Corporate Product Manager

Overview

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.

The International Card Services (ICS) Center Of Excellence (COE) Corporate team is responsible the Corporate P&L across International, with the aim to accelerate profitable growth by:

  • Defining the long term vision for the ICS Corporate business
  • Supporting and influencing local market strategies, leveraging best practices
  • Identifying and executing strategic initiatives to drive incremental growth, partnering with cross business unit stakeholders
How you will make an impact

The Product Manager role is key in supporting our ICS colleagues to optimize and drive efficient growth of the Corporate business. We are looking for a dynamic individual with product management experience, who can take a strategic lens when working with stakeholders to focus in on the key activities required to drive impact and solve business problems in a cross functional, collaborative work environment.

Responsibilities
  • Providing product management support to local product teams where common issues prevail across markets and/or coordination is required
  • Collaborating with intent, with the central product teams to steer strategy and development roadmaps to meet ICS client needs across International
  • Supporting cross market training / collateral support
  • Owning the charge out product process and status reporting
  • Partner with local market teams to understand, influence and support local Corporate strategies
  • Identify, prioritise and drive high impact strategic initiatives to accelerate Corporate P&L growth – developing robust strategies, utilising a deep understanding of customer needs and external market environment
  • Work in a cross functional environment to execute on key initiatives, partnering with teams across the Enterprise to drive desired outcome
Minimum Qualifications
  • University degree or equivalent experience. MBA degree preferable
  • Proven experience in product management
  • Outstanding stakeholder management skills
  • Strong business acumen – understands profitability drivers and how to influence them.
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills. Proven ability to articulate ideas clearly and concisely to audiences at all levels
  • Proven ability to develop robust, comprehensive strategies to address business challenges
  • Significant experience in analysing data and financials, including strong Excel skills
  • Proactive, self-starter with a results-driven mindset, brings solutions not problems
  • Proven track record of solving complex business challenges, showing the initiative and tenacity required to figure out solutions and navigate ambiguity to chart a path forward
  • Strong collaboration and influencing skills with demonstrable experience leading or working with cross-functional teams
  • Experience in the Corporate or commercial space is desirable, specifically in the Corporate Product space

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

Benefits
  • 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.

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