Campus Graduate and J.D. - 2025 Global Risk & Compliance GCE Summer Internship New York, NY

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.

Business Unit/Role Specific Info

The Global Risk & Compliance Organization (“GRC”) independently oversees the company’s risk-taking and risk management activities, including the comprehensive identification, management, and mitigation of risks within the Company’s risk appetite. GRC ensures the company operates in a safe, sound and fully compliant manner within all applicable regulatory expectations. We create and maintain the overall risk management framework while ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.

We are passionate about our commitment to drive the company’s goals of growth and progress by creating a culture of awareness and proactivity around regulatory matters, and by partnering closely with business units across the enterprise to ensure we deliver maximum value to our shareholders and our customers efficiently and effectively.

How Will You Make an Impact in This Role?

Global Risk and Compliance is comprised of various organizations. This role pertains to: 

• Compliance: The Global Compliance and Ethics organization plays a critical role in protecting the company, our brand and colleagues through practical, solution-focused guidance on regulatory and ethics-related matters. A team of compliance officers work closely with the General Counsel's Office, business units, staff groups, and risk professionals across the company to provide standards and guidance in the development, implementation and maintenance of comprehensive compliance programs and to promote a strong risk management culture.

Skills/Experience

• Minimum 0-3 years experience in Compliance or related activities across financial services
• Demonstrated experience building, sustaining and leveraging relationships 
• Strong work ethic, organizational skills and attention to detail with excellent follow-up skills
• Demonstrated willingness to take initiative and act decisively
• Ability to think strategically and influence teammates on multiple, cross-functional teams
• Positive, can-do attitude embracing Growth Mindset
• Project management skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to organize, manage, analyze, and interpret large amounts of data to identify trends and themes
• Proven ability to translate highly technical and complex information into easily understandable terms
• Superior Microsoft Office skills with emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong interest in compliance related activities or experience in financial services

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in full-time master’s or Juris Doctor degree program 
• Students must have a graduation date between December 2025 and June 2026

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 0-3 years’ experience in Compliance or related activities across financial services
• Understanding and knowledge of bank laws and regulations, relevant compliance requirements, U.S. Bank systems and processes as well as related governance activities
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory compliance requirements, preferably relating to regulated financial institutions and / or consumer products and AML/ Anti-Corruption/BSA
• Experience with audit, compliance, risk, regulatory management, law, marketing and product management, finance, technologies or control related functions 
• Experience with data and quantitative analytics

Our team will review completed applications on a rolling basis. We appreciate your patience while we consider your application and will be in contact with you.

Salary Range: $38.45 to $87.00 hourly + sign-on bonus

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.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions

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
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules with hybrid and virtual options with Amex Flex
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counselling 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.

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