DescriptionYou 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.As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers’ digital lives. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve challenging problems. American Express offers a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies and encourages you to back the broader engineering community through open source. And because we understand the importance of keeping your skills fresh and relevant, we give you dedicated time to invest in your professional development. Find your place in technology on #TeamAmex.The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Global Infrastructure’s (GI) Executive office to provide proactive management and insights of its Third-Party relationships. You will regularly engage with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure that we can optimize GI’s Third-Party spend and leverage strategic vendor insights to place GI in a strong position for contract engagement and negotiations with various providers.You will report to the Global Infrastructure Chief of Staff director and be responsible for becoming a subject matter expert of GI’s third-party portfolio, processes, and collaboration points with other Lines of Business. You should bring new ideas to the table for future enhancements of our insight tooling. You must work well in a dynamic, complex environment and under deadline pressures.You will be required to have a strong understanding of Technology’s strategic initiatives and core GI Objectives, so that our third-party engagements remain strategic.Responsibilities:
Supporting build out of executive briefing content on third-party relationships for the GI Exec office;
Organizing a global organization around consistent third-party engagement practices and reporting;
Partnering with GI’s Product Services team to deliver a dynamic software inventory solution;
Understanding the commercial insights of each GI Product tower and drawing actionable cross-product linkages for improved central governance and oversight;
Leveraging key insights to identify opportunities for optimized third party spend within the GI portfolio;
Engaging with third parties to better understand alliances or subsequently disconnects between the companies’ strategic initiatives;
Interacting with internal customers to identify needs and collaborative opportunities and information sharing;
Workshopping effectively with various stakeholders to continuously redefine priorities;
Creating and adhering to contractual roadmaps;
Partnering closely with the various GI Teams, Vendor Management and Procurement teams on strategic approach for contract negotiations;
Creating accountability in the organization’s management of third-parties;
Streamlining vendor processes and measurable improvements in the efficiency of third-party engagements;
Operating as a conduit to other lines of business in the enterprise when it comes to knowledge sharing on GI-owned third party relationships;
Coordinating executive briefing sessions between executive leadership and key partners, which could range from half day to multi day sessions;
Supporting the GI Exec office with adhoc requests related to third party inquiries;
Supporting the onboarding of centralized statements of work within GI;
Minimum Qualifications
5 years’ experience in Program Management with proven track record in delivering against key strategies;
Robust background in vendor or contract management;
Can balance technical knowledge and business acumen;
Experience with innovative and collaborative approaches to problem solving;
Ability to work well under pressure and adapts to changing priorities;
Ability to work with a strategic and external perspective;
Ability to learn quickly and work proactively with minimal direction;
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire partners to drive collaboration and alignment;
High degree of organization, individual initiative and personal accountability;
Enthusiasm for learning how complex systems and processes work, and how to make them better;
Proven track record of finding efficiencies through effective third-party management;
Expert in Microsoft Office suite
BS/BA degree in related field
PMP certified
Also Preferred
Understanding of contractual negotiations
An established background in iterative development, Scaled Agile Framework and principles;
QualificationsSalary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 annually bonus benefitsThe 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.US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the “Know Your Rights” poster and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new browser window: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters to access the three posters.Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.Job: TechnologiesPrimary Location: US-Arizona-PhoenixSchedule Full-timeReq ID: 24008846