Director, Strategic Consulting (Tech Strategy and Business Development)
About The Position
The Chief Technology Officer Organization’s vision is to raise the bar for technical excellence, talent, strategy, and standards across Technology. It also seeks to cultivate and foster technical innovation, as well as elevate and amplify the technical heartbeat of the organization. The Tech Strategy team is an internal consulting team within the Technology organization. We focus on three types of projects: Strategy/Management Consulting – Our team plays a critical role to provide strategic support for the CIO and Technology Leadership Team. As a team with a strong consulting mindset, leadership and executives call on us to help with a variety of special, high-visibility projects such as: developing mid to long term Technology Strategy for Amex, investment planning, creating the groundwork for Technology’s internal modernization efforts, Investor Day content and presentation etc. Platform Strategy – Partnering closely with Business, Product, Architecture, and Engineering teams across the enterprise, our team ensures Amex will meet our customer needs over the next 3-5 years in this continually evolving FinTech landscape by creating cohesive platform strategies and roadmaps. This includes forming recommendations to invest in strategic and emerging capabilities (including build vs. buy analysis), enhance / mature existing capabilities, and rationalize redundant capabilities across all platforms to drive business model evolution, growth, and innovation. Mergers & Acquisition Advisory - Our team also works with the Amex Ventures, Corporate Development and Business Development teams to assess the capability landscape and maturity of potential acquisitions.
Requirements
- Strong consulting mindset
- Leadership skills
- Experience in Tech Strategy and Business Development
Nice To Haves
- Passion for creating the world’s best customer experience
- Passion for winning in the digital economy
- Ability to accelerate digital transformation by connecting business strategy, customer journeys, disruptive technologies, capabilities, and platforms.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic support for the CIO and Technology Leadership Team.
- Develop mid to long term Technology Strategy for Amex.
- Assist with investment planning.
- Create the groundwork for Technology’s internal modernization efforts.
- Develop Investor Day content and presentation.
- Partner with Business, Product, Architecture, and Engineering teams to create cohesive platform strategies and roadmaps for the next 3-5 years.
- Make recommendations to invest in strategic and emerging capabilities (including build vs. buy analysis).
- Enhance / mature existing capabilities.
- Rationalize redundant capabilities across all platforms to drive business model evolution, growth, and innovation.
- Work with Amex Ventures, Corporate Development and Business Development teams to assess the capability landscape and maturity of potential acquisitions.
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
