Manager Assistant – COE Exec Office

Description

You Lead the Way. We’ve 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, 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 recognised 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.

Join Team Amex and let’s lead the way together.

The Center of Excellence (COE) team within International Card Services (ICS) enables and partners with international markets to ignite the next frontier of growth for American Express.

We are hiring for a highly motivated and versatile Manager Assistant to act as a trusted advisor for the Director Assistant/Chief of Staff, ICS Centre of Excellence Executive Office. The Manager Assistant will see and influence how decisions are made in the organisation across all strategic and operational initiatives, prepare presentations to communicate the team strategy & vision, provide recommendations for areas of improvement, and lead key activities to enable the team’s success.

You’ll have the opportunity to become part of a dynamic team where you will play a key role in executive office processes. You have the ability to balance multiple priorities, have a keen attention to detail, and value the chance to make a meaningful impact! You can value the chance to act as a true partner & key enabler to international markets to drive success. You have a can-do attitude and positive personality, are interested in working in a cross-cultural environment, and have international experience or curiosity.

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Provide planning and coordination support, including project management, analytical support, financial process support and support of strategic priorities as required, including monitoring progress against key priorities.

• Assist in the day-to-day management of business planning and operational processes.

• Support the organization in preparing strategic business reviews/presentations such as Business Unit Reviews and Leadership Updates.

• Create impactful presentations by identifying, gathering, synthesizing and assessing a variety of data.

• Proactively develop strong network and working relationships with various constituents across the COE and enterprise in order to accomplish tasks on behalf of the team. This includes working closely with the EA network within the department as well as the MA / DA community of the ICS COE team.

• Play an active role in the team’s Colleague Engagement and Development Strategy and coordinate colleague HR processes

• Provide strategic support on a range of issues and lead ad hoc strategic projects as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• The successful candidate is a highly organised and strategic thinker, who possesses exceptional organisational skills, financial acumen, analytical skills

• Able to handle multiple diverse projects simultaneously, effectively multitasking and re-prioritising as business needs evolve, while continuing to support the day to day operations of the executive office

• Passion, energy, and personal accountability

• Proven ability to take complex technical information and translate it into clear communications (presentations/memos) for a variety of audiences

• A broad knowledge of AXP and a proven track record for influencing without authority across all levels of American Express

• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, work effectively in ambiguous situations, and a willingness to take charge and drive results

Qualifications

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

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

Job: Administration

Primary Location: United Kingdom-London-London

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 24010144