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Director & Counsel – American Express Global Dining

The U.S. Consumer Services team of the General Counsel’s Organization (GCO) is seeking a Director & Counsel to support Global Dining. The Global Dining team’s mission is to continually define the company’s dining strategy, with a focus on supporting some of the world’s best restaurants, using technology to imagine the future of hospitality and developing Card Member dining benefits. The position will work closely with business partners, legal professionals in the GCO, as well as stakeholders across the enterprise, to provide day-to-day support on a diverse array of legal issues.

Here's just some of what you’ll do in this role:

• Participate as part of a team of seasoned attorneys serving as the primary business lawyers and strategic advisors to the American Express Global Dining business

• Provide legal advice and strategic support to business clients responsible for American Express’s Global Dining strategy on a wide range of matters, including strategic negotiations, benefit development initiatives, customer marketing and customer communications, issue and dispute resolution, and process improvements

• Support contract drafting and negotiations for a broad range of agreements, with varying complexity. Examples include commercial contracts with restaurants, hospitality groups and other strategic partners, sponsorship agreements, talent and event agreements

• Partner with Global Dining marketing organization to enhance engagement and approval processes, and to review and approve marketing materials, terms and other disclosures

• Support the development, implementation and ongoing delivery of dining-related benefits in various consumer and commercial products and services, and maintain a holistic view of the legal and risk positions taken across different lines of business

• Serve as the primary escalation point for critical issues of legal interpretation involving partnerships, benefit operations, customer experience, and related products and services

• Form strong partnerships with business teams, GCO colleagues, Line of Business Compliance, Risk, Finance, Privacy, Global Marketing and Control Management teams to mitigate legal, operational, regulatory and reputational risks

• Develop subject matter expertise on laws and regulations that impact consumer facing offers and benefits, including UDAAP

• Provide support for ad-hoc special projects underpinning Amex’s broader US benefit and loyalty strategy

• Collaborate across the General Counsel’s Organization to facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and J.D.

• Admission to practice law in New York in good standing

• 6+ years of relevant work experience in a law firm and/or in-house corporate legal environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience managing complex transactions in a highly regulated, deadline intensive environment

• Proven ability to act as a trusted advisor and synthesize complex legal issues to senior business leaders

• Ability to gain credibility, manage expectations and generate buy-in through relationship building and communication

• High-energy, team oriented, self-starter with strong written and interpersonal communication skills, executive presence, and ability to effectively interact at all levels within the organization

• Strong passion for developing creative solutions to issues as they arise

• Must work well in cross-functional team settings and have a keen eye for initiating and driving end to end process improvements to enhance efficiency and productivity

• Prior people leadership is a plus

Additional Details

• Location: 200 Vesey St, New York, NY 10285

• Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid

• Visa Sponsorship: Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as American Express will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.

Salary Range: $170,000.00 to $255,000.00 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 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 
• 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.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

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

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