Senior Analyst, Project Management, OnBrand

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With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally. 

The Global Advertising and Brand Management (GABM) team is responsible for creating marketplace demand and driving commerce for American Express products and services through differentiated and innovative branding, marketing, and experiences. We have an ambitious goal: to be the most admired brand in the Fortune 500 and we aim to deliver on that by doing work that is both creative and effective. The OnBrand Creative Agency sits within GABM. We aspire to be the creative partner-of-choice to build seamless customer experiences for our Business Units, essential for driving results and unlocking value through deeper knowledge of our business powered by industry-defining creative excellence”. We are focused on developing forward thinking ideas and work across channels, end-to-end experiences in digital and beyond. We are seeking a  Senior Analyst, Project Management.

The Senior Analyst, Project Management, OnBrand, Card will report to a Director, Project Management and be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of integrated, complex, card campaigns. This role will manage multiple projects concurrently, leading delivery from intake through launch while ensuring timelines, scope, and quality standards are met.

The Project Manager will collaborate closely with OnBrand strategists, capacity managers, creatives, producers, developers, and account managers, as well as American Express marketing partners, to deliver best-in-class card design campaigns.

To be successful in this role, the candidate must be solution-oriented and flexible. They should have experience creating, monitoring, and maintaining project plans for high-visibility initiatives with rigorous timelines and parallel workstreams. They should be skilled in creating, monitoring, and maintaining detailed project plans while proactively identifying opportunities to improve processes and delivery outcomes.

Day to day responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Directly manage creative planning and execution for multiple project simultaneously within the Card Design portfolio.

• Collaborate and drive the development of comprehensive end to end project plans including timeline development.

• Work closely with project team leads to proactively manage end-to-end project delivery for a given set of card projects.

• Ensure projects are delivered on time with the highest quality level.

• Proactively assess any risks and escalate any issues as needed.

• Partner with Account Leads to ensure client requests are feasible and in-scope.

• Partner closely with PMs across the team to ensure consistent execution and seamless handoff of downstream digital and social work align to the card design vision.

• Lead strategic updates to card design across the OnBrand card portfolio, a critical and highly visible area of the business.

• Drive cross-portfolio alignment between domestic and international card initiatives.

• Manage projects that span multiple markets, ensuring coordination across card and international teams.

• Serve as a key connector between U.S. and International stakeholders to deliver cohesive, globally aligned card design updates.

• Experience with or ability to quickly learn OnBrand tools and systems such as Adobe Workfront.

• Stay up to date with the latest marketing trends, technologies, and best practices.

• Help maintain a friendly, team-oriented atmosphere through clear communication and a collaborative mindset.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience as a Project Manager from a leading creative agency or in-house brand.

• Strong knowledge of creative production and Card design systems.

• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent follow through and ability to keep projects on track and delivered on time.

• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies.

• Ability to adapt quickly and be open-minded to learning new skills and adaptable to changes to workflow.

• Comfortable using various project management essential systems and tools like Workfront, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

• Ability to work with or quicky learn a Project Management tool (e.g., Adobe Workfront)

Salary Range: $65,500.00 to $102,500.00 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 you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• 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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

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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