Senior Analyst - Strategic Projects

American Express•New York, NY

5d•$78,000 - $124,750•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 Global Commercial Services (GCS) is the Global leader in the Commercial Payments Solutions space and subsequently continues to be an exciting and fast-growing segment. To maintain success, accelerating sales and driving profitable charge volume growth are critical for the organization. The Sales Enablement, Pricing and Transformation (SPT) team within the Commercial Business Enablement organization is instrumental in ensuring achievement of these objectives. Our team’s vision is focused on being essential architects of growth, profitability, and operating efficiency for GCS. SPT’s mission is to power GCS growth through the provision of informed pricing, sales enablement support and process transformation. How will you make an impact in this role? The Senior Analyst, Strategic Projects is an integral part of Commercial Strategic Delivery PMO within SPT organization and will support the delivery of business-critical strategic projects. The role is highly visible with great exposure to cross functional business teams and success is measured on driving delivery of expected outcomes. The analyst will report to Director-Strategic Projects and work closely with senior leaders and stakeholders on the team to support the execution of strategic initiatives.

Requirements

You are a highly motivated self-starter, curiosity, a willingness to learn and a sense of ownership and accountability
2 to 3 years of combined experience in Consulting, and/ or Program Management/ Strategy
Excellent knowledge of MS Office; working knowledge of program/project management software (MS Project etc.) is a strong advantage
Strong communication and relationship management skills, both written and verbal, with ability to interact with partners across all management levels
Excellent problem-solving ability
Ability to analyze data and information to proficiently produce meaningful conclusions and recommendations
Ability to build and leverage relationships with key business partners
Bachelor's Degree required

Responsibilities

Partnering with colleagues on the team to support the ideation and execution of GCS strategic projects
Provide project support while working alongside senior leaders and effectively utilize project management techniques to organize, plan and execute initiatives while meeting or exceeding timelines
Support stakeholders to develop and implement PMO standards & template e.g., project charter, project plan, RAID, project governance
Partner with multiple stakeholders across the enterprise including, Product, Sales & AD, Marketing, Technologies, Operations Excellence, Finance, Operations to drive the execution of the strategic projects
Use data to develop insights and produce opportunity assessments designed to identify, size and scope strategies for improving revenue and margins

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
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