American Express:
Delivering extraordinary experiences to its customers and employees every day.
The success of American Express since its inception has been defined by its ability to innovate, evolve, disrupt, and take risks. What has remained constant throughout this history of transformation is our dedication to our customers, to our employees, and to the values on which American Express was built: integrity, quality, respect, and community.
Our open, creative, and collaborative culture is a big part of why we regularly win best workplace awards all over the world. So, if you are ready to take on a challenge and make an impact, you owe it to yourself to launch or grow your career here.
General Counsel’s Organization:
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
How will you make an impact in this role?
- Managing a dynamic portfolio of individual consumer and commercial litigation (and pre-litigation disputes) handled internally by the Center for Cardmember and Merchant Litigation to achieve Company's risk and mitigation goals
- Managing, developing, and implementing specific litigation strategies for internal litigation portfolio including: analysis of disputes, early case assessments, negotiation and development of appropriate case resolutions
- Building efficiencies and impactful strategies across internal litigation portfolio
- Providing litigation root-cause analyses and mitigation strategies; undertaking analysis of litigation-related issues
- Developing and providing clear reporting and metrics regularly to leadership concerning internal litigation portfolio
- Providing litigation risk mitigation training and advice to business lawyers and clients, including review of contracts and other documents as necessary
- Work with a talented team of attorneys and paralegals to accomplish Company's risk and mitigation goals and to create growth and learning opportunities for team members
Are you ready for the challenge?
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree & J.D.
- Qualified to practice law in relevant jurisdiction
- 10+ years in general litigation practice, with experience in commercial and consumer finance litigation and trials;
- Demonstrated experience in leading others, both through direct relationships and/or indirectly.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to generate creative and innovative solutions to client issues and in litigation
- Ability to communicate complex issues clearly and persuasively, in both written and oral format
- Ability to work efficiently through large volume, fast paced litigation portfolio
- Ability to build relationships and partner with others to drive results
- Capacity to be agile and pivot appropriately when challenged with new information or evolving circumstances
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of the credit card industry
- In-house legal experience
- Insurance defense experience
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- J.D.
- Qualified to practice law in relevant jurisdiction
- 10+ years in general litigation practice
- Experience in commercial and consumer finance litigation
- Experience leading others
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Creative solutions to client issues in litigation
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to manage a fast-paced litigation portfolio
- Relationship-building skills
- Ability to adapt to new information
American Express Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about American Express and has not been reviewed or approved by American Express.
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Healthcare Strength — Pay is often viewed as attractive when combined with comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage that supports day-to-day needs. The benefits package is also framed as especially helpful for those supporting dependents.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through a 401(k) plan with company matching. Financial wellness services and coaching are also highlighted as strengthening longer-term financial security.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is repeatedly characterized as generous and a valued component of the overall package. Time off and flexibility are presented as helping the total rewards feel more complete beyond base salary.
American Express Insights
What We Do
At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly striving to uphold our powerful backing promise to our customers and each other every day. These beliefs have been our North Star for 170 years as our business transformed – from helping evacuate travelers during World Wars, to ensuring the safety of our customers’ funds during the Great Depression in the U.S., to creating the Shop Small® movement to help small businesses recover from the Financial Crisis, to providing aid to communities impacted by many natural disasters and so much more. For generations, the key to our success has been the determination and resilience of our American Express colleagues. Now, as a globally integrated payments company, we work together to provide customers with access to products, insights and world-class experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Join us and let’s lead the way together.
