Vice President, Property Development – HQ Workplace & Amenities Design & Construction
About The Position
The Vice President, Property Development serves as the executive leader accountable for the successful planning, governance, execution, and delivery of the American Express New Global Headquarters Workplace and Amenities program. This role provides end-to-end leadership across workplace strategy, design, project controls, procurement, construction, technology integration, commissioning, occupancy readiness, move, change, and stakeholder management. The VP will act as the single accountable executive responsible for achieving schedule, budget, quality, safety, sustainability, and colleague experience objectives across the design and construction of the Interiors Project. This includes leading executive governance, decision-making, risk management, and reporting processes for one of the company’s most significant capital investments. The role also serves as the primary interface with interior architects, engineers, consultants, construction managers, and senior business leaders, and leads the Interiors integration and coordination with the base building development team. Additionally, the VP will lead and develop internal project teams while fostering a culture of accountability, operational excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
Requirements
- Executive leadership experience in planning, governance, execution, and delivery of large-scale capital projects, specifically in workplace strategy, design, and construction.
- Proven ability to provide end-to-end leadership across a complex range of functions including project controls, procurement, construction, technology integration, commissioning, and occupancy readiness.
- Demonstrated success in managing schedule, budget, quality, safety, sustainability, and colleague experience objectives.
- Experience in leading executive governance, decision-making, risk management, and reporting processes.
- Strong interface and communication skills with external consultants (architects, engineers, construction managers) and internal senior business leaders.
- Experience in leading and developing internal project teams and fostering a positive team culture.
Responsibilities
- Provide end-to-end leadership across workplace strategy, design, project controls, procurement, construction, technology integration, commissioning, occupancy readiness, move, change and stakeholder management.
- Act as the single accountable executive responsible for achieving schedule, budget, quality, safety, sustainability, and colleague experience objectives across the design and construction of the Interiors Project.
- Lead executive governance, decision-making, risk management, and reporting processes for one of the company’s most significant capital investments.
- Serve as the primary interface with the interior architects, engineers, consultants, construction managers, and senior business leaders.
- Lead the Interiors integration and coordination with the base building development team.
- Lead and develop internal project teams while fostering a culture of accountability, operational excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
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
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
