American Express · 1 week ago
Director-Global Compensation, Analytics & Market Intelligence
New York, New York, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$123K/yr - $215K/yr
8+ years expAmerican Express is a global financial services company that values the progress of people and businesses. The Director, Compensation Analytics & Market Intelligence will be responsible for shaping and delivering a comprehensive compensation strategy while providing analytical and market intelligence capabilities to support compensation structures and programs.
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Responsibilities
Lead the refinement of compensation analytics frameworks, including modelling, forecasting, scenario-analysis, and insights that inform decision-making and strategic planning
Ensure compensation programs maintain external competitiveness, internal equity, and alignment with business objectives. Lead program reviews and enhancements leveraging market intelligence
Translate market, regulatory, economic, retention, and workforce trends into actionable insights and guide the evolution of our compensation philosophy and program design
Own key compensation processes including market benchmarking, year-end project management, annual compensation review cycle, and benchmarking existing AXP programs to ensure process integrity, alignment to business strategy, and risk mitigation
Serve as the escalation point for compensation analytics queries, methodological challenges and ad-hoc reporting needs, guiding the broader team through interpretation of results and strategic recommendations
Develop and oversee the external market-pricing strategy, including survey participation, peer-group definition, job-matching methodology, pay positioning, and trend tracking
Maintain external relationships with compensation consulting firms and survey vendors to keep our insight engine best-in-class
Serve as a trusted advisor to Compensation Consulting, CSPs, Colleague Insights, and business leadership, offering consultative support on compensation decisions and strategy
Collaborate cross-functionally to design and deliver compensation tools (e.g., dashboards, modeling tools, decision-support frameworks) that empower partners to drive compensation decisions aligned to strategy
Lead and mentor a team of compensation analytics professionals, fostering a culture of insight-driven decision-making, operational excellence and continuous learning
Champion the evolution of the compensation analytics function, including tool enhancements, data-architecture improvements and automation opportunities
Qualification
Required
8+ years of progressive experience in compensation, total rewards or workforce analytics, preferably within financial services or global organizations
Strong executive presence and experience influencing senior leadership across CEG, Finance, and lines of business
Demonstrated expertise in compensation benchmarking methodologies, salary structure management, and analytics (modelling, forecasting, scenario planning)
Exceptional analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Excel, data-visualization tools, HRIS/compensation systems, and survey analytics
Strategic mindset with the ability to anticipate market and economic trends, and translate them into insights and learnings
Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to craft compelling narratives and deliver insights to senior audiences
Strong project leadership and change-management skills; experience leading global or regional compensation initiatives
Preferred
Professional certification (e.g., CCP) or advanced degree (MBA or Master's in HR/Analytics) preferred
Experience leading compensation across multiple geographies and cultural contexts is a plus
Benefits
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
Company
American Express
American Express is a financial services company that provides credit cards, charge cards, payment solutions, and related services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Brett Mooney
CEO & Country Manager, American Express Canada
Stephen J. Squeri
Chairman and CEO
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