AMEX Healthcare · 5 hours ago
Director & Counsel – GMNS Global Acquiring Partners & Programs (OptBlue)
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$144K/yr - $256K/yr
6+ years expAmerican Express is a company built on a long history of innovation and commitment to its customers. They are seeking a Director & Counsel to support the Global Acquiring Partners & Programs team, providing legal support and advice on global third-party acquiring relationships and managing complex commercial agreements.
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Responsibilities
Provide legal support for the GAPP team by working on a wide variety of matters including commercial contracting, OptBlue Program management, risk identification and mitigation, operational capabilities, and data strategy and security, all within a dynamic business and regulatory and legal environment
Provide guidance on the evolution of the OptBlue Program and Amex third party acquiring ecosystem generally while coordinating with other facets of the Amex business, including other legal, operational and policy teams
Drive global consistency across a range of payment models from a legal, contractual, and operational standpoint
Partner with legal colleagues and other business and stakeholder groups worldwide (including international GCO, compliance, risk, and business development leads) to ensure the most effective support and relevant expertise is applied across all matters
Support the identification and implementation of process improvements
Participate in a team of seasoned attorneys, offering thought leadership for cross-cutting issues and strategic projects
Support effective, cost-conscious targeted engagements of outside counsel where necessary, with a disciplined approach to budget management
Qualification
Required
J.D. with admission to New York Bar or eligibility to do so
6+ years of relevant work experience in a law firm and/or in-house corporate legal environment
Specific experience and knowledge in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements and providing thoughtful and practice advice on complex business issues
Preferred
Experience with payments, e-commerce, or merchant acquiring businesses
Strong analytical, problem-solving and project management skills
Ability to build strong client relationships and bring to light areas of legal and compliance risk, and other issues requiring legal-influenced problem solving
Ability to generate creative and innovative solutions to novel issues
Ability to communicate complex issues clearly and persuasively, in both written and oral format
Excellent collaboration, interpersonal and teamwork skills and work well in cross-functional team settings and partner with others to drive results
Ability to manage and prioritize competing demands while maintaining close attention to details and meeting deadlines
Appetite to develop in-depth knowledge of business operations and apply that understanding in furnishing legal advice
Self-motivated, high level of personal energy and commitment
Strong leadership skills, growth mindset and customer focus
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
AMEX Healthcare
We provide healthcare solutions.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase