**Description** **You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.** 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. 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. As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers’ digital lives. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve challenging problems. American Express offers a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies and encourages you to back the broader engineering community through open source. And because we understand the importance of keeping your skills fresh and relevant, we give you dedicated time to invest in your professional development. Find your place in technology on #TeamAmex. The Executive Administrative Assistant role plays as an important support function within Technology Portfolio Management. This individual will report directly to the Vice President of Technology Portfolio Management and will collaborate across Technology and business executive offices. The Executive Assistant will interact with senior management from various business units. The candidate should demonstrate a solid executive presence and an ability to prioritize activities for the VP and facilitate on their behalf. The Executive Assistant will also assist in the coordination of special projects and ad hoc administrative requests, as required. A successful candidate must be flexible, a solid multi-tasker, a self-starter, and professional. **Key responsibilities include:** + Organizing and maintaining complex and changing calendars and managing conflicting time requirements + Coordinating, preparing, and reconciling expenses + Coordinating logistics and arrangements for regular and ad hoc internal or external meetings and events + Undertaking proactive follow-ups on critical to-dos in order to effectively meet deadlines/commitments + Coordinating payroll, real estate, compliance, and other administrative/project work activities + Actively supporting planning for team building and employee engagement activities + Managing team contact lists, organization charts, PTO tracking, and reporting + Ad hoc support for VP and Director Assistant in preparing presentation materials and analyzing data **Preferred Qualifications:** + Excellent organization and time management skills + Thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic environment + Ability to work independently and influence others as needed + Confident and self-motivated with strong time management skills + Proven track record of maintaining high integrity and confidentiality + Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook + Team player with positive outlook and can-do attitude + Strong verbal and written communication skills + Ability to manage multiple daily requests and perform tasks with high accuracy + Ability to step outside of the scope and accountability of principal responsibilities + Ability to perform data analytics, contribute to presentation materials, outline communications (preferred) + Proficient in American Express (AXP) systems/processes (preferred) + Knowledge of AXP policies and administrative procedures (preferred) **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. US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the “Know Your Rights” poster and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement. If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new browser window: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters to access the three posters. Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions. **Job:** Administration **Primary Location:** US-New York-New York **Schedule** Full-time **Req ID:** 24021483