Senior Associate
- Tech Risk & Control
- Policies & Standards American Express
- 4.1 Salt Lake City, UT Job Details Full-time $89,250
- $150,250 a year 23 hours ago Qualifications Word processing Writing skills Project management Bachelor's degree Productivity software AI Full Job Description Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big.
Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues. The Technology organization enables and accelerates the company's growth strategies, delivering global capabilities and services in support of Amex's customers and colleagues, while maintaining 24/7 servicing and availability to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality customer experience. Technology provides the foundation for everything we do in the company while driving differentiation through building and leveraging innovative technology and data insights. Joining ETS Governance & Control means helping protect American Express customers and company through integrated, intelligence-driven technology risk and control management. Operating at the intersection of technology, governance, and risk, the team partners across the enterprise to modernize the foundation, advance risk intelligence, demonstrate trust at scale, and reduce material risk—enabling innovation with the right controls in place. By building simplified, consistent frameworks and embedding continuous assurance, ETS Governance & Control enhances transparency, accountability, and sustainable risk reduction. The work is about empowering confident decisions, accelerating responsible delivery, and ensuring controls evolve with the business to strengthen trust and reduce enterprise risk at scale. As part of the Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) Governance & Control organization, the objective of the Policies & Standards Associate is to develop, support, and enhance Technology (IT) and Information & Cyber Security (IS) policies and standards. This Role Enables Consistent, high-quality documentation of technology policies, standards, and procedures Improved traceability between policy requirements, controls, and risk frameworks Stronger alignment between policy intent, operational procedures, and compliance requirements Bachelor's degree is required 3-5 + years of experience in technology risk management, audit, or consulting Excellent project management skills, experience supporting documentation of policies, standards, and/or procedures in a regulated environment Familiarity with policy lifecycle processes and governance frameworks Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with excellent attention to detail. Advanced proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and AI tools Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment Preferred Qualifications Advanced degrees (e.g., MBA, MSc) or certifications are advantageous Previous technology/cyber risk experience and/or in financial services, banking, or other highly-regulated industries Experience in Policy Management, Risk & Control, Information Security Governance, Compliance, or related fields Experience with Information Security policy and program drafting, writing, and editing Exposure to regulatory and industry frameworks (e.g., GLBA, NYDFS, FFIEC, NIST, CRI Profile, ISO, PCI DSS) Experience with policy management or governance tools/workflows Experience with composing, reporting, and presenting information security / technology risk materials to varied audiences, including executive audiences Understanding of risk and control frameworks (e.g., RCSA, control libraries) Experience supporting audits or regulatory reviews Relevant certifications (e.g., CISA, CRISC, or similar) are a plus Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
