Legal Entity Manager - Nordics

American Express

  • Stockholm
  • Permanent
  • Heltid
  • 3 dagar sedan
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.American Express is a Global company with a strong presence and growing card customer base in the Nordics. We, the Nordic and Baltic Global Merchant and Network Services, (GM&NS), based in Stockholm, are responsible for maintaining and growing the merchant base to support those customers.How will you make an impact in this role?
The role of Legal Entity Manager is a critical role for the business, reporting directly to the General Manager (GM). The role includes providing regulatory and operational support, and implementations, to the Nordics GM&NS business, and explicitly keeping the GM updated and well informed. It also includes representing business interest in risk committees for the Nordics markets, as well as partnering closely with business, compliance and operational teams. All to ensure a compliant and business focused operation.Principle Responsibility:
  • Leading the implementation of new, or changed, regulatory requirements across several markets and channels
  • Operative support for updates of terms, forms, policies, and other documents
  • First point of contact and ownership for internal audits and support to GM for any external audits
  • Point of liaison between the market and central operative teams to drive central initiatives locally
  • Lead operational risk efforts-own remediation plans, track progress, and drive projects
  • Represent business interests in legal entity governance and collaborate closely with governance structures
  • Coordinating second-line testing and managing data requirements
  • Project Management of regulatory local projects and ad-hoc compliance projects supporting the GM
Collaborate with e.g. compliance, legal, and other central teams to ensure alignment, compliance, effective processes, and business-minded solutionsMinimum Qualifications
  • Excellent communication skills and fluent proficiency both verbal and written in English and Swedish, some knowledge of Finnish is an advantage
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant fields of study or equivalent experience
  • Ability to manage complex projects and run multiple initiatives in parallel with a strong sense of planning
  • Attention to detail and rigor given the complexities involved in the content
  • Ability to build and leverage relationships
  • Ability to challenge the status quo and take decisions independently when required
  • Strong excel skills to manage and manipulate data from multiple sources
Preferred Qualifications
  • Previous experience working with KYC / AML
  • Prior legal knowledge from firm or company
  • Proactive problem solver with a 'can-do' attitude
  • Positive approach with ability to work under pressure
Non-considerations for sponsorship:
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in Sweden is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
  • Competitive base salaries
  • Bonus incentives
  • Support for financial-well-being and retirement
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
  • Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
  • Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
  • 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
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

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