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 redefining what’s possible — and we’re proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day.

Building lasting relationships is at the heart of our business– and that’s exactly what members of our sales team do best. Use your entrepreneurial mindset and consultative approach to create rewarding opportunities for both our customers and yourself, while being backed by an iconic brand. Whether you’re helping our customers get the most value from our range of innovative products and services, or collaborating internally across teams to deliver new solutions, your work can help us become an essential part of our customers’ lives. Find your place in sales on #TeamAmex.

How will you make an impact with this role?

The Third Party Acquiring Relationship Executive is responsible of handling the Third Party Partnerships under the OptBlue (Banks) and Aggregator models, ensuring productive and profitable relationships that support American Express’ objective of maximizing card acceptance across small merchants in Mexico. Main responsibilities are:

• Owning relationships with the acquiring partners.
• Engaging with acquiring partners to generate strategies that deliver value for both American Express and partner.  
• Devising and deploying strategies that will ensure American Express is available as a payment method across all partner’s products (e.g., POS, contactless, e-commerce, payment link, recurrent billing, etc.).
• Leading tactical strategies to manage the sponsored merchant engagement funnel, ensuring enablement, engagement, welcomed acceptance and activation to maximize Cardmember POC and maximize business volume.
• Ensure compliance control.
• Work in partnership with internal teams across Global Acquiring Capabilities, Marketing, PCG, Pricing, GCO and GSG, among others.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in payments industry.
• Demonstrated commercial experience and relationship management skills of external partnerships, supported by strong communication skills to influence others in a challenging environment.
• Ability to analyze and identify the root cause of problems to provide accurate solutions and drives results.
• Understanding of financial drivers to achieve targets.
• Ability to work in groups, build strong Blue Box linkages and across multiple functions.
• Personal accountability to move forward for achieving individual and team goals.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish).

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.