Manager, Pricing

American Express•New York, NY

6d•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. How will you make an impact in this role? This position is part of the Global Merchant & Network Pricing organization (GMNP) within Global Merchant & Network Services (GMNS). The GMNP team is responsible for the single largest source of American Express’ revenue: Merchant Discount Revenue. The team works closely with multiple business partners to determine the ideal pricing structure to encourage merchant acceptance of American Express, while striving to improve coverage and merchant satisfaction. Ultimately, driving merchant revenue and profit growth through customer-centric pricing principles, more flexible pricing architecture, and innovative pricing solutions. The Pricing Analytics team is the analytical arm of GMNP and will be responsible for providing analytical support for strategic merchant pricing initiatives. This team is instrumental in ensuring the success of GMNS by supporting strategies and analysis that drive blue box business growth objectives. This position will work alongside senior leaders in GMNS in a fast-paced environment and assist in high profile projects with significant impact to the U.S. merchant business. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to gain deep knowledge of the merchant business, as well as exposure to, and insight from, senior leaders across the Blue Box. The Manager should be a dynamic individual who can work closely with senior leaders and has the right ambition to drive change.

Requirements

2+ years of analytics experience; previous Pricing or Finance experience is prefferred
Experience with financial modeling is required; SQL data querying is required
Success in quantitative data analysis methods and data mining
Exceptional aptitude for analytics; demonstrated ability to develop sophisticated financial models and draw value-added insights from large amounts of financial data
Strong strategic thinker with the ability to translate trends and analysis into actionable recommendations
Strong customer relationship skills and proven track record of managing internal relationships/stakeholders
Ability to build relationships and influence at all levels, both internally and externally
Results driven with the ability to work under pressure, navigate through ambiguity, draw linkages, and balance multiple priorities
Ability to collaborate and work as a true member of a team
Comfort with ambiguity and making decisions with incomplete information at times, taking measured risks - flexibility to pivot strategy and process according to business needs
Strong executive presence and collaborative/interpersonal skills
Bachelor’s Degree required

Nice To Haves

previous Pricing or Finance experience is prefferred

Responsibilities

Design and implement industry-wide pricing strategies based on business and financial objectives, market and competitive analyses, and pricing capabilities
Create robust financial models for pricing scenario analysis
Run scenarios, validate and pressure test assumptions
Assess merchant impacts of pricing proposals
Develop forecasts to inform financial planning
Assess both market level and merchant level impacts of pricing proposals
Support GMNP with additional ad-hoc data analytical capabilities
Collaborate with business partners and other key Blue Box constituents to ensure alignment on strategies
The role will require strong partnership across the Blue Box

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