You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

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.

About the Colleague Experience Group (CEG)

As a part of the Colleague Experience Group (CEG), we strive to provide a great colleague experience every day. We are trusted advisers who 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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

Our Summer Internship Program provides high-performing HR Masters students the opportunity to work on strategic and impactful initiatives aligned with the CEG strategy. Throughout the course of the summer, interns will have significant exposure to senior leadership and the various functional areas of CEG. At the end of the program, interns will present their insights and recommendations to the Chief Colleague Experience Officer, the CEG Senior Leadership Team and CEG colleagues.

The summer internship is the pipeline into our full-time Human Resources Leadership Development Program (HRLDP), and successful interns will be offered an opportunity to return after graduation for this full-time opportunity. Over the course of two years, the program will provide (3) diverse, high impact and personalized Colleague Experience Group (CEG) rotations to stretch and prepare participants to take on larger and more complex roles. The experience is high-touch and promotes individual development through senior leader mentorship and coaching. Following program completion, participants transition into full-time roles in the function based on business need and participant interest.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an HR-related master’s degree program (e.g., Human Resource Management/Organizational Psychology/Industrial Labor Relations/Human Capital)
• Demonstrated commitment and passion for a career in HR
• Desire to grow a long-term career in CEG at American Express, beginning with a two-year leadership development program
• Ability to be based in New York and work in the hybrid model
• Students must have a graduation date between December 2025 and June 2026

Preferred Qualifications

• 3-5 years work experience
• Strong leadership experience with demonstrated ability to lead people, teams or projects, including leading through change
• Adaptability and willingness to learn in a fast-paced, changing environment with quality and speed
• Ability to use data, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills to drive results
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, including the ability to communicate, influence and collaborate across all levels
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, and storytelling skills
• Self-motivated, proactive, and driven to take initiative to get things done
• Strong leadership experience with demonstrated ability to lead people or projects, especially through change
• Driven by purpose and perseveres in the face of challenges
• Seeks and gives feedback and demonstrates self-awareness to drive personal growth
• Commitment to speaking up and challenging the status quo

Our team will review completed applications on a rolling basis. We appreciate your patience while we consider your application and will be in contact with you.

Salary Range: $38.45 to $87.00 hourly + sign-on bonus

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 United States is required as the
company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules with hybrid and virtual options with Amex Flex
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counselling 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.

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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