Program Manager - Corporate Travel Industry

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

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We are looking for someone who loves solving real-world business problems and dedicated to innovative thinking to ensure the company continues to be the technology leader in the corporate travel space.

You will work within the Product and Engineering organization and, in working with our business partners, be a part of reshaping how our customers use our products from beginning to end, being held accountable for driving the delivery of business solutions that improve business processes, surface measurable insights, and support executive decision-making.

What you’ll do On a Typical Day:

• Own the delivery (from inception to go-to-market) of cross functional programs which span across Product & Engineering, Finance, GCO and B2B Excellence.
• Identify the relevant stakeholders for each program and manage expectations.
• Collaborate with product & engineering partners to define the scope, work breakdown, activity sequencing & develop the plan for delivery.
• Manage cross team dependencies, risks, issues and validate planning assumptions as they come up.
• Provide stakeholders with regular status updates, written or verbal.
• Establish and execute regular governance routines and practices as needed to keep the program on track.
• Setup the program organization and establish roles and responsibilities to avoid duplicate efforts and clear communication paths
• Create project artifacts and archives.

What We Are Looking Fore:

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent professional experience
• 5 years of Technical Program or Product Management experience in a professional technology organization, such as e-commerce
• OPTIONAL BUT HIGHLY VALUED : Travel Industry Knowledge, Data Engineering, Consulting background
• Excellent problem resolution skills; using data to validate an approach
• Communicates concisely to different levels of the organization.
• Works to provide clarity when given ambiguous scope.
• Consistently able to balance multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Works with the organization to drive decision making

Location

London, United Kingdom

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more.

• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with global tuition assistance, access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

• We strive to champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in every aspect of our business at GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global Inclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

• Wellbeing resources to support mental and emotional health for you and your immediate family.

• And much more!

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!