American Express
Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Risk Management
Phoenix, AZ +2 · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
Charlotte, NC
Sandy, UT - Experience
- 5+ years in one or more of the listed risk, security, governance, or audit areas.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in a listed field; no equivalent-experience alternative stated.
- 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
Provides independent cybersecurity risk oversight across the enterprise, assessing controls and remediation, analyzing risk data, and reporting insights to leadership, committees, and regulators.
What you'll do
- Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments, thematic reviews, and data-driven analyses to identify risks, control gaps, and trends.
- Evaluate control effectiveness, remediation plans, risk acceptance, and residual risk; develop and monitor KRIs and executive reporting.
- Support risk governance, regulatory engagements, audits, and cybersecurity initiatives while partnering with stakeholders across lines of defense.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in Cyber Risk Management, Information Security, Cybersecurity Governance, Technology Risk Management, Audit, or Operational Risk.
- Experience in one or more cybersecurity domains and strong understanding of cybersecurity risk principles, controls, and industry frameworks.
- Industry certification required: CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP, CISA, or equivalent cybersecurity/risk management certification.
Nice to have
- Working knowledge of SQL, Python, Power BI, Excel data models, and related technologies.
- Experience with GRC platforms such as Archer, frameworks and standards, regulatory guidance, senior management reporting, or AI tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot.
Pay
USD $123000 - $215250 annually (base salary)
Tools
SQL, Python, Power BI, Excel, Archer, ChatGPT, Copilot
AI focus
Preferred experience with AI tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot.
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