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How we serve our customers is constantly evolving and is a challenge we gladly accept.
Whether you’re finding new ways to prevent identity fraud or enabling customers to start a new business, you can work with one of the most valuable data sets in the world to identify insights and actions that can have an important impact on our customers and our business.
And, with opportunities to learn from leaders who have defined the course of our industry, you can grow your career and define your own path. Find your place in risk management on #TeamAmex.
The Role
A single decision can have many outcomes, and when that decision affects hundreds of thousands of customers and employees, it needs to be the right one. That’s where Credit and Fraud Risk comes in.
At American Express, Risk Management forms the backbone of all financial services operations. It affects every aspect of the company globally.
Join us this summer, and you’ll get to know all the areas of our business – from consumer cards to small-business services, corporate services, and merchant partners. Plus, you’ll work with the industry’s top Risk Management teams, developing strategies, leveraging Machine Learning and overseeing how recent news events impacts our customers.
Positions in Risk Management lead the development of credit, operational, enterprise, and fraud policies designed to profitably grow the portfolio, while ensuring excellent customer experience.
These policies utilize mathematical models and other techniques to understand and predict customer behavior. At the analyst level, the employee is beginning to develop expertise in the field. Receives general instruction on moderately complex problems and issues.
Our well-established Summer Internship Programme will provide candidates with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in projects that have strategic, operational, and financial significance to the company.
Interns will have the opportunity to work on a challenging project, with an opportunity to learn about the culture and values of American Express, as well as network across regions and functions.
Skills and Experience
- Strong analytical, project management, relationship, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills, this position collaborates with diverse stakeholders, including marketing, sales, operations, business partners as well as external vendors
- Ability to effectively implement initiatives through partnerships and alignment with multiple stakeholders
- Effective team player and ability to manage multiple responsibilities
Requirements and Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a full-time undergraduate degree programme (degree in quantitative field or equivalent experience such as business, finance, statistics, economics, science, engineering, or mathematics) in your penultimate year of study. Students must graduate in 2024.
- Experience in Python/ SQL/ R /Hive or other statistical programming experience is preferred along with working knowledge of MS Office
About AMEX
At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways.
Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what’s possible— and we’re proud to back each other every step of the way.
Join #TeamAmex and let’s lead the way together.
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by law.
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Our team will review completed applications on a rolling basis. We would encourage you submit your applications early as applications may close before the deadline.
We appreciate your patience while we consider your application and will be in contact with you by 5th December 2022. The deadline for applications is 11th November 2022.
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
