Description:

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 An American Multinational Financial Services Corporation, 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.

General Counsel's Organization:
Where great legal minds influence global business strategy.

Our mission is to protect and strengthen An American Multinational Financial Services Corporation through legal expertise and strategic advice that helps our business partners manage risk, identify opportunities, and deliver on the company's promise of exceptional products and services. Given the dynamic nature of the global payments industry and the valued partnership between our team and the business, we see it as imperative to attract and develop talented people by:

Providing rich work experiences and opportunities for professional development
Recognizing and rewarding those who drive and deliver results
Respecting and valuing diversity, integrity, and personal accountability

Role & Responsibilities:

Managing a dynamic portfolio of individual consumer and commercial litigation (and pre-litigation disputes) handled internally by the Center for Cardmember and Merchant Litigation to achieve Company's risk and mitigation goals
Managing, developing, and implementing specific litigation strategies for internal litigation portfolio including: analysis of disputes, early case assessments, negotiation and development of appropriate case resolutions
Lead and mentor diverse and talented team of attorneys and paralegals to accomplish Company's risk and mitigation goals and to create growth and learning opportunities for team members
Building efficiencies and impactful strategies across internal litigation portfolio
Providing litigation root-cause analyses and mitigation strategies; undertaking analysis of litigation-related issues
Providing litigation risk mitigation training and advice to business lawyers and clients, including review of contracts and other documents as necessary
Developing and providing clear reporting and metrics regularly to leadership concerning internal litigation portfolio

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree & J.D.
Qualified to practice law in relevant jurisdiction
8+ years in general litigation practice, with experience in commercial and consumer finance litigation and trials;
Demonstrated experience in leading others, both through direct relationships and/or indirectly.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of the legal field and its intersection with business
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to generate creative and innovative solutions to client issues and in litigation
Ability to communicate complex issues clearly and persuasively, in both written and oral format
Ability to work efficiently through large volume, fast paced litigation portfolio
Ability to build relationships and partner with others to drive results
Capacity to be agile and pivot appropriately when challenged with new information or evolving circumstances