Job Description

:You Lead the Way. Weve 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, youll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey thats unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.At American Express, youll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact every colleague has the opportunity to share in the companys success. Together, well win as a team, striving to uphold our and powerful backing promise to provide the worlds best customer experience every day. And well 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.Job Overview:We are seeking a skilled and experienced Platform Product Manager to lead key initiatives within the Amex Loyalty and Benefits data platform. The ideal candidate will have a software engineering/ product management/business analysis background with previous experience in data engineering and data warehouse projects.Key Responsibilities:

• Platform Management: : Collaborate with data engineering teams to define, prioritize, and manage the development of data ingestion, publishing, and canonical data models within Amex big data platform (on premise and GCP)
• Product Roadmapping: Develop and maintain product roadmaps for data engineering initiatives and aligning them with broader business goals and customer needs.
• Agile Leadership: Lead cross-functional teams through scaled agile ceremonies, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and meet business objectives.
• Data Analysis: Write queries to extract and analyse data and evaluate data models to define business objectives
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary point of contact between data engineering teams, business stakeholders, and customers, ensuring alignment on program goals and timelines.
• Documentation and Reporting: Create and maintain detailed documentation, reports, and presentations to communicate project status, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders at all levels.

Qualifications:

• Experience: 5+ years of product management, business analysis, or software engineering experience leading data engineering or data-related initiatives.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in data modelling, SQL, and experience with data warehouse technologies like HIVE
• Agile Experience: Good understanding of agile methodologies and proven experience leading teams through scaled agile ceremonies.
• Communication Skills: Excellent presentation and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and BigQuery.
• Prior experience in leading data engineering initiatives within a large organization.
• Experience in financial service and/or rewards domain will be a plus
• Familiarity with data governance and best practices in data management.

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
• 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.

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