Director & Counsel, Enterprise Strategic Portfolio & Transactions
About The Position
The General Counsel’s Organization (GCO) is American Express’ legal and government affairs departments, along with the Corporate Secretary’s Office. They are responsible for protecting and strengthening American Express through world-class expertise and strategic advice that helps business partners manage risk, identify opportunities, and deliver on the Company’s promise of exceptional products and services. As a Director & Counsel, Enterprise Strategic Portfolio & Transactions, you’ll lead negotiations and provide legal support across a wide range of complex technology, procurement and outsourcing transactions. Your work will span cloud, AI, software, marketing technology, infrastructure, consulting, hardware, and services agreements, including some of the most critical supplier relationships American Express depends on. As part of a global legal team, you’ll work closely with other lawyers, procurement teams, and technology and business stakeholders across the enterprise to drive deal strategy and structure, negotiate complex agreements, and provide practical legal counsel on a wide range of commercial matters. The transactions you support will be critical to how American Express operates, innovates and grows its business while managing contractual and other risks.
Requirements
- Complex technology, procurement and outsourcing transactions experience.
- Experience with cloud, AI, software, marketing technology, infrastructure, consulting, hardware, and services agreements.
- Experience negotiating critical supplier relationships.
- Experience working closely with lawyers, procurement teams, and technology and business stakeholders.
- Experience driving deal strategy and structure.
- Experience negotiating complex agreements.
- Experience providing practical legal counsel on commercial matters.
Responsibilities
- Lead negotiations and provide legal support across a wide range of complex technology, procurement and outsourcing transactions.
- Work closely with other lawyers, procurement teams, and technology and business stakeholders across the enterprise to drive deal strategy and structure.
- Negotiate complex agreements.
- Provide practical legal counsel on a wide range of commercial matters.
Benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
