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.

Where great legal minds influence global business strategy. 

Our mission is to protect and strengthen American Express through legal expertise and strategic advice that helps our business partners manage risk, identify opportunities, and deliver on the company’s promise of exceptional products and services. Given the dynamic nature of the global payments industry and the valued partnership between our team and the business, we see it as imperative to attract and develop talented people by:

Providing rich work experiences and opportunities for professional development Recognizing and rewarding those who drive and deliver results Respecting and valuing diversity, integrity, and personal accountability 

This Manager & Counsel position will provide legal support to American Express’s central business and support teams globally. The successful candidate will report to a Director of the Global Enterprise Services legal team. 

How will you make an impact in this role?

Provide strategic and pragmatic legal support to business clients across key product and service development initiatives. Draft and negotiate a wide range of international commercial agreements. Manage the development of centralised legal support for multi-regional business processes. Protect our customers and business clients by ensuring projects meet all legal and regulatory requirements. Manage input from national legal teams to support global initiatives and agreements. Identify and effectively manage legal risks. Lead and project manage initiatives and tasks within the General Counsel's Organization ("GCO"). Engage with other regulatory and operational functions, to ensure seamless legal, regulatory and policy advice. Provide strategic, tactical, and other general guidance and advice to management, whether on specific projects or transactions or in relation to standard business processes, to ensure the organization understands and complies with legal and regulatory requirements. Monitor relevant legislative developments and support strategies to identify and manage legal risks. Proactively protect the brand and reputation of American Express through legal advice and guidance to governance and management.

Minimum Qualifications:

A lawyer qualified in England and Wales, ideally with significant post-qualification experience at a reputable law firm or international company. Required Skills: Demonstrable track record in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements. Excellent research and analytical skills. Ability to manage and prioritise a wide variety of matters and clients. Excellent oral and written communication skills - able to communicate clearly, concisely, effectively and persuasively with internal and external clients and senior management. Excellent relationship management and people skills – ability to become a trusted advisor to business clients, adapt communication style to a broad mix of people and personalities, and form and maintain strong working relationships. Solid understanding of commercial law. Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines and clients’ expectations. Fluent in English.  Required Attributes: Strategic thinker with excellent commercial awareness. An adaptable, strong team player who thrives on collaboration and understands the individual part they play in the success of a global team. Inquisitive, and takes initiative with their workload, learning and development. A global outlook, an ability to work with colleagues and clients across the globe, and an understanding and sensitivity towards different cultures. A willingness to learn and grow, and to leverage experience gained in this position to expand skill set for future career growth at American Express.      Demonstrable commitment to integrity.

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  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.