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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.
How will you make an impact in this role?
Shape the strategic decisions that lead our business forward.
- The Director will be a leader in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group tasked with supporting AXP growth and profitability through M&A transactions. Position presents opportunities to work in close consultation with the various AXP business units and functional teams.
Responsibilities:
- Work with business units to prioritize strategic objectives including development of strategic analyses to advise, support or enhance AXP’s inorganic growth strategy
- Assist in leading deal teams to evaluate potential transactions and business cases from strategic, operational and financial point of view.
- Lead and oversee the development of key analyses (e.g., valuation, financial impact, etc.) with detailed financial models
- Support negotiations while working closely with internal and external partners to structure and complete transactions.
- Ownership of specific pieces of transactions including day-to-day execution and managing cross-functional teams to ensure deliverables meet internal and external deadlines.
- Ownership and preparation of specific transaction evaluation and review materials and responsibility to communicate recommendations to Senior Management.
- Establish best practices, standardize processes and methodologies for approaching M&A and partnership transactions.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum 4-7 years previous experience. Investment banking, private equity, venture capital or corporate development experience preferred.
- Extremely strong financial, analytical and valuation skills, including the ability to read and interpret financial statements and build financial models. Full understanding of enterprise valuation techniques.
- High degree of strategic and analytical capability, including the ability to analyze industry trends in digital, payments and ecommerce.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Must possess strong business acumen, collaboration and influencing skills as well as ability to drive results.
- Excellent project management skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- In depth knowledge of AXP businesses a plus.
- MBA or CPA or similar direct business experience strongly preferred.
Salary Range: $130,000.00 to $205,000.00 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + 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.
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