American Express is seeking a skilled Regulatory Change & Inventory Management Director – Vendor Strategy & Third-Party Oversight responsible for defining and executing the vendor strategy and third-party oversight framework supporting regulatory change initiatives. The Director will ensure that external partners, skilled services firms, technology providers, and other third parties are selected, governed, and managed in a manner that supports regulatory commitments, business objectives, risk-management expectations, and sustainable delivery.
This role will serve as a strategic partner across Compliance Regulatory Change, Procurement, Legal, and Technology providing centralized leadership over vendor strategy, third-party performance, commercial effectiveness, and associated risks.

Responsibilities
Vendor Strategy & Operating Model
• Develop and maintain an enterprise-aligned vendor strategy for the regulatory change portfolio, including decisions regarding strategic partners, specialized capabilities, capacity augmentation, and insourcing versus outsourcing.




• Assess current and future vendor capabilities against regulatory change priorities and identify capability, capacity, concentration, and dependency risks.
• Drive opportunities to rationalize the vendor landscape, strengthen strategic partnerships, reduce unnecessary complexity, and improve value from external spend.
• Partner with senior leaders to forecast third-party resource and capability requirements based on the regulatory change portfolio.

Third-Party Oversight & Risk Management
• Establish robust governance and oversight of vendors supporting regulatory change activities throughout the third-party lifecycle.
• Ensure third-party engagements comply with applicable internal policies, risk-management standards, contractual requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Develop risk-based oversight mechanisms for critical and high-impact vendors, including performance monitoring, issue management, e

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