Vice President, Commercial Cross Platform Delivery

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?

We’re looking for a Vice President, Commercial Cross Platform Delivery to lead end to end delivery of large complex technical initiatives that are critical to the success of our Global Commercial Services business, while also leading GCS-Technology's Solution Architecture and Quality Engineering centers of excellence to drive architecture and testing best practices across the GCS-Technology organization. In this role you will:

· Lead a global organization of engineers, architects, and project managers

· Create a culture of continuous improvement and a focus on success within your organization

· Be responsible for successful end-to-end technical delivery of large technical investments

· Be a trusted partner for senior GCS and technology leaders to balance delivering projects and efficient, forward-looking technical investment

· Drive GCS-Technology's strategy on project management, quality engineering, and architecture.

· Partner deeply cross functionally across technology and product teams to creatively problem solve and clear blockers

Minimum Qualifications

· 10+ years of experience in software development including hands-on experience

· Proven ability to deliver large, multi-year projects spanning many engineering teams

· Experience leading high performing organizations and growing talent

· Proven ability to balance many critical priorities and stakeholder relationships concurrently

· Self-starter that can create clarity from ambiguity

· Excellent communication skills with an ability to effectively communicate up and down leadership levels

· Leader with the courage to challenge the status quo and drive for process change to make iterative improvements

· Experience understanding distributed system architectures and driving technical strategy

· Understanding of software testing industry best practices

Preferred Qualifications

· Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Salary Range: $219,000.00 to $338,250.00 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

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 
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need <