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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.

Business Unit/Role Specific Info

Sr Associate, Portfolio Management facilitates the successful delivery of portfolio projects by providing advanced support and oversight of financial and delivery metrics and advanced administrative support to project management resources.

• Assist in designing, automating, and optimizing business reporting and dashboards to support operational efficiency

• Collect, clean, and analyze data from multiple systems to identify trends and insights that inform strategic decisions

• Support process automation initiatives

• Develop and maintain key performance indicator (KPI) reports and automate recurring data workflows

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into analytical solutions

• Present findings and recommendations in a clear, data-backed narrative to technical and non-technical audiences

• Monitors and tracks portfolio performance using advanced reporting tools to ensure alignment with delivery, cost, budget, forecast, schedule, and quality targets, enabling proactive management of project outcomes

• Collaborates on financial tracking of projects and portfolios using data from the Enterprise Portfolio Management System, ensuring accurate financial reporting and aiding in budget adherence

• Contributes to the preparation of portfolio-level status reports to internal stakeholders and managers, delivering clear and actionable insights that support strategic decision-making

• Analyzes and reconciles portfolio funding and forecasts, identifying and addressing discrepancies to maintain financial accuracy and budget alignment

• Provides advanced administrative support to project management resources for system updates and maintenance, ensuring data integrity and operational efficiency

• Monitors portfolio-level risk, issue, and change control procedures, effectively mitigating potential impacts on project delivery

• Collaborates with business and technology development teams, ensuring alignment and shared understanding of project objectives

• Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s/MBA degree candidates with an expected graduation date between May & June 2026

• Currently enrolled in full-time Master’s/MBA degree program in Business Administration, Finance, Information Technology

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, Python, R, Tableau, or Power BI).

• Exposure to automation platforms or scripting languages for process improvement.

• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and curiosity for understanding complex systems.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and in collaborative team environments.

• Develop and maintain key performance indicator (KPI) reports and automate recurring data workflows.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into analytical solutions.

• Experience in technology project management, portfolio management, project management, or a related field within a technology or financial services environment

• Experience with Enterprise Portfolio Management Systems (e.g., Clarity PPM, Microsoft Project Online)

• Experience in budgeting and financial planning

Qualifications

Salary Range: $89,250.00 to $150,250.00 annually bonus 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.

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

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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Job: Campus

Primary Location: US-Arizona-Phoenix

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 25022544