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You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

The US Campus Talent Acquisition (TA) team is responsible for attracting, engaging, assessing and hiring future leaders of the enterprise, through early career channels including internships and direct campus recruitment. American Express is seeking a seasoned leader who has the necessary background and experience to lead the Campus TA function across the US and continue our journey of a best-in-class recruitment function.

The Director, US Campus TA will be responsible driving an enterprise-wide strategy for early talent, in close partnership with the business.  This leader will be responsible for creating compelling recruitment strategies, designed to secure the best early talent for the enterprise, leveraging innovative sourcing channels in parallel with exception operational rigor.  The leader will focus on university relationships and other partnerships, and oversee initiatives and programs designed to target, attract, and hire early career talent.

This role is responsible for driving forward our recruitment strategy including enhancing our on-campus presence and building a consistent marketing and outreach experience, leveraging a broad range of partners, in person and virtual engagement.  The Director will uplift our selection and assessment strategies, prioritizing a skills-first approach to talent identification along will developing relationships with critical senior leaders, and driving clarity on the partnership between Campus and the business.  The candidate will need to have focus on operational excellence, continuing to enhance the end-to-end recruitment process for US Campus, ensuring impeccable operational rigor and control management. 

How will you make an impact in this role?

  • Design and lead execution of early careers talent acquisition strategies across the enterprise for the US

  • Develop overall strategy to build and deliver a best-in-class candidate experience, through monitoring and measurement of the overall effectiveness/impact of the TA strategies, TA execution, and stakeholder/candidate satisfaction

  • Use data and analytics to drive the recruiting strategy, planning and process; lead with a risk and control management approach

  • Be a true brand ambassador, and partner with recruitment marketing team to develop an on-campus marketing strategy ranging from event activation ideas to social media to event collateral to event swag

  • Partner with Programs Center of Excellence within Campus TA to deliver a high quality and robust learning experience for interns and full time Campus hires in the US

  • Maintain high visibility, close partnerships and influence with senior leaders within business units and functions as well as other stakeholders including Colleague Strategic Partners and Colleague Total Rewards & Well-being

  • Be an expert in recruitment best practice and market trends, educating and influencing hiring leaders and stakeholders

  • Provide thought leadership and deep subject matter expertise to the enterprise, bringing best practices, views on the external talent

  • Qualify, select and manage relationships and performance partnerships

  • Provide thought leadership and leverage executive relationships to support US campus recruitment efforts

  • Promote and enhance the American Express’ colleague value proposition to the external market 

Minimum Qualifications

  • 7+ years of Campus/University Recruitment experience

  • Demonstrated experience leading large Talent Acquisition teams

  • Deep understanding of the university recruitment and early careers environment in the US across multiple talent segments

  • Demonstrated experience designing and delivering early careers recruitment strategies

  • Exceptional people leadership

  • Deep operational recruitment leadership experience, with proven use of data and insight to drive operational effectiveness

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Deep client service orientation combined with a strong sense of urgency, drive for results and business judgment

  • Excellent consultative, communication, collaboration, and influencing skills at the executive level

  • Strategic thinker coupled with a hands-on practical approach and the ability to translate ideas into solutions that deliver measurable results

  • Strong project management skills, with the ability to lead large-scale, complex initiatives

  • Shown ability to source, qualify, engage, assess and attract candidates, and to engage university recruitment partners in productive relationships

Salary Range: $130,000.00 to $205,000.00 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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Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue 
visa sponsorship for these positions.

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American Express is a multinational financial services corporation and global leader in providing personal, small business, and corporate credit cards.

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Inclusive & Diverse
Empathetic
Collaboration over Competition
Growth & Learning
Transparent & Candid
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Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Mental Health Resources
Life insurance
Disability Insurance
Child Care stipend
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DATE POSTED
April 22, 2025

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