Vice President, Agentic Commerce Strategy & GTM

The Network Agentic Commerce team is responsible for defining and enabling the future of Agentic Commerce across the American Express Global Network. As AI-driven agents, digital wallets, and autonomous commerce experiences evolve, we are shaping how the Network supports secure, scalable, and commercially compelling agent-based transactions.

The Vice President, Agentic Commerce Strategy & Go to Market will lead the strategic, commercial, and go-to-market agenda for Network Agentic Commerce. This leader will shape American Express's position in the rapidly evolving agentic ecosystem, drive industry and strategic partner engagement, define commercial strategies, and establish the governance, risk management, and operational frameworks required to bring new capabilities to market and scale adoption.

Reporting to the Vice President, Network Agentic Commerce, this leader will manage a team of Directors across Strategy & Insights and Go to Market, with accountability for translating emerging industry opportunities into actionable business strategies and driving enterprise readiness for commercialization. The role will partner closely with Product Management, Technology, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and existing partner relationship owners to align commercial priorities, navigate enterprise dependencies, and drive execution. The successful candidate will be a forward-looking, commercially minded leader with deep payments expertise, strong risk management acumen, and demonstrated experience influencing senior stakeholders and leading teams through ambiguity.

- Extensive strategy, commercial, or business leadership experience in payments, financial services, digital commerce, or technology, with a strong record of shaping strategy and delivering business outcomes.
- Deep understanding of the global payments ecosystem, including payment networks, digital wallets, tokenization, authentication, and emerging commerce models.
- Demonstrated experience developing commercial strategies, managing strategic partner engagement, and translating industry developments into actionable business priorities.
- Experience leading go-to-market initiatives, enterprise governance, risk management coordination, and operational readiness within complex, regulated organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to drive urgency, accelerate execution, and deliver results in rapidly evolving environments while proactively identifying, assessing, and managing risk.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, including pricing strategy, business case development, partnership economics, and investment prioritization.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, navigate complex enterprise dependencies, and drive cross-functional outcomes across Product, Risk, Legal, and business teams.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing high-performing teams, establishing clear accountability, and delivering results through direct leadership and influence.

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