Manager-Finance, Competitive Intelligence

As Manager, Competitive Intelligence within Investor Relations, you will translate competitive dynamics, investor sentiment, and macroeconomic trends into actionable insights for senior leadership. This highly visible role offers an opportunity to elevate Competitive Intelligence at American Express, shaping how senior leaders assess the company's performance relative to peers, emerging industry trends, and investor expectations through impactful written and verbal communication.

The ideal candidate brings a passion for analyzing companies, industries, and market dynamics—whether from a sell-side research, buy-side, investor relations, or strategic finance background. Success in this role requires exceptional analytical rigor, strong storytelling and communication skills, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, compelling insights in a fast-paced, high-impact global environment.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize key highlights from competitors’ earnings calls, conferences and other related press for the CEO, CFO and Executive Committee
• Understand key macroeconomic trends and forecasts and serve as the subject matter expert for the enterprise
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses on a variety of competitive landscape areas.
• This role has a very broad and diverse group of stakeholders – outside of senior management already mentioned, this role is critical to Investor Relations, Enterprise Strategy, Finance teams, and many more.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Ability to quick synthesize complex data
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skill and an understanding of card economics and the Amex business model.
• Ability to build and leverage relationships across multiple teams
• Ability to connect the dots and build the story line of AXP’s relevant position in the industry
• Strong sense of intellectual curiosity that will drive new and innovative ways of thinking about the company’s performance on a relative basis
• Formal sell-side or investor relations experience a plus

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

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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.

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 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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