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You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

Where great legal minds influence global business strategy.

Our mission is to protect and strengthen American Express through legal expertise and strategic advice that helps our business partners manage risk, identify opportunities, and deliver on the company’s promise of exceptional products and services. Given the dynamic nature of the global payments industry and the valued partnership between our team and the business, we see it as imperative to attract and develop talented people by:

• Providing rich work experiences and opportunities for professional development

• Recognizing and rewarding those who drive and deliver results

• Respecting and valuing diversity, integrity, and personal accountability

An opportunity exists within the General Counsel’s Organization’s Corporate Development, Strategy & Antitrust team, which is responsible for, among other things, providing all legal support for the Company’s global acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments and long-term strategic vision. This role would operate largely in support of the Corporate Development team, including Amex Ventures, who are collectively responsible for the Company’s transactional activity, and the Enterprise Strategy team, who are responsible for formulating a long-term strategic vision for American Express.

Role & Responsibilities:

Help propel your team and its business partners to success.

Here’s just some of what you’ll do in this role:

• Providing legal advice and guidance on a range of global transactions, including (i) stock and asset purchases, (ii) divestitures of subsidiaries and/or business units, (iii) corporate restructurings, (iv) formation and reorganization of joint ventures and (v) minority investments in fintech and other sectors.

• Negotiating and drafting definitive documents for the Company’s global transactional activity

• Working closely with other stakeholders throughout the enterprise, including subject matter experts within the GCO and with stakeholders in Finance, Compliance, Tax, IP, Technology and Government Affairs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in transactional activity and qualified to practice law in relevant jurisdiction

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage and prioritize competing demands while maintaining high attention to detail and meeting deadlines

• Ability to communicate complex issues clearly and persuasively, in both oral and written format

• Ability to build relationships and partner with others to drive results

• Capacity to be agile and pivot appropriately when challenged with new information or evolving circumstances

• Strong interpersonal relationship and networking skills to build and maintain effective professional relationships across all areas of the organization

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Juris Doctor degree

• 7 years of relevant experience involving M&A and transactional activity in a corporate setting or a private transactional legal practice

Qualifications

Salary Range: $220,000 to $320,000 annually bonus benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• 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

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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Job: Executive

Primary Location: US-New York-New York

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 24008460