Vice President, Technology Portfolio Management - job 1 of 4

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The Technology Business Enablement (TBE) team powers American Express Tech Strategy by driving Predictability, Transparency, and Efficiency through best-in- class Tech enablers. Within TBE is the Technology Portfolio Management team (TPM) which powers technology, business, and product to achieve business and customer value by optimizing technology investments, elevating transparency and enabling decisioning through trusted insights and best in class portfolio and program management.

Within the Technology Portfolio Management Team the VP, Portfolio Management, will lead a ~600M Technology portfolio and lead relationship management for Technology and Business leaders. The Vice President, Portfolio Management will be responsible for portfolio stewardship and analytics, risk management, and issue resolution. In addition, the Vice President, Portfolio Management will be responsible for operating expense management as well as the development of a high-performing team of Tech Portfolio colleagues. This role will be instrumental in maintaining an effective and consistent engagement and operating model across the business and technology.

What you’ll do:

• Proactively manage financial planning and forecasting across a Technology investment portfolio, including scenario planning and analytics.
• Manage capacity risks, negotiate trade-offs, and ensure headcount forecasts and actuals are accurate and aligned to financial targets.
• Lead annual and in-year planning processes to ensure Technology investment is aligned to the highest priorities and optimized across spend categories.
• Establish consistent reporting and team goals to enable data governance and integrity.
• Design and implement portfolio insights standards to support leaders in actively managing portfolio risks and issues.
• Build a strong partnership with Tech Finance to collaborate and create deliverables for forecasting, annual and long-range plans.
• Develop and coach your team through process, tooling, and reporting changes while establishing a common knowledge base across all team members.
• Evangelize standard processes & reporting with Engineering leaders and Product partners to increase adoption and drive decisions, while identifying opportunities to continuously improve.
• Help to build a fun and engaged hybrid workplace culture across TSPM.

Who you are:

• 10+ years of experience in large program management, product management, and/or portfolio management.
• 5+ years leading, developing, and mentoring high performing teams
• An excellent communicator with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire others to work towards shared outcomes.
• Data-driven and analytical, adept at developing hypothesis and the analytics to support conclusions.
• Excellent at building relationships at all levels and with both internal and external partners.
• Able to balance multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Familiarity with PPM and Financial reporting software (Apptio, Oracle, Rally, Jira, Clarity, etc.)
• Located in NY and willing travel up to 10%.

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

Salary Range: $210,000.00 to $300,000.00 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + 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.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• 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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