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Description

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.

Business Unit/Role Specific Info

We are seeking a motivated Undergraduate Intern to join our Technology Risk & Control Project Management team. This internship offers a hands-on opportunity to learn how technology, project management, and risk management intersect in a global enterprise environment. As part of our efforts to transition from one technology platform to another, you’ll gain exposure to how large-scale projects are managed securely and efficiently within a regulated organization.

Our 10-week Summer Internship Program runs from June to August. This program will provide you with real, on-the-job work experience; giving you the skills and experience to help you accelerate in your studies and future career!

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Conduct assessments to identify potential risk within the organization’s technology environments, ensuring that all critical areas are evaluated for security weaknesses.

• Monitor technology environments to detect and respond to emerging threats in real-time, minimizing potential security incidents.

• Maintain a balanced approach toward risk management practices, ensuring alignment with the organization’s overall risk appetite, compliance requirements, and industry best practices.

• Support the identification and evaluation of controls, including adherence to existing risk management and compliance frameworks.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive risk management documentation, ensuring consistency and standardization across the organization.

• Prepare reports and documentation to support risk management activities and compliance efforts for internal stakeholders and leaders.

• Conduct risk assessments to determine residual risk within technology environments, identifying areas of non-compliance.

• Collaborate and co-create effectively with teams across Technology, Product, and Business to align initiatives with strategic objectives.

• Assist project managers with planning, documentation, and execution of activities supporting the platform conversion project.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree candidates with an expected graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027

• Currently enrolled in full-time Bachelor’s degree program in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Risk Management, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• General interest in Technology, Project Management, and Risk Management.

• Strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills.

• Basic understanding of technology systems, infrastructure, security controls and testing.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) or project management applications (JIRA, Azure, Confluence and Sharepoint).

Qualifications

Salary Range: $24.05 to $63.00 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 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

• 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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

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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Job: Campus

Primary Location: US-Arizona-Phoenix

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 25022208