At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared <a href="https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/company/who-we-are/" target="_blank">values</a> and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, youll 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. About Network &amp; Acquiring Solutions  As part of the Global Merchant &amp; Network Services group (GMNS), the Network &amp; Acquirer Solutions (NAS) team is at the core of American Express, uniquely positioned to support every business unit and customer across the Enterprise. The American Express Network enables over $1.6 trillion in annual spend, serving our Issuers and Acquirers in more than 170 markets worldwide. We are driving a strategic, multi-year Enterprise Payments program to bring all payments together into a center of excellence to drive operational excellence for payment execution, enable innovative payment products, services, and capabilities to be built effectively and efficiently, support our BU strategies more closely, and deliver on our customers’ evolving payment needs.  About the Role  This newly created role of Manager, Enterprise Payments Program Management is an exciting opportunity to drive a large scale, enterprise-wide program to redesign our payment execution operating model and accelerate the development of our enterprise payment services. The incumbent will be an integral member of the Enterprise Payments program office, helping to drive the day-to-day management, tracking, and reporting of the program, as well as the overall success of the Enterprise Payments Center of Excellence (COE). They will report into the Director, Enterprise Payments Program Management.  Key Responsibilities  <ul> <li>Deliver multiple projects within Enterprise Payments Program that supports delivery of wider Multi-Rail - Business Solutions and Go to Market strategy. </li> <li>Manage E2E project planning across multiple works streams.  </li> <li>Program execution and delivery: Oversee program milestones, timelines, and deliverables to ensure alignment with program strategy and objectives. Monitor and manage resolution of dependencies, gaps, risks &amp;issues, and change requests.</li> <li>Drive coordination of activities across various teams including product and technology to ensure the end-to-end solution is stitched together appropriately to meet the business needs.  </li> <li>Communicate program progress, updates, risks, escalations, and outcomes to program leadership. Drive communication across the various stakeholder teams to ensure integrity of the end-to-end solution.  </li> <li>Performance oversight: Manage the program’s budget to optimize resources, and technology capacity across the dependent teams. Manage the program’s objectives and key results (OKRs) and the tracking and reporting of the program metrics.  </li> <li>Lead weekly Program/Project calls to capture actions that drives clear ownership, decision making, risk management and accountability.  </li> <li>Prepare various committee reporting and weekly communications. </li> <li>Develop central repository of Project Management tools and templates and serve as go-to subject matter resource.</li> <li>Liaise between Amex central PMO and other project governance teams as needed.</li> </ul> Requirements/Qualifications  <ul> <li>Relevant experience: 5+ years of relevant experience in global payments, ideally within Program Management, Project Management, and/or Product &amp; Platform Management. </li> <li>Results oriented: Proven track record of coordinating between Business, Product, Platform Delivery, and Technology teams to deliver key strategic projects. </li> <li>Passion for execution: Passion to drive program execution and delivery in a fast-moving and innovative environment.  </li> <li>Project management: Exceptional project management skills with flawless organizational skills and attention to detail. </li> <li>Product experience: A strong understanding of user experience and design principles to ensure the product meets market needs.</li> <li>Highly collaborative: Ability to collaborate with and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver value beyond traditional means. </li> <li>Effective communicator and influencer: Ability to influence key partners and executive stakeholders. Excellent communication skills, proficient in developing excellent quality presentations and deliverables for an executive audience.  </li> <li>A bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field.</li> </ul> Salary Range: $90,000.00 to $165,000.00 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: <ul> <li>Competitive base salaries </li> <li>Bonus incentives </li> <li>6% Company Match on retirement savings plan </li> <li>Free financial coaching and financial well-being support </li> <li>Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits </li> <li>Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need </li> <li>20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy </li> <li>Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) </li> <li>Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program </li> <li>Career development and training opportunities</li> </ul> For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our <a href="https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/colleagues/benefits" target="_blank">Colleague Benefits Site</a>. 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