Manager-Financial Systems - American Express
This role is part of Digital Transformation & Operational Governance (DTOG) team within the Legal Entity and International Controllership Organization and serves as a strategic leader responsible for driving Digital Transformation and Generative AI agenda across the CLT organization.
This position requires a highly collaborative and visionary leader with deep technical expertise, strong business acumen, and a passion for innovation. The successful candidate will work closely with Finance, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Enterprise Architecture teams to drive sustainable operational excellence, establish governance standards, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. The role demands intellectual curiosity, strategic thinking, and the ability to solve complex business challenges through technology-enabled solutions while providing leadership, mentorship, and technical direction to the broader team.
The incumbent will lead the development and execution of enterprise-wide transformation strategy, leveraging automation, analytics, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies to modernize finance operations and deliver measurable business outcomes. Responsibilities include identifying transformation opportunities, designing scalable technology solutions, and overseeing end-to-end program execution from ideation through deployment and value realization.
Critical Factors for Success
Demonstrated leadership experience in enterprise digital transformation, intelligent automation, operational optimization, and Generative AI implementations, delivering significant business impact.
Strong strategic mindset with exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities, able to translate complex business challenges into practical and scalable solutions.
Proven experience in designing and governing enterprise technology architectures that align with business objectives, security standards, and organizational governance frameworks.
Deep expertise in deploying Generative AI and intelligent automation solutions, ensuring scalability, compliance, security, and responsible AI adoption.
Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills with a proven ability to build strong partnerships across multiple business functions and levels of leadership.
Extensive experience leading complex programs and managing multiple concurrent initiatives, including oversight of priorities, budgets, dependencies, risks, and delivery outcomes.
Strong technical leadership with expertise across automation, analytics, cloud platforms, and enterprise technologies, coupled with a passion for coaching and developing talent.
Demonstrated ability to evaluate emerging technologies, define technology roadmaps, and recommend innovative solutions that support long-term business strategy.