You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Act as the incentive compensation & governance center of excellence (COE) for GSG and TLS and the Colleague Strategic Partner (CSP) and Colleague Market Partner (CMP) community, regarding AXP incentive guiding principles processes and policies
• Play a lead role as Secretary of the Incentive Governance Committees for GSG in coordinating the, preparing agenda, materials, vetting all the content and ensuring the right stakeholders have been brought along
• Provide people leadership to a team delivering incentive compensation design and governance consultation and support to ensure a risk balanced approach, including driving engagement and team growth and development in a changing environment.
• Play a lead role in key compensation projects, in partnership with Global & Int’l Compensation, CLR, as well as 1^st and 2^nd line colleagues
• Partner with Global & Int’l compensation team, on GSG & TLS compensation matters, consulting and collaborating with CSPs, CMP and business leaders on total compensation work
• Provide consulting advice to the business in the development of leading practice incentive design and approaches in the context of total compensation
• Serve as primary contact to business leadership on incentive program design and governance, including performance incentives, contests and referrals
• Challenge the status quo and find innovative solutions to existing processes while understanding the intricacies of each market
• Effectively and efficiently manage business expectations and raise appropriate issues to Senior Leadership
• Partner across the company to drive continuous improvement in total compensation

Minimum Qualifications

• • Bachelors degree in relevant field required
  • 8 years demonstrated experience in incentive compensation and exposure to a broad range of compensation practices and experience
  • Experience designing, governing elements of total compensation programs
  • Self-starter attitude with ability to learn quickly and work independently
  • Ability to communicate to and influence senior leaders and demonstrated ability to work with multiple stakeholders
  • Proven experience successfully managing multiple, multi-faceted projects and producing quality deliverables on time
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong relationships and work effectively with individuals at all levels within the organization.
  • Ability to deal with issues and subject matter in ways that sometimes requires considerable sensitivity, discretion and judgment
  • Risk Governance mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience / familiarity working in CEG and/or familiarity with American Express business groups preferred
• Proven leadership skills and demonstrated ability to develop talent

Non-considerations for sponsorship:

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

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.

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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