Engineering Director

American Express is a global service company, providing customers with exceptional access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business success.

Job Description This highly technical Engineering Director of International Digital Acquisitions will lead a software product delivery team of 24 employee engineers and a flexible number of contractors located in New York City. The product team is accountable for delivery of online card acquisition journeys supporting the International Consumer and Small Business Card businesses. The New York based Director will partner with the acquisition product and business owners to develop and execute; product vision, backlog, and architecture supporting prospect and existing customer acquisition growth strategies.

Responsibilities include: * development of responsively designed web applications, B2B service integrations, and agent-assisted mobile capabilities supporting customer applications for credit/charge card products * working across American Express Technology organizations and Shared Capabilities teams to identify, develop, and integrate the services, frameworks, and tools enabling Digital Acquisitions experiences * support and transform the International Digital Acquisition portfolio into an agile, product-centric organization * direct end-to-end responsibility for product delivery, budget, resource capacity, availability and performance targets * transforming a team and adopting Agile/Lean principles * leading a team in an environment which includes modern web frameworks, continuous * integration/continuous delivery tool chains, and the full software development lifecycle

Qualifications * must be highly technical with proven experience delivering; Web Applications, Responsive/Adaptive Web Design, and Service Oriented Architecture * Proven ability to lead a team in Agile/Scrum-based product driven development * Experience directly leading a technical team of engineers * Hands-on knowledge of current technology standards/trends coupled with desire to continually expand personal knowledge/skills * Experience designing scalable solutions which easily extend to additional markets/languages, including expertise with Internationalization and Localization frameworks * Innovative problem solver with the ability to generate and implement a strategy * Experience re-platforming existing applications, including; infrastructure, architecture and frameworks * Delivery leveraging Responsive Web Design frameworks and Web Development technologies – JEE, JavaScript, Apache, Web Services, SOAP, REST, Node.js, AngularJS and Advanced Web Frameworks * Experience designing and delivering high availability/high performance secure digital applications supporting large traffic volumes * Experience identifying, defining and implementing technical design/coding standards * Ability to establish and maintain relationships with other business and technology leaders * Strong written and verbal communication skills coupled with the ability to tailor communication to all levels of an organization * Demonstrated financial management skills and responsibility for financial plans exceeding $1M * Demonstrated ability to debate ideas/strategy, comfortable managing constructive conflict, and not afraid to challenge the status quo * Demonstrated ability to lead in a matrixed organization through a combination of influence, partnership, and authority * Ability to hire, motivate, and grow a high performing team of subject matter experts delivering on strategic objectives while continuously evolving and improving