Director, Strategy and Analytics- Global Real Estate and Workplace Experience

About Global Real Estate & Workplace Experience (GREWE):

Global Real Estate and Workplace Experience (GREWE) is a global team at American Express (Amex) responsible for the full lifecycle of planning, execution, and operations of Amex real estate. GREWE supports over 75,000 Amex colleagues and contractors in over eight million square feet of property located in 59 countries. Our real estate portfolio consists of large full-service campuses, office buildings, sales offices, airport lounges and data centers. The global GREWE team is comprised of ~120 Amex full time staff that leverage ~5,000 contractors and is part of the broader Enterprise Shared Services organization, which delivers shared business services to colleagues across the enterprise.

- GREWE Vision: Provide the world’s best workplace experience at a competitive cost for every colleague, at every site, every day
- GREWE Strategic Priorities:

Portfolio: The right buildings, in the right places, at the right cost
- Design & Build: Inspiring spaces that bring together colleagues, customers, and our brand
- Operations: Operational excellence that drives performance, speed and reliability while minimizing disruption and risk
- Hospitality: Seamless, high-quality colleague services at every site and every moment that matters,

Required Qualifications:

- Required Minimum Education: University/Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent experience
- Required Years of Related Experience: 10+years’ work experience in Business, Engineering, Real Estate, Facilities, and/or Risk Management

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

- Minimum of 10 years of Business experience, preferably in a strategy or real estate area
- Minimum of 5 years managing global teams
- Deep knowledge of real estate, facilities, and engineering capabilities
- Outstanding collaboration, connect, influence, and shaping skills
- Highly motivated self-starter who can provide strategic thought leadership
- Strong qualitative and quantitative problem-solving skills (issue identification, problem structuring, analysis, development of recommendations)
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to easily partner with and influence senior leaders across the AXP organization
- Strong people leader; proven track record of followership and team development

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