Senior Manager Acquiring Partnerships Management

American Express Acquiring Partners, Product and Strategy Team

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 Acquiring Partners, Product and Strategy Team (APPS) in Merchant Services US (MSUS) are tasked with making American Express "Welcomed Everywhere and Used Every Day.". Through innovative programs like OptBlue, the business focuses on high growth relationships in the Merchant Acquiring arena that are transforming how American Express is accepted and welcomed. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, dynamic team managing relationships with Third-Party Partner banks and sales channels that sit under the OptBlue program. These relationships are significant, complex, and critical to achieving American Express's strategic objectives for Merchant acceptance.

In this role, you will manage our partner relationships by working across a broad set of areas and teams both within American Express and with our partners. The successful candidate will also lead more tactical growth opportunities to unlock and implement initiatives with the partners across their sales and marketing organizations to drive American Express merchant coverage and spend on the network. This role is responsible for :

• Orchestrating Program Management
• Driving Welcome Acceptance
• Unlocking Partner Participation Marketing Initiatives
• Facilitating New Partner Integrations (i.e. Debit)
• Deepening senior level relationships with partners to help strategically position American Express and help grow and maintain a robust sales pipeline across all partner sales channels
• Managing complex, critical partner relationships by working across a broad set of areas and cross-functional teams both within American Express and with partners
• Accelerating growth and driving enterprise goals across this partner set by negotiating and implementing initiatives with sales and marketing organizations that drive American Express Merchant coverage and spend on the network

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Location : New York City or Phoenix; operating under a hybrid-work arrangement

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

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 :

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.