Vice President, Property Development – HQ Workplace & Amenities Design & Construction

Job Description

Global Real Estate and Workplace Experience (GREWE) is a global team at American Express (Amex) responsible for the full lifecycle of planning, execution, and operations of Amex real estate. GREWE supports over 75,000 Amex colleagues and contractors in over eight million square feet of property located in 59 countries.

GREWE’s purpose is to provide the world’s best workplace experience at a competitive cost, for every colleague, at every site, every day.

How will you make an impact in this role?

• The Vice President, Property Development serves as the executive leader accountable for the successful planning, governance, execution, and delivery of the American Express New Global Headquarters Workplace and Amenities program.
• Provide end-to-end leadership across workplace strategy, design, project controls, procurement, construction, technology integration, commissioning, occupancy readiness, move, change and stakeholder management.
• Act as the single accountable executive responsible for achieving schedule, budget, quality, safety, sustainability, and colleague experience objectives across the design and construction of the Interiors Project.
• Lead executive governance, decision-making, risk management, and reporting processes for one of the company’s most significant capital investments.
• Serve as the primary interface with the interior architects, engineers, consultants, construction managers, and senior business leaders. And lead the Interiors integration and coordination with the base building development team.
• Lead and develop internal project teams while fostering a culture of accountability, operational excellence, collaboration, and innovation.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for all phases of the Global Headquarters workplace and amenities program from planning through occupancy.
• Lead the project through the established governance structures, executive steering committees, reporting frameworks, and decision-making processes.
• Oversee design development, procurement, permitting, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.
• Maintain executive accountability for budget performance, forecasting, change management, and contingency utilization.
• Lead integration between base building development and interior fit-out activities.
• Drive resolution of major commercial, technical, operational, and stakeholder issues.
• Ensure alignment among GREWE, Technology, Security, Facilities, Finance, Procurement, Legal, and other key business stakeholders.
• Provide regular updates and recommendations to senior leadership and executive committees.
• Lead project controls, schedule management, risk identification, and mitigation activities.
• Manage external consultants, developers, construction managers, and key delivery partners.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Real Estate, Project Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 20+ years of experience leading large-scale commercial real estate, headquarters, mixed-use, or complex development projects.
• 10+ years of leadership experience managing multidisciplinary project teams.
• Demonstrated experience delivering projects exceeding $1 billion in capital value.
• Deep expertise in design management, construction management, project controls, risk management, procurement, and financial oversight.
• Deep experience presenting to executive level audiences, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead complex decisions.
• Experience working within developer-led and landlord-tenant project environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or MBA.
• PMP, PgMP, LEED, or related professional certification.
• Experience delivering corporate headquarters projects and workplace transformation programs.
• Experience with BIM, Digital Twin, Smart Building technologies, and advanced project controls platforms.
• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6, Power BI, Microsoft Project, Excel, and executive reporting tools.

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

About us

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

About

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 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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