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As a part of the Client Solutioning organization, the Sr Manager - Business Solutions is a part of a team providing commercial insight, consultation, and strategic expertise to deliver customer-centric solutions best tailored to the needs of Corporate SME, Large & Global commercial clients. This role requires a trusted consultant closely aligned with our Account Development and Product organizations, directly supporting sales pursuits with GCS customers throughout sales in the customer lifecycle. This role will be responsible for delivering on a vision for internal and external consulting via account strategies, differentiated value propositions, business solutions and commercial deal proposals to communicate how American Express’ Payment solutions can help transform and optimize their businesses and support their strategic objectives.
Job Responsibility:
Support account development teams to optimize programs by identifying the best solution, demonstrating Amex Commercial Services value to clients through sales presentations of Amex value proposition and leading edge solutions
Expanding and/or retaining new corporate payments business for strategic accounts by leveraging sales, product, technology, procurement, travel and consulting expertise to design a solution that minimizes a customer’s pain points and solves for the customer’s business problems. This will involve providing process and change management consultancy, applying thought leadership and product and country expertise to clients and prospects in order to design appropriate solutions
Secure client sign off on their solution design prior to providing an effective transition to the Implementation & Technology Solutions Managers, with comprehensive documentation, to allow the solution to be built and quick ramp up of billings
Develop and maintain a broad set of relationships internally within Amex (e.g. Account Management, Global Implementations & Business Solutions, Technology Solutions, Compliance, Product Management, Partnerships, Consulting, Merchant Services, GNS), in order to build and maintain customer satisfaction and loyalty
Systematic analyses, reports and tracking of all client engagements to monitor portfolio performance and satisfaction levels
Define and support best practices regionally and globally, and share client insights, trends and thought leadership to the Field, Marketing and Product Management along with suggestions for product and process improvements
Requirements:
Strong consultative, collaborative and influencing skills across all levels
Ability to drive strategy, goal alignment and execution to deliver results
Exceptional will to win
Extensive working knowledge of procurement, finance and accounts payable functions, processes, and systems, including ERPs and meetings & events and travel management, business processes and systems, competition and corporate marketplace
Knowledge of the evolving commercial card payment solution value propositions and financial dynamics of the commercial card business
Change management skills, including ability to motivate and lead customers through a change management process
Nice to have:
Bachelors degree in business administration
In depth knowledge of the American Express commercial card payment solutions and processes, including vPayment, BTA, reconciliation tools, data feeds and MI tools
Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
ability to analyze and understand business problems and processes, including process mapping
Excellent planning skills
ability to manage complex projects in an environment of changing priorities, applying a rigorous planning approach
What we offer:
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