Manager, Product Partnerships H/F
American Express Rueil-Malmaison, Ile-de-France, France
Financial Services · 10,001+ employees
About the role
The Manager of Product Partnerships will lead regional strategy and manage technical partnerships, compliance, and governance for American Express network products. They will proactively identify new partners, grow existing relationships, and drive project execution to expand solution availability.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have 5+ years of experience in payments or related fields with deep knowledge of the payment ecosystem and third-party management. Strong skills in negotiation, project management, and stakeholder communication are required to bridge business and technical objectives.
Benefits
Full description
Global Merchant & Network Services brings together American Express' merchant and network-related businesses. This includes the management of our relationships across the globe with both the millions of merchants who accept American Express, as well as our partners in countries and territories that deliver card acceptance, issuance and innovation.
GMNS Product leads the strategy, development, delivery, and operations of American Express network and acquirer products that power $1.9T+ in annual customer transactions. We serve our merchants, partners, and issuers across more than 170 markets worldwide, growing revenue by driving strategic, multi-year initiatives that deliver differentiated value to direct merchants, merchant partners, network partners, and ecosystem partners.
Within GMNS, the Product Growth organization is responsible for bringing Product and Network capabilities to market, evolving the product portfolio through partner engagement, and ensuring solutions work effectively with the right partners at the right time.
The Product Partnerships team is a dedicated regional team focused on expanding the portfolio of third-party partners needed to enable GMNS products at scale while ensuring effective relationship governance. This includes proactively identifying and engaging new entrants and innovators, growing existing third-party relationships, managing relationship governance and oversight, and deepening strategic partnerships with American Express.
In this role, the Manager, Product Partnerships, will lead key aspects of the regional strategy and play a central role in managing technical partnerships and related compliance, driving project execution, and expanding the availability of solutions. This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate cross-functionally while gaining deep exposure to emerging payment technologies and evolving industry trends.
This role reports directly to the Director, Product Partnerships, and will partner extensively across GMNS Product, Solution Enablement, and Merchant Services.
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.
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
- Support for financial-well-being and retirement
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
- Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
- 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
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.