Director, Italy Chief Risk Officer Lazio

Director, Italy Chief Risk Officer
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

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***Role Description**:

The Risk Oversight organization within Global Risk and Compliance (GRC) is responsible for identifying and managing risk across all processes and geographies at American Express.

The Director, Italy Chief Risk Officer is part of Enterprise Risk Management within the GRC organization and is responsible for representing the second line of defense for American Express Italia (AEI).

The CRO (Chief Risk Officer) will be responsible for identifying, assessing, estimate, managing and reporting all risks and strengthen the governance structure in AEI.

We are seeking an experienced leader to be a part of this exciting journey.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop risk tolerance limits, and establish risk appetite metrics and escalation thresholds for all major risk stripes

- Identify emerging risks in accordance with the risk management program and foster a strong risk and control culture across American Express Italia (AEI).

- Establish policies, practices, and other control mechanisms to handle key company risks

- Supervise and report on the AEI´s aggregate risk profile, initiating appropriate actions to ensure adherence to risk appetite

- Support the creation of dashboards and other reporting tools for all major risk types and provide regular updates to Senior Management, the Risk Committee, and the Board

- Chair AEI Risk Committees and conduct them in accordance with the Risk Committee Charter

- Provide supervision of internal control framework and management of risks, including outsourcing, information technology and information security, data governance, privacy, climate and legal entity governance

- Provide effective challenge through reviews of critical processes, active participation in Risk Committee and other allied committees/ forums.

- Maintain and continuously improve Legal Entity Risk Management Framework

- Collaborate effectively with CFR, Compliance, GCO, Operations Excellence, Treasury, Controllership and other partners in the first line teams to ensure regulatory compliance and handle regulatory relationship and exams for safety & soundness related regulations.

- Lead the functional control of risk management activities including the supervision of key risk-taking activities and core risk controls in AEI

- Provide control of AEI's operations through the establishment and ongoing maintenance of an effective enterprise risk management program

**Experience and Background**:

- 7+ years of leadership experience in risk management or a similar role.

- Strong eye for business with a risk-reward control perspective.

- Experience in interacting with regulators and familiarity with local market regulatory requirements.

- Demonstrated ability to successfully prioritise under pressure.

- Proficiency in English and Italian.

- Advanced degree or equivalent experience in business, economics, engineering, or a related field is preferred.

**Leadership Skills**:

- Proven leader with thought leadership and a passion for the business.

- Excellent relationship and influence leadership skills with the ability to build positive relationships across teams and levels of seniority.

- Self-confident with a strong sense of integrity and the ability and willingness to challenge and be challenged.

- Proactive in identifying issues, delivering and calling out key findings, and advising on recommended solutions to accurate issues or mitigate risks.

- Ability to communicate inspection findings to colleagues, business partners, and senior leaders.

- Strong verbal and written communication skills.

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That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life.

Benefits include:

- Competitive base salaries

- Bonus incentives

- Support for financial-well-being and retirement

- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on l