Senior Manager-Debit Acquiring PMO

Job Opportunity At American Express

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 Network & Acquirer Solutions (NAS) team is at the heart of American Express and is a core function within the Global Merchant and Network Services (GMNS) business unit. Each year, we power billions of transactions through our global payments network, serving our Issuing & Acquiring partners in more than 170 markets worldwide. We grow revenue by driving strategic, multi-year initiatives to deliver differentiated value to our merchants, partners, and customers.

The Network Product & Enablement team with NAS is responsible for the Network, the maintenance of existing functionality, the development of new products and services, and operations. Our solutions deliver value to American Express' Card Members, acquirers and partners across the globe, whether proprietary or third-party by facilitating secure and seamless transactions between American Express' issuers, acquirers and merchants. Our goal is to enable Card Members to pay however and wherever they choose. We deliver on these by setting the vision and strategy for the Network, anchoring our priorities into those of the enterprise, and developing and managing an associated set of products. We keep the customer perspective top-of-mind, factor in competition and regulatory trends, and apply an end-to-end product management approach (i.e., including strategy, roadmaps, scaling plans, business cases, success metrics, KPIs). We lead the end-to-end process, manage the end-to-end partner lifecycle and are also responsible for industry intelligence and engagement through various governing bodies.

About The Role

Reporting to the Director of Debit Product Management & Delivery, this exciting role will offer a talented PMO manager the chance to drive development of Acquiring for the enterprise through exceptional program management office activities. You will play a critical role in driving organization, governance, and delivery discipline across the team and cross enterprise program partners. The role requires someone who thrives on structure and planning, whilst also being comfortable rolling up their sleeves and getting into the detail. You will be a connector joining the dots, managing dependencies, and keeping risks and issues front and center. If you are someone who is happy to step into whatever is needed this could be the perfect role for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end PMO leadership across for Debit Acquiring in the U.S. as part of a major program of work
• Be proactive in creating, understanding and critically questioning of project plans, risks / issues and dependencies. Helping to join the dots across a large, diverse program
• Keep a broad strategic level view whilst diving into the details with a questioning mindset, identifying gaps or misalignments taking initiative to address
• Produce accurate and insightful program or product update materials and artifacts, tailoring to various forums and committees. Always assessing usefulness of communications and identifying new ways to augment existing approaches
• Develop strong relationships across cross enterprise teams fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and delivery focus
• Define, setup and maintain processes to support the product team in managing and prioritizing the product roadmap

Minimum Qualifications

Qualifications

Salary Range : $123,000.00 to $215,250.00 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 :

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