Director - Training and Program Integration

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 will 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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

The Enterprise Data Office (EDO) is part of the Enterprise Data Management Program (EDMP), a key component of our Technology organization. It focuses on delivering data products that fuel business growth and unlock value, while also shaping robust data management strategies and governance solutions. EDO delivers critical data-related initiatives that accelerate ongoing digital transformation at American Express, enhance the overall customer experience, strengthen our data strategy and practices, and drive our continued growth.

American Express continues to invest in enterprise data management, and as part of the journey, we are seeking a Director to lead training and program integration. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and manage the data training strategy and plan for the Enterprise Data Office, designing a scalable and cohesive learning and development function that addresses skills gaps across Enterprise business and technology teams.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to ensure the right audiences are identified and enrolled in the data training program aligned to their roles and responsibilities and learning needs.
• Establish and own key training metrics and evaluation processes to measure effectiveness, track adoption, and ensure learners meet enterprise data standards and proficiency goals per regulatory requirements.
• Design and operationalize a long-term sustainment model for learning, enabling reinforcement, evolution, and preservation of foundational training while ensuring relevance for future audiences and enterprise priorities.
• Collaborate across EDO teams, Enterprise teams, and senior leadership to generate buy-in, align with broader organizational change management efforts, and integrate training efforts with enterprise initiatives, including communications, policy, and governance.
• Provide ongoing support to key data management forums (e.g., Enterprise Data Council), cascading key messages regarding the training program, ensuring accuracy of messages pertaining to training, and promoting the benefits of the EDO program and training as an enabler.
• Bring leading practices from previous experiences to continuously enhance and differentiate the EDO’s training program (e.g., via innovative training modalities) while creating a positive experience for all involved trainers and learners.  

Minimum Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in a leadership role focused on learning and development and / or training strategy and planning.
• 6+ years in program management for cross-functional initiatives in large (e.g., Fortune 500) organizations.
• Experience at large US and / or global financial institutions
• Experience managing critical and time-sensitive deliverables.
• Bachelors Degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Detail oriented with a high degree of personal accountability; strong self-starter with an ability to autonomously multi-task and meet competing deadlines.
• Proven ability to lead, influence and motivate stakeholders within and outside of your direct authority to achieve aggressive goals.
• Proven experience building and leading diverse, geographically dispersed, high-performing teams; extensive experience and success as a leader of leaders.
• Excellent communication skills with a demonstrated ability to articulate complex concepts in a manner consumable by a broad stakeholder base, including a senior executive audience.
• Experience in an environment with ambiguity, using structure, influence, and prioritization to keep the work and team on track.

Salary Range: $150,000.00 to $225,000.00 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 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.

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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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