Sr. Engineering Manager- Financial Data Engineering - job 1 of 3

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As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers’ digital lives.  Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve challenging problems.  American Express offers a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies and encourages you to back the broader engineering community through open source.  And because we understand the importance of keeping your skills fresh and relevant, we give you dedicated time to invest in your professional development.  Find your place in technology of #TeamAmex.

Who we are:

The Finance Data Engineering group at American Express is entering into a new phase of technology transformation driven by opportunities to simplify processes, deepen business intelligence, analytics and reporting, and raise operational efficiency. If you have the talent and desire to deliver innovative products and services at a rapid pace, with hands on experience and strategic thinking, in areas of data management and analytics, cloud computing, and modern software engineering, join our leadership team to be part of our transformation journey.

What we’re looking for:

As Senior Engineering Manager you will deliver technical solutions using cutting edge technologies and industry best practices to implement cloud platform. You should have experience in Project Management, partnering with multiple tech and product teams, exposure to finance-oriented business processes, and able to bring operational efficiency on deliveries. Knowledge in technologies such as GCP, Big data, SQL, NoSQL etc. Be part of a fast-paced Agile team, design, develop, test, troubleshoot & optimize solutions created to simplify access to the Amex's Big Data Platform. You will also be responsible for managing the project team and projects end to end.

Minimum Qualifications

• Preferably a B.E, B.Tech or M.Tech degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline.
• 15+ years of software development and life cycle management experience.
• Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives and manage the delivery.
• Strong experience with Data transformation related to Loyalty benefits, Loyalty offers, Card, Customer, GL, International market domain.  
• Conduct IT requirements gathering, create project plan, and track the progress.  
• Define problems and provide directions. 
• Experience with managing teams and balance multiple priorities.
• Implement deployment plan.    
• Conduct knowledge transfer with the objective of providing high-quality IT consulting solutions. 
• Support consulting team in different phases of the project including problem definition, effort estimation, diagnosis, design and deployment.
• Under supervision participate in unit-level and organizational initiatives with the objective of providing high-quality and value adding consulting solutions. 
• Willingness to learn new technologies and exploit them to their optimal potential.
• Understand issues and diagnose root-cause of issues. Perform secondary research as instructed by supervisor to assist in strategy and business planning.
• Strong background with SingleStore, PostgreSQL, Yellow brick, Oracle, PL/SQL , Micro-Strategy, Tableau, Microsoft Power BI.
• Cloud experience with GCP, LUMI would be a preference.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Excellent team-player with ability to work with global team. 

Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 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.

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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