Manager - Program Management

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. We are seeking a Program Manager with a strong attention to detail and the ability to work autonomously and efficiently-proactively anticipating leader needs and seamlessly coordinating with stakeholders to ensure priorities progress smoothly.

Job Responsibilities :

The Program Manager will drive operational rigor, managing key processes including colleague engagement efforts, and ensuring effective execution of program priorities. This role requires strong organization, communication, and a consistent track record of excellence operating within a high performing team environment.

Key Responsibilities include :

Operational Rigor and Process Excellence : Drive operational rigor across the organization by ensuring consistency, accuracy, and follow-through in day-to-day and long-term processes.

Executive Communications and Materials : Prepare executive-ready materials, including presentations, updates, summaries, and comprehensive communications for key business reviews with senior management, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and strong storytelling.

Program Scorecard and KPI Visibility : Maintain a program scorecard, ensuring accurate and timely updates and clear visibility into progress against goals, KPIs, and strategic deliverables.

Analytical Support : Support leadership in activities requiring analysis, data consolidation, and synthesis of inputs to support decision-making.

Information Flow and Team Enablement : Ensure effective flow of information across the team by coordinating updates, structuring communications, and enabling timely follow-through on actions and commitments.

Confidential information handling : Manage sensitive information with discretion and exercise strong judgment in communications and access control.

Colleague Engagement and Culture : Lead colleague engagement efforts, including culture initiatives, recognition programs, surveys, and communication efforts that strengthen team connectivity.

Event Planning and Execution : Plan and execute in-person and virtual team events, such as town halls, summits, trainings, team-building activities, and special events, ensuring end-to-end logistics and a high-quality attendee experience.

Qualifications :

The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter who is able to perform job function with limited guidance. The individual must be composed, organized, culturally aware and a strong communicator who can effectively multitask and prioritize as needs evolve. Additional qualifications include :

5 years of professional experience in business operations, administrative leadership, project coordination, or a related field.

Prior experience in Cybersecurity, Technology, Product or Portfolio related team is preferred.

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with focus on precision and command of corporate protocol

Consistent track record of taking complex technical information and translate it into clear communications (presentations / memos) for a variety of audiences

Ability to work across a large and diverse organization

Highly organized with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and standard collaboration tools (e.g., Confluence, SharePoint, Slack).

Experience using AI tools like Microsoft CoPilot, and ChatGPT to drive efficiency, create content, and conduct analysis.

Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.

Qualifications

Salary Range : $103,750.00 to $174,750.00 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.

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

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

Job : Technologies

Primary Location : US-Arizona-Phoenix

Schedule Full-time

Req ID : 26000274