American Express

Director - Marketing Business Operations

American Express Sunrise, FL
American Express

Director - Marketing Business Operations

American Express Sunrise, FL
2 weeks ago 45 applicants

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You 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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

American Express Global Commercial Services (GCS) is the leading payments provider for businesses and corporations of all sizes, with small business being the largest customer segment.

The Global Commercial Services Marketing team (GCSM) is responsible for making business membership essential by creating and delivering world class marketing for our differentiated products and services that drives demand and inspires engaged card members across the customer lifecycle. GCSM markets a breadth of products across charge, lending, co-brand, and corporate cards. It also markets small business banking and B2B solutions.

This role will be required to work cross-functionally with key partners from across the enterprise including GCS Control Management Governance, Enterprise Communications & MarTech Experiences (ECMX), Enterprise Digital & Data Solutions (EDDS), Marketing Transformation Office and Technology to ensure proper control management. 

Key Responsibilities:
  • Champion a culture of risk awareness and ongoing improvement within GCSM.
  • Facilitate the understanding and use of the risk governance framework through regular communication.
  • Enable and monitor the integration of changes in the Operational Risk framework.
  • Prepare and present detailed reports on Operational Risk Management (ORM) metrics, issue/finding status, trends, and outcomes.
  • Support the day-to-day internal and external exam management process, working with the GCSM and Enterprise functions (e.g., data request compilation, action implementation, and regulatory adherence).
  • Conduct independent root cause analyses focused on identifying underlying process vulnerabilities that require risk reduction measures to prevent potential Operational Risks (ORs), with a focus on the most common or high-risk issues and/or losses to prevent recurrence, and advise control design/ improvement.
  • Provide strategic direction to senior management on process risk issues and mitigation strategies.
  • Own and handle all BU RCSAs (Risk and Control Self-Assessment) to ensure they are accurately followed.
  • Support GCSM with design of controls and processes, including modifications to enhance processes/controls to improve proactive risk mitigations.
  • Be a key leader for sharing insights, better practices, themes, etc. across GCSM
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Positive “roll-up your sleeves” attitude, a proactive mentality, and a passion to win required. 
  • Excellent project management, communication, and interpersonal skills, with an ability to interact and obtain buy-in from senior BU/tech counterparts.
  • Expertise in process governance, with a track record of establishing and overseeing robust decision-making processes that align with policies, regulatory frameworks, and/or operational standards.
  • Strong internal partner management and leadership skills with proven ability to influence & negotiate.
  • Strategic, analytical, problem-solving mindset; ability to problem solve and make decisions or drive to fast resolution.
  • Critical thinker with the ability to continuously evolve marketing strategy based on data and analytics.
  • Exceptional oral and written communications skills

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Understanding of critical operational risk management lifecycle activities.
  • Previous people leadership experience with managing direct reports
  • Bachelor's Degree


Salary Range: $130,000.00 to $205,000.00 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.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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. 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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  • Seniority level

    Director

  • Employment type

    Full-time

  • Job function

    Other

  • Industries

    Financial Services

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