Manager-Controller

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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

The Digital Transformation team within Global Treasury Controllership (GTC), supports the Treasury organization as product owners for critical technology products such as Quantum a.k.a. Treasury Management system (TMS), Exposure Management Platform (EMP), Global Funding Platform (GFP) in addition to driving the overall Digital Transformation agenda for GTC through automation and analytics transformation thereby generating value for business partners and the enterprise.

As a member of the Digital Transformation team within Global Treasury Controllership (GTC), this is a Product Owner position responsible for managing various aspects of Treasury Management System (TMS) which is the system of record for AXP's financial operations annually across Cash, FX, Derivatives, Investments and Debt portfolios besides core accounting and reporting capability. This role will be focused on envisioning and executing the strategic vision of TMS in PO and PMO capacity in developing product capability, managing ongoing stability while ensuring that compliance, audits, and legal requirements are adhered to. The role also includes managing critical regulatory requirements from the platform as well as actively engaging and managing the relationship with the vendor providers of the platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across Treasury, Treasury Controllership and AET to brainstorm innovative solutions, capture requirements and benefits and drive a common future vision
• Establish and execute strategic product roadmap

• Work closely with third party service provider to maintain platform stability through incident escalation and ensure forward progress for capabilities deployments

• Determine the requirement readiness for development, initial level of E2E solution design, rationalization and prioritization

• Independent monitoring and resolution for incidents impacting daily liquidity reporting processes
• Collaborate with GFII, Operational Excellence, SOX and Business Partners to deliver defect-free capabilities with the flexibility to meet evolving business needs while satisfying all relevant regulatory requirements
• Manage project deliverables including, Steerco/Sponsor updates, Strategy/PI session planning, project plan, project call updates, production deployment schedules
• Ownership of Professional Services spend, contract execution, invoicing, forecasting, and annual budgeting exercises
• Project/program management, white space envisioning, project execution, risk identification and escalation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a Finance related role
• Minimum of 2-3 years' experience in Product ownership/project/program management.
• Bachelor's Degree minimum, MBA or CPA is a plus
• Ability to build strong relationships, operate effectively within large cross-functional teams, and influence business partners to drive transformational change
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all level
• Ability to effectively manage multiple deliverables at once and prioritize appropriately
• Demonstrated ability to think outside the box and design industry leading solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of Scaled Agile (SAFe) principles and experience effectively managing a backlog of competing initiatives
• Knowledge of Amex processes and/or experience in Global Treasury Controllership or Treasury

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• 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

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.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.