Director - Strategic Planning

1 week ago


New York, New York, United States American Express Full time

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American Express Global Commercial Services (GCS) is the B2B payments division of American Express, enabling businesses globally to pay for and finance what they need to grow their businesses. GCS provides a suite of payment and lending products, solutions for travel and everyday business spending, cross border payments, global currency solutions, and business financing.

GCS Strategy, M&A, and Alliances (SMA) team plays an integral role in defining, developing, and leading new strategies, inorganic growth (M&A), partnership (Alliances) opportunities, as well as managing Annual Investment Planning, Opex, Strategic Engagement Team to accelerate our overall 3-year strategy and vision.

Within SMA, the Strategic Engagement Team (SET) is designed to drive forward high-priority, business-critical, strategy, operations, and marketing initiatives within a defined-scope of a project.

SET assignments are project-based and staffing is prioritized in alignment with GCS Strategic Pillars. Projects can be short-term (2-3 months) or long-term (4-6+ months) assignments, to meet stand-alone project needs and/or provide critical coverage for GCS' critical projects. Assignments will have specific goals and can range in function including marketing strategy and execution, business development, product development or project management and will provide broad exposure across the organization.

We deploy forward-thinking, strong colleagues to lead short-term strategic projects aligned with the key GCS focus areas. SET is an outstanding career option for hard-working, self-motivated individuals with a strong track record to rapidly get broad, diverse experience across many functional areas and grow as a strategic leader at American Express. The role also offers the potential of additional work flexibility including schedule and location.

If you are a highly pro-active individual and leader who can independently drive collaborative work in a matrixed organization and across teams with different objectives, we strongly encourage you to apply for this role.

How will you make an impact in this role?Lead engagements that deliver incremental value by accelerating growth or exploring new opportunities across GCS Lead a team of Managers across multiple internal partnership opportunities with varying partnersSupport the talent strategy by attracting, recruiting, mentoring, and developing top talent Minimum Qualifications:Experience in at least 3 of the following areas ideally over 10+ years: Strategy, Project Management, Customer Marketing, Acquisition, Product Development, Business Development Learning agility - ability to adapt to changing business environments and quickly 'get up to speed' Superior communication skills - ability to synthesize and structure complex information and deliver it clearly with the right level of detail depending on the audience Ability to influence in a matrixed environment to achieve outcomes without direct responsibility through strong story telling & quantitative and qualitative evidence Track record of innovative, business driven results Demonstrated success in project management and ability to quickly build effective working relationships Proven track record to lead, promote and inspire change while creating followership and inspiring teams Proven ability to work with multiple leadership stylesBachelor's Degree Required Preferred Qualifications:Knowledge of GCS business functions and capabilities, and line experience strongly preferred Salary Range: $130,000.00 to $205,000.00 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + benefits 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. Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions. We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include: Competitive base salaries Bonus incentives 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan Free financial coaching and financial well-being support Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 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 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. 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. US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the "Know Your Rights" poster and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement. If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new browser window: to access the three posters.

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