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Vice President, Product Strategy & Innovation

American Express

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Compensation
$177–282K/yr
Location
New York, NYHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Open to visa holders • Sponsors visas

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Job overview

American Express Travel seeks a Vice President to lead Product Strategy & Innovation and Digital Partnerships. The role defines long-term product strategy, advances innovation, and identifies digital capabilities and partnership opportunities to support growth, Membership value, and competitive differentiation. The leader uses customer insights, competitive intelligence, emerging technologies, and market trends to shape travel experiences, while overseeing external partnerships and collaborating across American Express.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Product Strategy, requiredDigital Product Management, requiredCorporate Strategy, requiredBusiness Development, requiredStrategic Partnerships, requiredProduct Roadmapping, requiredOpportunity Evaluation, requiredEmerging Technology Evaluation, requiredStakeholder Management, requiredInfluencing, requiredExecutive Communication, requiredStorytelling, requiredStrategic Thinking, requiredExecution, requiredJudgment, required

Qualifications

10+ Years Relevant Experience, requiredSignificant Leadership Experience, required

Full job description

Vice President, Product Strategy & Innovation

New York, NY, United States(Hybrid)

Job Description

American Express Travel is seeking a strategic, forward-thinking, and innovative leader to serve as Vice President, Product Strategy & Innovation. This role will play a critical part in shaping the future of Amex Travel by defining the long-term product strategy, accelerating innovation, and identifying new digital capabilities and partnership opportunities that drive sustainable growth, enhance Membership value, and strengthen our competitive differentiation.

Responsibilities

The Vice President will lead the Product Strategy & Innovation and Digital Partnerships functions, ensuring the organization is positioned to deliver against today's business priorities while anticipating and preparing for the evolving needs of tomorrow's travelers. This leader will leverage customer insights, competitive intelligence, emerging technologies, and market trends to identify new opportunities and translate them into actionable product strategies and differentiated end-to-end travel experiences.

The role will also oversee the development and management of strategic external digital partnerships, including business development, partner relationship management, and commercial contract negotiations. Working closely with Product, Commercial, Technology, Digital Labs, Amex Ventures, and other key stakeholders across American Express, this leader will evaluate, validate, and advance new opportunities from early-stage exploration through strategic alignment and execution.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in product strategy, digital product management, corporate strategy, business development, strategic partnerships, or related disciplines, including significant leadership experience.

  • Demonstrated experience developing and executing long-term product strategies, identifying growth opportunities, and translating strategic vision into actionable roadmaps and business outcomes.

  • Demonstrated ability to evaluate new business opportunities, emerging technologies, and partnership models through strategic, customer, commercial, and technical lenses.

  • Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment and drive outcomes across complex, matrixed organizations.

  • Experience partnering with senior leaders across Product, Technology, Commercial, Finance, Legal, and innovation-focused teams.

  • Strong executive communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into compelling strategic narratives and recommendations.

  • Demonstrated ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with practical execution, sound judgment, and measurable business results.

Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost, and application laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions.

Job Info

  • Job Identification 26016259

  • Job Category Product

  • Posting Date 11/13/2026, 09:31 PM

  • Apply Before 11/28/2026, 04:59 AM

  • Job Schedule Full time

  • Job Shift Day

  • Locations AMEX World Financial Center, New York, NY, 10285, US(Hybrid)

  • Salary Range $176750 - $282000 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + benefits

  • Career Area Product

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,096 open Product Strategy jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$177–282K/yr
  • New York median$164–240K/yr182 salary ranges
  • US median$150–251K/yr1,851 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $229K, is 15% above the New York median midpoint ($200K) — in the middle half of Product Strategy salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 214 open Product Strategy jobs in New York and 2,096 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Product Strategy postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (1,869 postings).
Education
455 of the 2,096 open Product Strategy jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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