Manager Strategic Planning

CompanyAmerican Express

LocationLondon, England, United Kingdom

Posted At12/3/2025

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Occupation Type

Business associate professionals not elsewhere classified.

Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled

Sponsorship Salary Threshold

£41,700 (£21.38 per hour)

Standard minimum applies

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Description

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. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this 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.

The International Strategic Initiatives (SI) team sits within Global Strategy, Operations and Performance (“GSOP”) in Global Merchant & Network Services and is responsible for driving thought leadership for growth opportunities.

This exciting role provides a fantastic opportunity to drive meaningful change in the Global Merchant & Network Services (GMNS) organisation and will give successful applicants a deep insight into the operational, financial and processes of the American Express acquiring business.

The team works across business units, engages with a wide variety of stakeholder groups, conduct research and analysis to answer key business questions and deliver sound recommendations across a range of projects impacting the merchant organization. In addition, the team provides end to end leadership of initiatives supporting key organisational objectives and leads certain long-term analytical projects from inception to delivery.

How will you make an impact in this role?

Responsibilities include:

Performing analysis and research to tackle the highest GMNS strategic priorities.

Identifying impactful business questions and executing interviews with business stakeholders both within GMNS and the Blue Box.

Accessing subject matter experts and performing external research to inform different organizational and strategy recommendations.

Synthesizing learnings through information/data-analysis, including business case creation.

Creating high-quality recommendations for project sponsors

Managing projects with multiple workstreams and accelerated timelines.

Collaborating with talented teammates to deliver significant and sustainable results.

Presenting to senior leaders on analyses and recommendations.

Minimum Qualifications

Strategic thinker who can synthesize complex dynamics, isolate key questions, structure and organize work to analyze and propose solutions to solve key business challenges.

Highly curious & analytical individual who leverages data to surface insights and inform and develop business strategy.

Aptitude for building forward looking strategy with the ability to operate fluently across data quality, management, analytics and governance.

Superior analytical skills – ability to analyze/understand large data sets, synthesize and draw out relevant insights. Knowledge of an analytical language (SQL, BigQuery, Python, R) is a plus.

Impactful and efficient communicator with ability to simplify complex messages into clear and actionable recommendations and confidently deliver to executive level audiences

Proven ability to build strong relationships, influence senior leaders and stakeholders, collaborate across a cross-functional team, and build followership

Strong work ethic with comfort working in a dynamic, collaborative, fast-paced, global team

Ability to self-start, carve opportunities out of ambiguity, and operate with a high degree of independence

Strong sense of responsibility and accountability

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

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
Support for financial-well-being and retirement
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
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

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.