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　　American Express Global Commercial Services (GCS) is the Global leader in the Commercial Payments Solutions space and subsequently continues to be an exciting and fast-growing segment. To maintain success, accelerating sales and driving profitable charge volume growth are critical for the organization. The Sales Enablement, Pricing and Transformation (SPT) team within the Commercial Business Enablement organization is instrumental in ensuring achievement of these objectives. Our team’s vision is focused on being essential architects of growth, profitability, and operating efficiency for GCS. SPT’s mission is to power GCS growth through the provision of informed pricing, sales enablement support and process transformation.

　　The Transformation and Automation (TAG) team within the SPT organization, is a transformation engine serving GCS using expertise in Automation, Process Engineering, Data Analytics & Advanced Project Management (APM) to deliver critical business solutions that drive direct financial impact, enhanced productivity, and increased safeguards for the business.

　　How will you make an impact in this role?

　　The Senior Manager, Strategic Project Management is a new role that will drive GCS business-critical projects for the TAG organization. The role is highly visible with great exposure to cross functional business teams and success is based on driving delivery of expected outcomes.

　　The role will report to the Director - APM, TAG based in New York and will lead highly impactful business critical initiatives that drive direct P&L benefit.

　　Core Responsibilities:

　　Lead Strategic Projects for the Global Commercial Services organization on behalf of TAG; serve as the primary point of contact for the customer for the duration of the project

　　Leverage end-to-end business knowledge to develop detailed problem statement and conduct Root Cause Analysis for Strategic work

　　Calculate cost-benefit analysis (CBA) for Strategic Projects, and collaborate with Finance team to validate benefits

　　Collaborate with TAG Intake team, Service Delivery team and business partners to develop a Project Charter and gain sign-off from all partners & senior sponsors on project parameters, timing & benefits

　　Partner with multiple teams across the American Express including, Product, Sales & AD, Marketing, Technologies, Operations Excellence, Finance, Operations to drive the execution of the strategic projects

　　Develop project plan, manage deadlines and budgets, while identifying project risks, issues, and dependencies

　　Project manage the design, development, and delivery of Strategic solutions​

　　Deliver updates and recommendations to Steering Committee/ Senior Leadership

　　Minimum Qualifications:

　　Proven leadership and relationship skills, including the ability to influence positive outcomes and develop strong partnership/relationship with key business units across all levels of the organization

　　5-7 years of combined experience in Consulting, and/ or Program Management/ Strategy

　　Strong financial expertise, practical experience/familiarity with P&L required

　　Excellent written, oral and presentation skills, with ability to interact with partners across all management levels

　　Strong project/process management and prioritization skills

　　Excellent problem solving skills

　　Consistent track record in analyzing data and information to proficiently produce relevant conclusions and recommendations

　　Bachelors Degree required

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Proficient knowledge of MS Office; understanding of program/project management software (MS Project etc.) is a strong advantage

　　Program Management, Six Sigma and/or other related certifications to demonstrate control approach is a plus

　　Qualifications

　　Salary Range: $80,000.00 to $155,000.00 annually bonus 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.

　　Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these 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.

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　　Job: Project

　　Primary Location: US-New York-New York

　　Schedule Full-time

　　Req ID: 24000758