free financial coaching and financial well-being support + Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits + Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need + 20 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy + Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) + Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program + Career development and training opportunities For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site . American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually. US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the “Know Your Rights” poster and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement. If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new browser window: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters to access the three posters. Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position. **Job:** Project **Primary Location:** US-Arizona-Phoenix **Other Locations:** US-Utah-Sandy, US-Florida-Sunrise **Schedule** Full-time **Req ID:** 25000636