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Product Director – Product Office, Colleague Experience.

Product Management Full-Time

Product Director – Product Office, Colleague Experience: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:This role leads the Product Office for Colleague Experience at American Express, focusing on product governance, delivery enablement, and strategic alignment for digital products.
  • The Person:The person will lead product governance, delivery excellence, strategic alignment and communication, and the adoption of Enterprise Jira Cloud and related portfolio management capabilities.
  • Requirements:The posting explicitly names product governance, change management, Enterprise Jira Cloud, portfolio management capabilities, and strategic alignment and communication.

About the role

The Colleague Experience Group (CEG) is responsible for all colleague-related benefits and programs globally, including career growth and development, leadership and learning, total rewards and well-being, recruitment, labor relations, colleague servicing, and more. CEG’s vision is to provide the best colleague experience every day to fuel growth, and they are committed to ensuring all of Team Amex has the resources and support they need to be and deliver their best.

Within CEG, the Colleague Services (CS) organization plays a key role in enabling this mission by delivering exceptional services, capabilities, data, and insights. The Colleague Product Management (CPM) team within CS leads the strategy, development, and delivery of digital products that power the colleague experience across the enterprise.

We are seeking a highly strategic and experienced Product Director – Product Office to lead the operating practices, governance, capabilities, and platforms that enable disciplined product execution and strengthen product and delivery enablement across Colleague Services.

The Product Office creates the conditions for great product work—helping teams confidently deliver colleague value, service excellence, and digital impact. This leader will strengthen strategy-to-execution alignment, elevate product management capabilities, reduce friction, and ensure product teams remain aligned to CEG and CS strategic outcomes.

The role will lead three core areas: Product Governance and Change Management, Product Delivery Excellence, and Strategic Alignment and Communication. This leader will also own the evolution and adoption of Enterprise Jira Cloud and related portfolio management capabilities that enable transparent prioritization, planning, governance, and delivery.

This role will report to the Vice President of Product Office and will be hybrid from our New York office

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
  • 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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.
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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Published August 25, 2026
Location New York, NY
Category Product Management  
Job Type Full-Time