Sr. Manager, Strategic Planning

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued. Ready to explore a career path? Start your journey... The Sr. Manager, Strategic Planning is responsible for providing support for the office of the EVP of Global Multinational (GMN) clients. The ideal candidate would have a strong balance of analytical skills, financial acumen, business knowledge in the Travel and/or Tech space and have a track record of leading projects across large organizations. The Sr. Manager will help drive business goals of the organization while working closely with the Director, Strategic Planning and the GMN Senior Leadership Team. The ideal candidate will possess outstanding thought leadership, critical thinking, communication, and organizational skills, and will have a consistent track record of effectively operating independently and within a hard-working team. It is important that anyone considering this role is flexible and adaptable as well as comfortable with ambiguity. They will occasionally need to be able to operate under tight deadlines or timelines, handle multiple deliverables and react to changing needs. They will need to demonstrate both the ‘big picture’ critical thinking as well as the ‘attention to detail’ of tactical execution. The Senior Manager will also need to demonstrate integrity, confidence, discretion, and executive presence to interact with Senior Leaders across the organization. The successful candidate is highly organized, anticipatory and a detailed-oriented individual with strong leadership, influencing & collaboration skills. What You'll Do: • Partner with Senior Leadership Team to achieve business goals and targets. • Develop an in-depth understanding of key business drivers, industry trends and the competitive edge of clients. • Provide strategic thought leadership with an ability to “connect the dots” and get results while working under minimal direction. • Demonstrate the ability to influence senior leaders and achieve results through others. • Work well under pressure, be flexible and balance multiple priorities with tight deadlines. • Demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to lead and drive change. • Possess excellent communication skills – especially written where it is critical to be able to synthesize information and data and then communicate it concisely in presentations • Be analytical in nature with strong financial competence and organizational skills • Have strong integrity and be able to handle projects of sensitive and confidential nature • Possess the ability to cultivate and maintain strong relationship with key internal collaborators across geographies/locations and to use those through collaboration and partnership to get results. • Identify and encourage the sharing of standard methodologies across teams and locations • Have a strong executive presence and be comfortable navigating and representing the organization in a professional and engaging manner. What We're Looking For: • 5+ years consulting, data analyst, client management, sales, and/or related work experience required. • Experience inspiring change with senior leadership. • Consistent record of creating strategic vision, build action plans, set goals. • Innovative and creative approach with strong attention to detail • Ability to grasp new concepts quickly, process data and make relevant connections to business implications • Strong financial and eye for business with an analytical approach • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and present sophisticated ideas in a simple and compelling way to a wide variety of audiences. • Proven project management skills • Travel industry experience is desired but not required. Applicants Located in Los Angeles (LA) County: A Conditional Offer of Employment for this role is contingent upon a review of an applicant’s criminal history. The Company has good cause to conduct a review of criminal history for this specific position based on the job duties (see listed job duties above) and because the role will involve access to confidential company information, including trade secrets and proprietary know-how; or client-sensitive information and financial records; or access to credit card data and confidential client information or data. Location New York, United States The US national annual base salary range for this position is from $70,000 to $140,000. The national range provided includes the base salary that GBT expects to pay for the role. Actual base salary will be based on factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and work location. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for our Annual Incentive Award plan, which rewards participants based on company and individual performance. For information about our comprehensive US benefits programs and eligibility, please review our Benefits-at-a-Glance document. Benefits at a glance The #TeamGBT Experience Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT. • Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more. • Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals. • Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with global tuition assistance, access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first. • We strive to champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in every aspect of our business at GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global Inclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action. • Wellbeing resources to support mental and emotional health for you and your immediate family. • And much more! All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law. Click Here for Additional Disclosures in Accordance with the LA County Fair Chance Ordinance. Furthermore, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the hiring process. For details regarding how we protect your data, please consult GBT Recruitment Privacy Statement. What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for Apply Job!