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Description

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?

The Executive Assistant - Corporate Development will be responsible for assisting and supporting the Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Development. Corporate Development executes strategically relevant and ?nancially sound transactions for American Express that enhance pro?tability, supplement growth and optimize the company’s use of capital. The Corporate Development team is composed of American Express Ventures, the group that sources and executes strategic investments, an M&A team that is responsible for M&A strategy development, deal negotiation and execution, and the Integration team responsible for strategically integrating acquired assets and separating parts of the company undergoing divestiture.

The Executive Assistant will be a key member of the team, supporting the Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Development.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage calendars and schedule meetings with business partners; being proactive and thoughtful about conflicts, logistics and scope of meetings

• Review emails to proactively action for meeting invites and approval email notifications, etc

• Travel planning and managing itineraries; coordinating with other assistants at destination location

• Timely and accurate preparation, review, and submission of expense reports

• Fluency in expense systems, such as ARIBA and Concur.

• Preparation for meetings with senior executives, town halls, etc. (e.g. documents, PowerPoints, video conferencing, in-person meetings, and other logistics).

• Manage on-boarding and off-boarding process for new and existing employees (via team organizational charts, user access certifications, timesheets, distribution lists, etc.)

• Support special ad-hoc projects and initiatives as assigned

• Coordination of office supply management as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3 years’ experience in providing administrative support is required.

• Ability to work well in a dynamic and fast-paced organization and manage multiple tasks and priorities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively on a team, sometimes under pressure with accuracy, attention to detail, professionalism, and timely, direct follow-up.

• Strong sense of integrity and ability to handle sensitive issues and maintain confidentiality.

• Ability to proactively identify and resolve issues.

• Ability to work with all levels of management, associates, and external business contacts.

• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Webex, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Qualifications

Salary Range: $38.45 to $57.70 hourly bonus benefits

The above represents the expected hourly pay 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

• 20 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy

• 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

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

Job: Administration

Primary Location: US-New York-New York

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 25012435