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The Chief Technology Officer Organization's vision is to raise the bar for technical excellence, talent, strategy, and standards across Technology. It also seeks to cultivate and foster technical innovation, as well as elevate and amplify the technical heartbeat of the organization.
We're looking for an Engineering Director to lead mobile engineering team, and to drive the delivery of new mobile features (iOS and Android) via innovative mobile tools, technology and practices for the American Express Global Mobile App.
You'll be part of the Mobile Engineering team whose mission is to be critical in our customers' digital lives by providing value, convenience, and delight wherever they are. Your will be responsible for managing a team of mobile engineers building mobile applications that will be used by tens of millions of American Express Customers around the world.
This leader will encompass a unique blend of strong leadership and an in-depth engineering skills.
Responsibilities:
Work with a team of very hardworking mobile engineers to build and deliver the mobile roadmap
Work with mobile product development closely to understand the product and customer needs; and enable the product and customer vision for the company
Contribute to advance the mobile platform to improve developer efficiency
Responsible for the people management of a co-located and remote engineering teams
Cultivate an environment of continuous engineering improvement through mentoring, feedback, and metrics
Recruit best in class and diverse mobile talent from the industry
Drive innovation within a fast-paced agile environment
Collaborate with a wide variety of partners within business and technology teams to inspire change required to execute product roadmaps
Coach, guide and promote creation of high quality, clearly documented, and compliant deliverables across engineering teams.
Collaborate within and across business units to prioritize, plan, and implement the development schedule for major product releases
Qualifications:
8+ years of experience in software industry building customer facing products with dedication, availability, and high scalability. Mobile app development and/or leading mobile development team experience will be a huge plus.
Experience managing software engineering teams designing and building software products in a fast-paced, complex and dynamic software development environment
Extensive hands-on experience building and managing the development of complex, large scale applications and products that require a deep understanding of application logic and dependencies
Experience being a people leader, coaching, mentoring and guiding for highly talented technical teams
Experience attracting, hiring retaining and leading top engineering talent
Experience with Agile, Scrum or other rapid application development methodologies is required
University Degree in computer science, or engineering-related field required
Salary Range: $170,000.00 to $255,000.00 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + benefits
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
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
For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit ourColleague Benefits Site.
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
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