At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values 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.

This position will provide legal advice and support to the business as follows:

·   Provide legal advice and support to all American Express legal entities in Mexico (“AMEX”), for all the business strategies and launching of new products and/or projects or commercial alliances

·         Legal advice and follow-up with outside counsels for labor, criminal, social security, privacy and commercial lawsuits

·         Coordinate and administrate outside counsel firms, notaries public, manage budget and litigation reserves reports

·         Create or support the implementation of legal strategies

·      Legal analysis of new regulation or amendments to existing regulation, applicable to AMEX, identifying main impacts to inform and implement them in timely manner

·     Guide management on regulatory and compliance issues and coordinate efforts to comply with local legislation and support compliance of internal policies

·  Negotiate, review, draft and analyze contracts to be executed by AMEX, with clients, third party vendors, intercompanies, business partners, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS

·    Expertise in litigation & coordination of outside counsels / banking, consumer, labor, criminal, commercial and data privacy regulation

·         Agile legal analysis and decision making

·         Effective interaction with business lines and regulators

·         Efficient and agile regulatory analysis and implementation

·         Leadership skills / communication, decision making, goals orientation & problem solving

·         Bachelor’s degree in Law (specialization or master degree´s desirable)

·         Experience as in-house lawyer in financial institutions desirable

·         Excellent communication skills, both verbal and writing

·         Team player, use to work in very demanding environments

·         Adaptability to change

·         Business / Legal English verbal and writing

 

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.