Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - job 1 of 10

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

The Colleague Experience Group (CEG) strives to provide a great colleague experience every day. We obsess over understanding the colleague experience at a deeper level to co-create simple and great ways of working that enable everyone to be and deliver their best. We make a difference in the lives of our people, providing a culture of learning and collaboration, and helping them with what they need to succeed and thrive. We have their backs as they grow their skills, conquer new challenges, or even take time to spend with their family or community. And when they’re ready to take on a new career path, we’re right there with them, giving them the guidance and momentum into the best future they envision.

Talent Acquisition is looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (Sr TAP) to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for strategically executing the end-to-end hiring, while ensuring a superior candidate and Hiring Leader experience. You will execute the recruiting process to acquire the best talent with speed and quality. You will be a talent champion who can actively stay connected to a robust pipeline, maintain long-term relationships, and energetically sell the role and the American Express brand.

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Lead the full lifecycle/360 hiring process for a designated hiring portfolio (up to 20-30 openings)
•  Create/Own the development of the talent acquisition strategy for relevant Business Units in order to deliver on hiring priorities/needs
•  Develop an established business acumen to drive a better hiring and candidate experience
•  Own & Drive relationships with internal stakeholders providing regular updates and strategic advice throughout the recruitment process
•  Maintain recruitment metrics to share at any point in time
•  Leverage market intelligence and industry trends, including target companies and organizations, to build candidate slates
•  Identify channels to source and recruit candidates and build pipelines of qualified profiles across different levels and skill sets in the business
•  Manage the candidate lifecycle to deliver high candidate experience
•  Attend and lead the briefing meetings and participate in job scoping discussions as needed
•  Collaborate with internal CEG colleagues to ensure alignment on recruitment strategy such as Colleague Strategic Partners (HR Business Partners)
•  Help ensure company complies with laws and regulations as it relates to online sourcing, recruiting, and hiring practices

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in managing the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle in the US Market
• Hyper focus on creating an excellent candidate and hiring leader experience
• Self-sufficient and able to work with little direct supervision
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Ability to work in a high-volume environment, handle multiple tasks, and prioritize accordingly
• Comfortable collaborating and bringing ideas to the attention of the whole team

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Full lifecycle, corporate recruiting or related experience preferably with exposure to Financial Services
• Experience with recruitment tools, technologies, and platforms such as Taleo, Eightfold, LinkedIn Recruiter, Oracle, and/or similar other tools
• Experience working in a compliance driven organization
• Experience interviewing and evaluating talent across various talent segments (Pricing/Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Product Management, Analytics, Risk Management)
• Bachelor’s Degree though not required

Salary Range: $70,000.00 to $135,000.00 annually + bonus + 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.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.

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 our Colleague 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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

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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