Job Description

Job Description
You Lead the Way. Weve Got Your Back.

At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether were supporting our customers financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining whats possible - and were proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day.

About American Express Enterprise Digital

American Express Enterprise Digital is dedicated to building enterprise capabilities to support digital, risk, and information management initiatives across American Express. The team is helping to drive the future of the business by building products and platforms that utilize decision science best practices, exemplary user experience and our closed loop data within a secure and safe environment. We are headquartered in New York City and strongly believe in driving the success of the people we hire.

The Role

We are looking for an Analyst level Junior Product Manager for our Data Portals and Business Insights team within the Enterprise Data Platforms organization. The ideal candidate has some experience in driving agile development processes to deliver new product asks and interest in strategizing on a vision and roadmap of Data Portals and Business Insights. This role works closely with Business, Technology and Infrastructure partners to address user challenges and drive Data Democratization in the Big Data ecosystem.

The ideal candidate also has an interest in being a product owner within the data or technology world. They understand capabilities and platforms within the Big Data landscape including tools that enable interactive Business Intelligence (BI) on Big Data. They thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy collaborating and building consensus, have an unsatiable curiosity around data products and technologies, and revel in being a customer champion to lead the organization to deliver successful Data Platform products.

This role is a unique opportunity to evolve in a fully agile product owner position while being an active contributor to the overall Data Platform Strategy at American Express. Furthermore, this role is nested in a user centric and dynamic team always ready to innovate and answer new business challenges with data.

Minimum Qualifications

Whats expected of you?

* * Self-motivated individual who can combine problem-resolution, clear communication, and critical thinking to apply a business lens to recommendations
* Some experience in a product owner role within the data or technology world
* Ability to perform analytics, explore data, as well as experience in SQL
* Some understanding of Big Data Hadoop Stack, MapReduce framework & Hive
* Strong communication and negotiation skills combined with an ability to interact effectively with business leaders, data consumers and engineers
* Proven ability to adapt to shifting priorities, multiple demands, ambiguity, and rapid change
* Degree in STEM fields with work experience in information management, strategy, or the payments business
* Work experience in consulting, product development, or Tableau is a plus

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

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.