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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.

The General Counsel’s Organization (GCO) at American Express is seeking a Manager & Counsel to support the Amex Offers marketing consultants and sales teams, which will include drafting AXP’s marketing templates, including the insertion order(s) that support merchant-facing advertising program and ongoing review of B2B advertising sales and related materials.

The GMNS business is a core business of American Express and fundamental to the operation of the American Express global payments network. GMNS builds and maintains relationships with merchants that choose to accept the American Express Card and financial services companies who enable merchants to accept the Card, simultaneously delivering differentiated products and services and driving revenue growth for both merchants and American Express. The GMNS business is responsible for signing merchants to accept the Card, processing Card transactions and providing marketing and other innovative programs and services to grow our merchant and Card acceptance relationships.

Where great legal minds influence national business strategy.

Our mission is to protect and strengthen American Express through legal expertise and strategic advice that helps our business partners manage risk, identify opportunities, and deliver on the company’s promise of exceptional products and services. Given the dynamic nature of the national and global payments industry and the valued partnership between our team and the business, we see it as imperative to attract and develop talented people by:

• Providing rich work experiences and opportunities for professional development

• Recognizing and rewarding those who drive and deliver results

• Respecting and valuing diversity, integrity, and personal accountability

Role & Responsibilities

Here’s just some of what you’ll do in this role:

• Provide day-to-day legal support to team that promotes the Amex Offers program to merchants, which includes drafting and advising on the merchant-facing program terms;

• Review and advise on training and sales materials for B2B advertising programs, including Amex Offers;

• Draft and negotiate advertising and promotional contracts including insertion orders, sponsorship agreements, content licensing agreements and various other co-marketing initiatives.

• Provide oversight and advisory support to the team that engages in sales and promotion of Amex Offers and related merchant-facing advertising initiatives;

• Develop and advise on internal B2B sales guidelines and best practices;

• Collaborate closely with colleagues across the General Counsel’s Organization, including marketing support for other businesses, as well as compliance, privacy and other stakeholder groups, to drive consistency and coordination across the enterprise;

• Participate in a small team of seasoned attorneys and legal managers, offering thought leadership for cross-subject matter issues and projects.

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications:

• J.D. with admission to New York Bar

• 3 years of relevant work experience in a law firm and/or in-house corporate legal environment

• Specific experience and knowledge in marketing/advertising support

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of advertising laws, including FTC guidelines and UDAAP/UDAP principles

• Experience drafting and negotiating advertising and marketing-related contracts

• Strong communication skills with ability to convey advice clearly and synthesize complex issues

• Experience with the payments or e-commerce industry or merchant acquiring

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and project management skills

• Self-motivated, high level of personal energy and commitment

Qualifications

Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 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 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.

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Job: Legal

Primary Location: US-New York-New York

Other Locations: US-New York

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 25001035