Project Analyst

American Express•Phoenix, AZ

8d•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. The Global Merchant & Network Services (GMNS) organization is responsible for managing relationships with millions of Merchants and Partners around the world that facilitate American Express acceptance and enabling the day-to-day operations of our company’s payment network. The role of the Global Merchant & Network Pricing (GMNP) team is to design and implement global pricing strategies that support our coverage objectives and optimize our Discount Revenue. This revenue stream is the single largest source of American Express’ revenue and Merchant Pricing strategies play a key role in driving financial performance. This role is part of the Pricing Infrastructure & Process Oversight team, specifically within the Technical Strategy team which drives pricing agility through platform management while ensuring integrity in executing merchant and partner pricing.

Requirements

3+ Years’ experience in pricing or business-related discipline
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
Excellent problem-solving skills
Superior written and oral communication and presentation skills
Strong organizational skills with the ability to meet critical deadlines and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Database management skills such as SQL, Access, Excel
Bachelor’s degree required

Responsibilities

The implementation and management of our pricing activities.
Support strategic initiatives by partnering with the Regional Pricing, Product and Technologies teams to deliver new capabilities and constructs
Ensure accurate and timely implementations of merchant and partner pricing changes according to contractual terms
Identify both process and system/tool improvement opportunities to drive greater efficiency
Execute process controls to maintain pricing integrity and audit compliance

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