Vice President & Senior Counsel, Corporate Secretary
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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.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

The General Counsel's Organization's (GCO) mission is to protect and strengthen American Express through legal expertise and strategic advice that helps our business partners manage risk, identify opportunities, and deliver on the company's promise of exceptional products and services. Given the dynamic nature of the global payments industry and the valued partnership between our team and the business, we see it as imperative to attract and develop talented people by:

• Providing rich work experiences and opportunities for professional development
• Recognizing and rewarding those who drive and deliver results
• Respecting and valuing diversity, integrity, and personal accountability

Role & Responsibilities:

The Corporate Governance Team of the General Counsel's Organization is seeking a Vice President & Senior Counsel to advise on corporate governance matters at both the parent level and with its subsidiary network.

Here's just some of what you'll do in this role:

• Provide legal counsel and strategic support on a variety of corporate governance matters and disclosure control processes, both at the American Express Parent level and within its subsidiary network
• Provide legal counsel and strategic support on a wide range of disclosure issues and corporate transactions
• Assist the Corporate Secretary in all corporate secretarial functions with respect to the American Express Company, the publicly traded parent company
• Monitor, review and advise colleagues worldwide on key policy and regulatory issues and evolving disclosure trends
• Assist drafting the American Express Proxy Statement and manage the shareholder proposal process
• Assist preparation for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
• Assist with management of the subsidiaries of the American Express Company
• Draft governance policies, including committee charters and related policies
• Advise on insider trading and Section 16 issues
• Act in a leadership role in relation to corporate governance developments and drafting corporate policies and public disclosures
• Advise with respect to executive compensation matters
• Advise on ISS and Glass Lewis and other proxy advisory service positions and corporate responses
• Act as a people leader of certain legal professionals in support of AXP corporate secretarial functions
• Attend meetings and take minutes (as needed)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree & J.D.; good standing member of a State Bar Association
• 8+ years of related legal experience, ideally at least two years in an in-house legal role
• Demonstrated knowledge of board governance, best practices, protocols and procedures
• Expertise on issues of corporate and U.S. securities laws
• Experience with coordination and filing of timely and continuous disclosure documentation with the U.S. SEC, the Federal Reserve and the New York Stock Exchange

Preferred Qualifications:

• Business oriented approach to problem solving
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Superior legal and analytic skills
• Excellent legal judgment and drafting skills
• Detail oriented
• High level of personal accountability
• Ability to work well under pressure and to manage heavy workload in a challenging and fast-paced environment
• Executive presence and excellent oral communication skills

Salary Range: $220,000.00 to $320,000.00 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.

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.