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Director, Data Analytics

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Hybrid
New York, NY, USA
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New York, NY, USA
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Lead centralized reporting and dashboards, build infrastructure for shared data repositories and definitions, conduct quantitative analyses and experiment evaluation, ensure data quality, present findings to senior leaders, and manage and coach a geographically distributed analytics team.
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American Express Company seeks Director, Data Analytics to provide data-intensive, strategic assessments of products and respond to portfolio-specific business questions. 

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain centralized reporting to support business leaders, including executive dashboards. Support setup of infrastructure for centralized repositories, table views, and data definitions, ensuring consensus on definitions and metrics. Conduct analytics to identify business opportunities and make recommendations. Review data for completeness and accuracy before presentations to senior leaders. Analyze and interpret the results of product experiments. Manage team in geographically diverse locations and coach reports through the analytics lifecycle.

Qualifications

Position requires a Master’s degree in Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Econometrics, Business Administration, Operations Research, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, and 2 years of experience performing quantitative business analysis. Experience must include 2 years of experience with each of the following: using Big Data tools including Hadoop, Hive, Python, R, SAS, Scala, Spark, and SQL; analytical and problem-solving skills to break down complex problems into components and solve them using quantitative analysis; data visualization, KPIs, and scorecards; experimental test design; communicating complex technical projects to non-technical, senior-level audiences; and the credit card industry and charge card economics. Telecommuting is available up to 2 days per week.

Job Location: New York, NY  

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

•            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.


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