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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.

The Corporate Securities Group of the General Counsel’s Organization is seeking a Manager & Counsel to advise on corporate securities and transactional matters.

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

• Provide legal and strategic counsel on a wide range of corporate transactions and disclosure issues

• Support the company’s disclosures and investor communications
• Advise on capital markets transactions, investments and financings, including asset-backed securitizations and credit facilities 

• Draft and review agreements and governance documents

• Manage processes for regulatory filings and securities law compliance
• Monitor securities law and industry developments

• Collaborate with colleagues within the General Counsel’s Organization and across the enterprise

Skills and Qualifications:

• J.D. with admission to practice law in New York

• 3+ years' work experience in a law firm or in-house corporate legal department in one or more of the following practices: securities, capital markets, structured finance, corporate finance

• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex legal matters clearly and concisely to non-specialists

• Interest in developing a deep understanding of business needs and objectives with a close partnership with business clients

• Excellent collaboration and teamwork skills and ability to work well in cross-functional team settings 

• Ability to manage and prioritize competing demands while maintaining high attention to detail and meeting deadlines 

• Willingness and flexibility to be a team player and take on new responsibilities and challenges

Additional Details:

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

• Workplace Flexibility: Full time.

• American Express offers a collegial, highly stimulating and diverse working environment. High performance is rewarded continually. 

• Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 annually + bonus + 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.

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

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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