Director of Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
American Express Global Business TravelAbout the role
Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.
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We're committed to ensuring our colleagues, clients, partners, and travelers experience a culture of belonging, where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are respected and appreciated. In this role, you'll work closely with internal and external partners, lead strategic projects to support this goal, and embed DE&I across our company.
What You’ll Do
- Partner with the VP of DE&I and Amex GBT leaders to shape global efforts, aligned to GBT behaviors across all areas of the business
- Serve as the primary liaison for internal DE&I programs such as INclusion Groups and country ambassadors
- Collaborate with Global Talent to ensure that DE&I activities supply to the advancement of the global talent strategy, including: performance management, leadership development, succession planning, retention, mentoring programs, recruitment, and more
- Influence our diversity and inclusion story internally and externally. Build content, and monitor presence on internal and external sites
- Analyze and monitor performance data on company diversity goals, market trends, and benchmarks, and identify improvement opportunities
- Evaluate Amex GBT practices, and eliminate barriers for colleagues to participate in our communities and work environment
- Partner with Sustainability team to implement key initiatives, including the annual ESG report and EcoVadis audit
- Assist with building a strong public network and presence in the DE&I community
- Support Amex GBT in achieving recognition as a global diverse ‘employer of choice’ by achieving acknowledgement in select DE&I related awards and rankings
What We’re Looking For
- 8+ years of experience in developing, implementing and measuring strategic programs related to global talent management, HR, learning and development, or communications
- DE&I or ESG experience preferred
- Strong collaborator, with a focus on encouraging collaboration
- Open-minded to new insights, and able to help others have the same learning mentality
- Able to influence and lead change in partnership with multiple cross-functional partners
- Excellent writing and presentation skills to various levels of leadership
- Strong project / program management skills
- Track record of innovative thought leadership and creative problem solving
- Expert in gathering, analyzing and communicating insights from data
- A skilled meeting facilitator with experience crafting and leading learning experiences
- Ability to work across geographies and cultures
- Flexibility to travel up to 10% of the time
Location
United States
The US national annual base salary range for this position is from $100,000 to $200,000. The national range provided includes the base salary that GBT expects to pay for the role. Actual base salary will be based on factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and work location.
In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for our Annual Incentive Award plan, which rewards participants based on company and individual performance and is also eligible for awards under the company Equity Incentive Plan, which is designed to align participants' interests with those of shareholders. For information about our comprehensive US benefits programs and eligibility, please review our Benefits-at-a-Glance document.
The #TeamGBT Experience
Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.
Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more.
Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.
Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with global tuition assistance, access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.
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