American Express
Manager, Data Science
New York, NY · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Education
- Advanced degree in a quantitative field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required; the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
About the job
Oversee model risk and governance for credit risk, fraud risk, and line management models, including reviewing machine learning applications and communicating findings.
What you'll do
- Assess models’ conceptual soundness, data quality, performance, and ongoing monitoring; evaluate machine learning algorithms and applications.
- Document model review reports and prepare for regulatory and internal audits.
- Communicate review results and enhance the model risk governance framework.
What they ask for
- Advanced degree in a quantitative field.
- Good understanding of machine learning algorithms, artificial intelligence, deep learning, and classic statistical modeling techniques and assumptions.
- Skilled in coding using Python/R.
- Strong communication and writing skills; flexibility to meet tight deadlines and changing priorities.
Nice to have
- Hands-on modeling experience.
- Experience with large-scale data processing and platforms such as Hadoop, Pig, Hive, Spark, AWS; Java, Scala, or C++.
Pay
USD 103750 - USD 174750 annually (base salary)
Tools
gradient boosting machine, XGBoost, neural network, Python, R, Java, Scala, C++
AI focus
Evaluate machine learning algorithms and their application in models; oversee model risk and governance for machine learning usage.
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