At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll 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.
We’re looking for a Vice President, Commercial Data Platform & Sales Enablement to lead the engineering teams supporting our commercial data lake, data governance, and data reliability efforts as well as the teams supporting key systems that empower our commercial sales colleagues. This leader will be a trusted partner for sales leadership, and a technical thought leader collaborating with the commercial data office to drive data platform strategy & execution. In this role you will
ResponsibilitiesLead a global organization of software and data engineers
Create a culture of continuous improvement and a focus on success within your organization
Be a trusted partner for senior commercial sales and data leaders to balance co-creating strategic direction, delivering projects and supporting efficient, forward-looking technical investment
Drive the technical data platform and data risk management strategies
Partner deeply cross functionally across technology and product teams to creatively problem solve and clear blockers
10+ years of experience in software engineering including hands-on experience
Proven expertise in cloud technology and building big data solutions (ETL, Spark, Data Lake, etc)
Experience creating scalable data strategies to unlock data’s value via AI and advanced analytics
Experience leading high performing engineering organizations and growing talent
Self-starter that can create clarity from ambiguity
Excellent communication skills with an ability to effectively communicate up and down leadership levels
Experience understanding distributed system architectures and driving technical strategy
Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.
As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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 the TeamWe 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 New York, New York, USA Office
World Financial Center, New York, NY, United States, 10285
American Express New York, New York, USA Office
200 Vesey St, New York, NY, United States, 10281
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