Manager, U.S. Pricing Strategy & Execution

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The Global Merchant Services (GMS) Pricing team is responsible for the single largest source of American Express’ revenue: Merchant discount revenue. GMS Pricing works closely with multiple partners to determine the ideal pricing structure for merchant acceptance of American Express, while striving to improve coverage and merchant satisfaction. 

The Manager in U.S. Pricing Strategy and Execution is responsible for leading project management and the execution of strategic pricing initiatives in a compliant and rigorous manner. This position will collaborate across Relationship Management, Marketing, General Counsel’s Office, Technology / Product Management, and Controls Management organizations in a fast-paced environment on projects with significant impact to the U.S. merchant business.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to gain deep knowledge of the merchant business, as well as exposure to and insight from Leadership across the Blue Box. The Manager should be a dynamic individual who can work closely with partners and leaders and has the right ambition to drive change.

Responsibilities

• Create comprehensive and understandable materials to support Leadership decision-making, detailing key initiatives and the financial impact of pricing decisions
• Serve as project manager and cross-functional partner liaison to ensure successful implementation and launch of high-profile pricing initiatives
• Support the design and execution of pricing strategies based on business and financial objectives, an evolving external landscape, merchant experience, and pricing capabilities
• Lead the ongoing development of a robust pricing infrastructure, including documentation and mapping of critical internal processes and implementation of a strong control environment
• Partner on ad-hoc deliverables, including expedited Leadership requests 
• Support ad-hoc teamwork, including financial analyses and Discount Rate planning and forecasting exercises where needed

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in consulting, project management, strategy, or related experience
• Expertise in preparing PowerPoint presentations tailored to various audiences
• Strong project management skills with full ownership of end-to-end execution, including ensuring documentation of key workstreams and tracking against deliverables’ timelines
• Detail- and action-oriented individual able to work autonomously with limited direction
• Proven ability to actively collaborate across teams as well a