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Manager-Business Development

American Express

Remote · USFull-time$70–128K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$70–128K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

American Express is seeking a Manager, Business Development for its Large Market Global Commercial Services team. The role acquires new prospects and expands existing customer relationships through strategic sales of payment solutions. Candidates must reside in the United States and be eligible to work there; American Express will not pursue visa sponsorship. The position is listed as full-time and remote, with travel as required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Analytical SkillsFintech SalesB2B Sales NegotiationsSales LeadershipSales ClosingPayments Industry KnowledgeConsultative SellingComplex Sales PlanningSales ExecutionFinancial AcumenLead GenerationAppointment SchedulingInterpersonal SkillsCommunicationThought LeadershipStrategic ThinkingProject ManagementPresentation SkillsNegotiationInfluencingCollaborationGrowth StrategyCross-SellingStrategic SellingPayment Solutions Sales

Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeMBAFortune 1000 Sales Track RecordAbility to TravelU.S. Work Eligibility

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave

Full job description

Manager-Business Development

United States(Remote)

Job Description

American Express is a leading global payments, network, and travel company, backed by one of the world's most recognized brands. We offer the broadest array of charge, credit, prepaid and co brand cards for consumers, small businesses, midsize companies, large corporations and many of the biggest companies in the world. The American Express Global Commercial Services (GCS) business unit is the global leader in providing payments solutions for Small, Medium and Large businesses. GCS partners with corporate clients to help them manage travel expenses and make purchases through proprietary payment solutions and expense management tools.

If you are ready for more than just a job, are not afraid of embracing challenges and setting and exceeding big goals, American Express invites you to share your resume to be considered for future opportunities on our Large Market Sales team.

The Manager, Business Development will be responsible for acquiring net new prospects to American Express as well as expanding and cross-selling existing customers within the Large Market, Global Commercial Services (GCS) division.

Candidates must reside within the United States.

Responsibilities

  • Acquire net new prospects with annual revenues above $300M+ Expand and Cross-Sell existing American Express customers with annual revenue of above $300M

  • Lead strategic selling in alignment with compliance and internal partner business requirements

  • Develop and execute a growth strategy, adapting plans and priorities to address resource/operational requirements.

  • Achieve Sales CV Targets

  • Execute a multi-layered, complex sales cycle

  • Sell core and supplier payments American Express solutions

  • Spend significant time identifying opportunities, ensuring set-up/ card issuing, and managing signings through the first 19 months of Booked Charge Volume

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications :

  • Advanced analytical skills to bring concepts to life through data

  • Proven track record in Fintech and/or B2B sales negotiations, leadership and closing skills with Fortune 1000 companies.

  • Hunter mentality

  • Proven track record in sales negotiations, leadership and closing skills with Fortune 1000 companies.

  • Strong understanding of complexities, nuances, and opportunities in payments industry across a variety of global markets.

  • Thorough knowledge of successful consultative selling techniques within Procurement, Treasury and Finance related to supply payments.

  • Extensive experience with complex sales planning and execution.

  • Strong financial acumen.

  • Leverages lead sources to identify opportunities and proactively schedule warm account review appointments with prospects

  • Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to gain acceptance for products and/ or services

  • Exceptional thought leadership, strategic thinking skills and project management aptitude.

  • Outstanding presentation and negotiation skills and ability to interface and influence at the most senior levels.

  • Strong collaboration and leadership skills

  • Ability to travel as required.

  • Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA preferred

  • Location: Multiple

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values (https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/company/who-we-are/) and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

We 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 (https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/colleagues/benefits) .

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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

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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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.

Job Info

  • Job Identification 26014404

  • Job Category Sales/Relationship Management

  • Posting Date 10/26/2026, 01:21 PM

  • Apply Before 11/02/2026, 06:00 AM

  • Degree Level Bachelor's Degree

  • Job Schedule Full time

  • Job Shift Day

  • Locations Virtual Location Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, 55104, USVirtual Location NorthCarolina, Raleigh, NC, 27601, USVirtual Location SouthCarolina, Columbia, SC, 29203, USVirtual Location California, Sacramento, CA, 94203, USVirtual Location Michigan, Lansing, MI, 48910, USVirtual Location Iowa, Des Moines, IA, 50312, USVirtual Location Virginia, Richmond, VA, 23220, USVirtual Location Florida, Tallahassee, FL, 32301, USVirtual Location New York, Albany, NY, 12202, USVirtual Location Maryland, Annapolis, MD, 21401, USVirtual Location Georgia, Atlanta, GA, 30319, US(Remote)

  • Salary Range $69750 - $128000 annually + sales incentive + benefits

  • Career Area Sales & Relationship Management

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How this job compares

Set against the 21,185 open Business Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$70–128K/yr
  • US median$123–194K/yr14,856 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $99K, is 40% below the US median midpoint ($166K) — in the lowest quarter of Business Development salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 21,185 open Business Development jobs across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Business Development postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 10 years (16,568 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 7,044 of the 21,185 open Business Development jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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