At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared 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?
As part of the Global Merchant & Network Services group (GMNS), the Network & Acquirer Solutions (NAS) team is at the core of American Express, uniquely positioned to support every business unit and customer across the Enterprise. The American Express Network enables over $1.6 trillion in annual spend, serving our Issuers and Acquirers in more than 170 markets worldwide. We are driving a strategic, multi-year Enterprise Payments program to bring all payments together into a center of excellence to drive operational excellence for payment execution, enable innovative payment products, services, and capabilities to be built effectively and efficiently, support our BU strategies more closely, and deliver on our customers’ evolving payment needs.
The Enterprise Payments Centre of Excellence (CoE) is leading a multi-year innovational initiative to evolve American Express into a multi-rail payments ecosystem that features operational and technical excellence in payment execution, to ultimately drive new revenue, relevance and opportunities for the business.
Role Overview:
This is an exciting opportunity to support the discovery and innovation of new payment capabilities within the Enterprise Payments Centre of Excellence (CoE) at American Express. In this role, you will work closely with other analysts and experienced team members to bridge the gap between business and technology by supporting the interpretation of business needs into deliverable capabilities. Reporting to a Senior Manager, you will contribute to the modernization of payment products and gain exposure to critical initiatives in a highly collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Assist in gathering, documenting, and validating business requirements from partners
2. Support the analysis and mapping of business processes and customer journeys
3. Help prepare presentation materials and documentation for internal teams and senior leadership
4. Learn and develop an understanding of Enterprise Money Movement and its associated systems and capabilities
5. Participate in multi-functional meetings to observe and support collaboration between business and technology teams
Minimum Qualifications:
6. Strong interest in business analysis and financial services, particularly in payments
7. Good analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
8. Basic understanding of how to detail business requirements and processes (e.g., flowcharts, use cases, user stories)
9. Effective verbal and written communication skills
10. Willingness to learn from peers and contribute to a team environment
11. Ability to manage time effectively across multiple tasks or projects
12. Passionate about crafting impactful customer- first products
13. Proactive and hand-on, with a strong desire and drive to deliver meaningful results
Preferred Qualifications:
14. Exposure to or academic experience with Agile delivery methodologies
15. Some knowledge or internship experience in payments, banking, or financial technology
16. Experience working in collaborative environments, either in university projects or internships
17. Flexibility to support teams across different time zones
18. Appreciation of risk and control in a highly regulated industry
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the UK is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
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:
19. Competitive base salaries
20. Bonus incentives
21. Support for financial-well-being and retirement
22. Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
23. Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
24. Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
25. Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
26. Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
27. Career development and training opportunities
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.