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Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

The core of American Express is not just the products we offer, but the personal connections our customers have with our brand. Product leaders build digital experiences - from payments to rewards to servicing - that keep us connected to our customers and serve them at every touchpoint. From servicing and lifestyle features to secure, streamlined payment options, you can make a meaningful difference in our customers’ lives and help set us apart in the industry.

Amex Digital Labs is seeking a Vice President of Product Management to lead our digital wallets team. Labs is responsible for catalyzing digital innovation at American Express by originating, incubating, and leading emerging products. We emphasize creativity, customer centricity, and innovation. Focus areas include crafting industry-leading digital payment solutions, using our outstanding servicing network and lifestyle assets to build engaging journeys, and defining new products and services based on emerging technologies and trends.

As a member of the product leadership team, you will play a pivotal role in driving continued growth and innovation across our digital wallets product portfolio, which includes Apple Pay, Google Pay, and others. You will manage a team responsible for defining new features and products in the digital wallets space, working closely with both internal and external partners to set the overall strategic vision and drive the product strategy forward.

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Lead a product team to define, communicate, and deliver the strategy and roadmap for the digital wallets portfolio
• Mentor, train, and support a high-performing product team
• Interpret customer needs, marketplace developments, competitive dynamics, and business goals to build break-through solutions
• Pitch product concepts to secure agreement and support across the enterprise
• Define KPIs for products, guiding where and how to invest resources and prioritize new features
• Drive close partnership with engineering leaders to collectively determine the best solution and approach to product build and delivery
• Partner with business development and enablement leaders to define partnership approach and path to launch
• Develop and cultivate a relationship with key internal and external partners to drive timely, clear decision making
• Drive the team’s enterprise prioritization process to gain support from platforms and channels needed to launch our products and features
• Participate in overall leadership of Amex Digital Labs, taking on special projects to improve team results and culture

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of Digital Product experience, particularly new product development expertise
• Hardworking leader of individuals and product teams, proven aptitude at working with engineering partners
• Customer-centric attitude, passionate about crafting exceptional experiences
• Relationship builder who excels at bringing multiple cross-functional teams together toward common goals
• Enthusiasm and passion for technology and its application to build great products
• Curiosity to know how things work and ability to use that knowledge to make connections and find opportunities for innovation
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, while dealing with uncertainty
• Excellent communication skills with ability to engage, influence, and inspire partners to drive collaboration and alignment
• Tenacity to push innovation agenda inside a large company

Salary Range: $176,750.00 to $282,000.00 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 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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