America Americas Remote - Director, Strategic Consulting (Tech Strategy and Business Development)
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About the Role
As a Director on our Tech Strategy team, you'll drive strategic recommendations that fuel our business model evolution, growth, and innovation. You'll leverage your expertise to connect business strategy with customer journeys, disruptive technologies, and platform capabilities.
Your Key Responsibilities
Strategic Recommendations: Shape and implement strategic initiatives to enhance enterprise capabilities.
Tech Enablement: Understand how existing and emerging technologies support our business model.
Executive Presentations: Highlight critical findings and recommendations to senior leadership.
Creative Problem-Solving: Use techniques like Design Thinking and scenario modeling to challenge the status quo.
Influence and Collaborate: Build relationships across Business Strategy, Product, Customer Experience, Engineering, and Architecture teams.
Culture Building: Foster a collaborative, engaging, and dynamic team environment.
Qualifications
Experience: 10-15 years in professional roles, including management consulting within Technology strategic disciplines.
Leadership: Proven ability to develop and mentor high-performing teams.
Technical Expertise: Familiar with core Technology functions like Infrastructure and Cloud Strategy, Platform/Product Strategy, and more.
Strategic Thinking: Strong business acumen with a track record of influencing change in a matrixed organization.
Creative and Analytical: High intellectual curiosity, problem-solving skills, and innovative thought leadership.
Collaboration Skills: Excellent facilitation and ability to gain alignment at all levels, including senior leadership.
Adaptability: Thrive in ambiguity and evolving priorities.
Preferred: MBA, Big 4 consulting experience, Agile methodologies, and FinTech knowledge.
Perks and Benefits
Competitive Salary: $145,000 to $230,000 annually, plus bonuses and equity.
Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability benefits, and more.
Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid, onsite, or virtual based on role and business needs.
Parental Leave: 20+ weeks paid leave for all parents, regardless of gender.
Retirement Savings: 6% company match on retirement savings plan.
Wellness Support: Free financial coaching, global wellness centers, and confidential counseling.
Career Development: Continuous learning and growth opportunities.
For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.
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American Express is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer, making 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.
With Amex Flex, our enterprise working model, we provide greater flexibility while preserving the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues work onsite, in a hybrid model, or fully virtually.
Ready to lead the way with American Express? Apply now and find your place in the technology team of ##TeamAmex
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