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With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally. 

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong. 

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About Enterprise Architecture:  

Enterprise Architecture is a key enabler of the company’s technology strategy. The four pillars of Enterprise Architecture include: 

Architecture as Code: this pillar owns and operates foundational technologies that are leveraged by engineering teams across the enterprise. 

Architecture as Design: this pillar includes the solution and technical design for transformation programs and business critical projects which need architectural guidance and support. 

Governance: this pillar is responsible for defining technical standards, and developing innovative tools that automate controls to ensure compliance. 

Colleague Enablement: this pillar is focused on colleague development, recognition, training, and enterprise outreach.  

The Enterprise Business Architecture (EBA) team serves as the organization’s connective blueprint – linking business strategy to technology execution through clear capabilities, value streams, processes, organizational constructs, information, and decision frameworks. As a strategic discipline, the team aligns business vision, product direction, and technology execution into an end-to-end unified model that drives clarity, consistency, and accelerates enterprise-wide technology transformation. Operating at the intersection of strategy, design, and delivery, the team shapes the Enterprise Business Capability Model (EBCM) and the operating frameworks that enable product, engineering, and business functions to innovate and deliver future-ready outcomes at scale, and unlock enterprise impact with speed, trust, and efficiency. 

 

 

Ideal Candidate Profile 

A strategic systems thinker with the ability to see the “enterprise whole” and connect disparate moving parts into a unified blueprint 

A management consulting-caliber communicator/storyteller, with exceptional executive presence and analytical rigor 

A collaborator who excels at bringing Product, Engineering, and Business leaders into alignment 

A builder who can create frameworks, models, and governance structures that scale 

A change leader energized by complexity, ambiguity, and enterprise transformation 

 

 

Role Overview / Key Responsibilities 

 

Enterprise Business Architecture Leadership & Strategic Influence 

Define and evolve enterprise business capability model, value streams, and operating model blueprints. 

Establish clear business architecture standards, principles, and governance to guide transformation initiatives. 

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business, product, and technology leaders on structural and strategic design decisions. 

Shape and socialize enterprise blueprints through compelling executive storytelling, ensuring alignment across Product, Engineering, Technology, Operations, and Business units 

Enterprise Modernization & Complex Use Case Enablement 

Translate enterprise and line-of-business strategies into actionable capability roadmaps and transformation journeys for high-impact enterprise use cases 

Conduct capability-to-technology mapping and journey/process analysis to identify synergies, redundancies, and modernization opportunities. 

Partner with Enterprise Architecture to align business capabilities with certified APIs, data models, and integration patterns 

Maintain authoritative architectural artifacts including capability maps, value streams, process models, and investment frameworks 

Executive Communication 

Craft clear, persuasive narratives (decks, POV, storyline white paper etc.) that communicate capability-driven decisions to C-level and senior leadership 

Drive alignment across senior stakeholders to shape integrated architectures that reduce redundancy, enable reuse, and accelerate modernization 

Organizational Leadership & Team Development 

Work with a high-performing team of business architects and analysts, setting vision, elevating craft, and strengthening enterprise-wide capability rigor 

Establish standards, best practices, and repeatable frameworks that enable consistent adoption of Business Architecture across the organization 

Innovation, Emerging Technology & GenAI Integration 

Identify and promote opportunities to leverage Generative AI, automation, and advanced analytics to modernize processes and improve operational performance. 

Champion innovation in capability design, process transformation, and enterprise operating frameworks 

Measurement, Value Realization & Regulatory Alignment 

Ensure all architecture and transformation work aligns with regulatory, risk, and compliance requirements 

Use KPIs, OKRs, scorecards, and architectural fitness metrics to guide leadership decisions and demonstrate return on investment 

 

Required Qualifications 

8-10 years experience in Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, strategy, or operating model design within a large, complex organization 

Deep expertise in business architecture practices (e.g. business capability modeling, value streams, domain modeling, operating model) 

Experience with Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF/BizBOK - conceptual familiarity is a must, certification will be a plus) 

Strong understanding of enterprise platforms, API ecosystems, integration architectures, and operating model transformation. 

Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and facilitate alignment across large, matrixed organizations 

Experience shaping cross-functional frameworks across Product, Engineering, Operations, and Business units 

Exceptional executive storytelling capability, with a proven ability to translate complex strategies into clear, compelling narratives for senior leadership 

Hands-on experience developing board-level and executive-committee materials, including strategic storylines, transformation updates, and enterprise decision frameworks 

 

Preferred Qualifications 

Prior experience at a top tier Management Consulting firm (i.e. McKinsey / BCG / Bain / Accenture / Deloitte etc) is highly desirable 

MBA or Master’s degree in Business, Strategy, Information Systems, or related field 

Prior American Express experience or experience in a global financial services / payments enterprise 

Background in large-scale modernization, persistent capacity models, platform rationalization, or M&A integration a strong plus 

Familiarity with API productization, domain-driven design, merchant and/or B2B partner integration needs, and capability-driven governance models a strong plus 

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

Competitive base salaries Bonus incentives Support for financial-well-being and retirement Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location) Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location) 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

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.  

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.