Directors, Product Management

American Express • New York, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

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.
American Express Company seeks Directors, Product Management to develop product strategy and vision based on business needs. Partner with cross-functional teams to convert product vision into a well-managed product roadmap. Collaborate with stakeholders to define product scope, manage priorities, and monitor product development, execution, launch, and post-launch optimization. Analyze and monitor creation of detailed documentation of user needs, including user journey, functional requirements, and technical solution for product features. Drive projects by outlining milestones and deliverables, and identifying issues and risks. Analyze product usage and trends, and compare analyses against market trends.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field
• 6 years of progressively responsible experience with product development and business analysis in an enterprise setting.
• 5 years of experience with developing, defining, testing, and implementing new technical features within a matrixed environment
• 5 years of experience with developing user stories, linking business requirements, and conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• 5 years of experience with leading end-to-end IT program management
• 5 years of experience with Apache Spark, Big Data, Cloud Services (AWS Lambda, Glue, Redshift), ETL, Hive, HBase, Java, Kafka, Machine Learning, NoSQL Database, Oracle, Pig, Python, REST, Spring Framework, and SQL

Responsibilities

• Develop product strategy and vision based on business needs.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to convert product vision into a well-managed product roadmap.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define product scope, manage priorities, and monitor product development, execution, launch, and post-launch optimization.
• Analyze and monitor creation of detailed documentation of user needs, including user journey, functional requirements, and technical solution for product features.
• Drive projects by outlining milestones and deliverables, and identifying issues and risks.
• Analyze product usage and trends, and compare analyses against market trends.

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• 6%25 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director