Senior Associate-Digital Product Ops

The Enterprise Technology Services organization partners with every part of the American Express business to power the company’s growth and innovation with trust and efficiency, and drive competitive differentiation with speed. We support the delivery and enablement of technology, digital, and data capabilities, platforms, and services globally. Specifically, our team is responsible for the company’s technology engineering, architecture, and infrastructure, providing 24x7 support to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality experience for customers and colleagues. We also provide product management for core enterprise platforms, and lead technology risk and information security, enterprise data governance and platforms, digital product and design, and enterprise AI platforms on behalf of the company.

• Support the end-to-end product operating model by driving operational processes that improve product planning, release management, and execution.
• Coordinate product delivery activities across Product Managers, Engineering, Technology, and Operations teams to ensure timely and high-quality releases.
• Aggregate, validate, and publish release notes to downstream systems and Application Support teams for every product release.
• Partner with Product Owners to ensure impact assessments for Cornerstone tables and downstream applications are completed, reviewed, and communicated prior to each release.

• Drive operational excellence by identifying process improvements and standardizing product management practices across the organization.

   

• Edit and maintain customer-facing and internal enablement content for data and usecases across Lumi Platform
• Coordinate review and approval workflows with Product Managers and Product Owners to ensure all enablement materials remain current and aligned with product releases.
• Own and continuously improve the time to market to bring new data and usecases to Lumi, partnering with Product and Engineering teams to automate the process flows and bring foreseeable enhancements into their backlog proactively .
• Ensure product communications are consistent, accurate, and delivered according to established governance processes.

• Build strong partnerships with Product Managers, Engineering, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Control Management, Customer Servicing, and Application Support teams.
• Support governance forums by preparing operational metrics, risk updates, audit status, and release readiness reports.
• Drive accountability across stakeholders by tracking operational deliverables, risks, dependencies, and action items through completion.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• 3-6 years of experience in Product Operations, Product Ownership, Product Management or related functions.
• Experience supporting digital product delivery in Agile environments.
• Demonstrated experience working with operational risk, governance, compliance, audit, or control management processes.
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, release management, and change management practices.
• Experience creating executive dashboards, operational reports, and governance documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience developing user-facing documentation and executive communications.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities.

• Experience in GCP tools and technologies, Agentic AI enablement and automation.
• Familiarity with American Express risk and governance frameworks or similar enterprise control environments.
• Experience working with Jira, Confluence, GitHub, and knowledge management platforms.
• Experience supporting release communications, knowledge management, and user enablement programs.
• Working knowledge of SQL, Big Query, or similar reporting and analytics tools.
• Understanding of Agile, Scrum, and product operating models.

• A strong ownership mindset with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners in a highly matrixed organization.
• Strong risk awareness and commitment to operational excellence.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
• Customer-first thinking with a focus on delivering high-quality product experiences.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a passion for simplifying processes and reducing operational risk.

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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.