Staff Cybersecurity - Cyber Data & AI Transformation

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.

Overview

Are you passionate about revolutionizing cybersecurity through AI and data innovation? We are looking for a visionary and execution-focused Staff Cybersecurity of Cyber Data & AI Transformation to lead our next-generation security operations. This is a pivotal role where you will reimagine how Agentic AI, intelligent automation, and modern data platforms power a scalable, AI-first cybersecurity ecosystem.

Join us in building a future where cyber defense is proactive, intelligent, and deeply integrated across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Individual Contributor Leadership with Broad Influence

• Operate as a high-impact individual contributor with technical authority and strategic influence across multiple cybersecurity and engineering teams.
• Lead through influence, collaboration, and technical credibility — not through formal org charts.
• Partner deeply with Cyber Engineering, Emerging Technologies, Analytics, and Security Operations to drive execution.
• Over time, this role may grow to include a small team of direct reports, especially as initiatives scale and mature.

AI-Driven Security Vision & Execution

• Define and lead the strategic roadmap to embed AI into cybersecurity operations, beginning with the Security Operations Center (SOC).
• Identify high-impact use cases where Agentic AI reduces manual effort and improves decision quality.
• Partner with Cyber Engineering to craft intuitive, outcome-driven user experiences.

Rapid Innovation & Solution Scaling

• Spearhead rapid prototyping of AI-driven security tools with iterative development cycles.
• Collaborate with Emerging Technologies teams to validate and industrialize innovative solutions.
• Guide hands-on engineering pilots from concept to enterprise-grade deployment.

Cross-Functional Integration

• Serve as the bridge between Cyber Engineering, Emerging Tech, and Staff Specialist groups.
• Ensure cohesive, AI-enabled workflows across organizational boundaries.

Data Modernization for AI

• Lead modernization of the Cyber Data Warehouse to enable secure, real-time inferencing.
• Utilize tools such as Starburst and Alation to enable scalable, taxonomy-driven operational insights.

Reusable Patterns & Scalability

• Develop frameworks and reusable patterns to scale successful AI use cases beyond the SOC.
• Build a future-proof, sustainable AI operating model for the security organization.

Culture & Capability Shift

• Drive cultural transformation by upskilling teams and evangelizing Agentic AI's value.
• Empower internal teams to lead and scale transformation autonomously.

Value Measurement & Reporting

• Work closely with analytics teams to define and track KPIs and ROI for AI initiatives.
• Communicate strategic milestones and operational wins to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications