Job DescriptionAs a part of the Enterprise Digital Center of Excellence (CoE), you will be responsible for developing world class digital products, capabilities and marketing programs that support our global markets and help drive business growth.
As the Manager of Enterprise Agentic Search, you will play a key role in operationalizing and advancing American Express's enterprise-wide strategy for the next generation of Search. Reporting to the Director of Enterprise Agentic Search, you will help drive the evolution of our approach to discoverability, performance, and customer engagement across AI-driven, agentic, and traditional search ecosystems.
Why This Role MattersThe Manager, Enterprise Agentic Search, plays a pivotal role in shaping how customers discover, understand, and interact with the American Express brand in an AI-first landscape. This role turns strategy into reality-building the foundations, frameworks, and tooling that empower teams around the world to succeed in next-generation Search.
Responsibilities- Support the Director in implementing the enterprise Search strategy across marketing and servicing ecosystems.
- Translate enterprise-level priorities into actionable workstreams, frameworks, and toolkits for global teams. Lead planning, coordination, and tracking of multi-workstream program.
- Manage day-to-day execution of initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise Search goals.
- Establish program governance, documentation, timelines, and cross-functional workflows.
- Drive operational rigor through standardized processes, reporting, and cadence management.
- Manage dependencies, risks, and stakeholder communication to ensure successful execution.
- Collaborate with partners across Marketing, Product, Technology, Data Science, and Servicing to ensure cohesive execution of Search initiatives.
- Monitor developments in AI-driven discovery, conversational agents, multimodal search, and emerging answer engines.
- Conduct assessments and provide recommendations on how evolving search behaviors impact Amex marketing and servicing journeys.
- Support the creation of scalable playbooks and guidance for AEO, agentic search optimization, and next-generation discoverability.
- Help develop and maintain enterprise governance standards for Search, including content, metadata, data stewardship, and ethical AI usage.
- Drive adoption of best practices, knowledge-sharing, and pilots across markets and business units through documentation, training, and cross-functional workshops.
- Assist in evaluating and deploying search enablement platforms, insights, and experimentation tools.
- Produce presentations and dashboards that measure progress, identify gaps, and elevate enterprise-level insights to leadership.
- Support relationship management with key external partners (e.g., Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Perplexity).
Qualifications- 4-6+ years of experience in SEO, SEM, digital marketing, or related domains.
- Excellent Program Management and/or Project Management Skills
- Understanding of modern search transformation-including AI-driven search, conversational agents, and multimodal discovery-strongly preferred.
- Experience working in cross-functional environments with marketing, product, analytics, and/or technology teams.
- Demonstrated ability to translate technical or emerging concepts into practical, scalable frameworks.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
- Comfort working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with evolving technologies.
- Passion for innovation and the intersection of AI, search, and customer experience.
*Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
About the TeamWe 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
- 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.
The below 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.
