**Description**

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The Risk Decision Technology is looking for a highly organized and thoughtfully engaged Executive Assistant to play a central and critical role in the success of the VP of Int Card & Risk Services Tech and their respective teams.

This position requires an exceptionally skilled assistant who will use O365 tools to organize, schedule, and create presentation materials for the VPs. The Executive Assistant must be proficient, act with a sense of urgency, and keep pace with frequent changes. In order to successfully support and enhance the brand of each organization and its leaders, the incumbent must have excellent discernment, judgment and interpersonal skills. Often the duties associated with this role require a high level of integrity, confidentiality, and the utmost discretion. The ideal candidate must be highly communicative and able to work well in a dynamic and complex environment with multiple shifting priorities. The Executive Assistant will work closely with the teams supporting Executives in Int Card & Risk Services. The successful candidate will actively contribute to building the brand and professionalism of the Risk Decision Technology Executive Assistant team.

Given American Express’ extensive professional development programs and trainings, there is an opportunity to grow professionally. Come join a team of Information Security professionals committed to serving our colleagues, members and shareholders.

**Key responsibilities include:**

+ Organize and proactively maintain calendars, including scheduling and re-scheduling meetings across multiple global time-zones.

+ Act as a point of contact for the VPs, answering inquiries, scheduling requests and insights from others.

+ Respond to others on behalf of the VPs, providing professionally written and spoken response that reflects the VPs brand and desired intent.

+ Make sure the VP is prepared for upcoming meeting objectives by confirming invites contain the necessary content, agenda and attachments, and ensuring the role of the VP in meetings is clearly defined.

+ Ensure VP has time scheduled in advance of critical meetings to prepare when necessary.

+ Coordinate domestic and international travel including air, hotel bookings, ground transportation. Liaise with other Amex offices to schedule onsite meetings and manage last-minute changes, as may be required.

+ Process monthly expense reports on a timely basis in line with company requirements.

+ Ensure timely follow-up on issues, commitments, and deadlines for the team.

+ Communicate effectively with team members and associated departments.

+ Procure office supplies and other departmental shipping needs.

+ Support Ad-hoc administrative and project work as directed by leadership.

+ Manage and maintain departmental distribution groups regularly and accurately.

+ Work closely with the teams to coordinate colleague engagement and culture activities such as Town Halls, Ask Me Anything Sessions, Coffee Chats, Team Buildings, etc..

**Qualifications** :

+ Demonstrable track record of supporting and working with leadership.

+ High School Diploma required

+ Associates Degree or administrative certification preferred or comparable work experience.

+ Ability to successfully and diplomatically interact with senior management and their support staff.

+ Strong written and verbal communication.

+ Excellent time management and organizational skills with a strong focus on speed and accuracy with an extraordinary attention to detail.

+ Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, work within deadlines, have a bias to act and execute across multiple initiatives/tasks.

+ Strong sense of teamwork with high personal accountability.

+ Proactively identify and anticipate problems, determine possible solutions, and actively work to resolve issues.

+ High level of proficiency using MS Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as internal AXP tools and systems –WebEx, MS Outlook, MS, Word, Excel and PPT, Ariba and Concur.

+ Strong interpersonal, relationship and networking skills to build and maintain professional relationships across all areas of American Express.

+ Able to operate with a high level of integrity for handling sensitive and confidential information.

**Qualifications**

Salary Range: $24.05 to $48.10 hourly bonus benefits

The above represents the expected hourly pay 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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**Job:** Administration

**Primary Location:** US-Arizona-Phoenix

**Schedule** Full-time

**Req ID:** 24006520