Company: American Express
Position: Director & Counsel – U.S. Small Business Credit Card (24002324)
Location: New York – Amex Tower WFC-35 Hr / 17801-Sunrise Campus
Description:
How will you make an impact in this role?
- Provide legal advice on new product and feature development, credit card marketing, card member communications, and rewards programs
- Advise business partners and other stakeholders on the design and fulfillment of credit card benefits
- Draft and review benefit agreements
- Partner with Line of Business Compliance and Content Management Group to draft, review and approve advertising claims and disclosures
- Provide legal support for credit card lending features, treatments, and strategy
- Apply regulatory subject matter expertise, with a particular emphasis on Truth in Lending Act and UDAP
- Participate as part of a team of seasoned attorneys and legal managers, providing leadership for practice group- and GCO-wide projects
Contact: Alberto Britos – alberto.f.britos@aexp.com
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- 7+ years of relevant legal experience
- Bachelor’s degree & J.D.
- Admitted to New York Bar or eligibility to do so
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of the legal field and its intersection with the small business credit card business
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong leadership skills and strong customer focus
- Ability to generate creative and innovative solutions to client issues
- Ability to interpret and apply law and regulation in a practical, hands-on, commonsense manner
- Ability to communicate complex issues clearly and persuasively, in both written and oral format
- Ability to develop strong working relationships with GCO colleagues and business clients
- Capacity to be agile and pivot appropriately when challenged with new information or evolving circumstances
- Strong process-management skills and ability to identify and implement process enhancements
- Self-motivated, high level of personal energy and commitment
- Experience applying UDAP and the Truth in Lending Act
- Experience in development and marketing of financial products is a plus