American Express Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I was hired as a contractor to assist in Data Analytics and Insights within the Products and Technology Solutions org, to bring the Agile framework in, "hybrid" it. and ensure the products had product owners and teams that understood how the SDLC for Agile works. This led to further developing my career path within the company to product development. AMEX GBT is a great company, that went through a separation from AMEX. This by design created a new company that was basically a 100 year old start-up. We had to make our own processes and protocols that were our own branding. This was difficult and challenging. Overall, some of the best and brightest people work at AMEX GBT. I was lucky enough to have a director that was very intune with his direct reports, and did not "pass the buck". He knew the jobs his teams had. He knew the challenges that were faced everyday. He had an answer or was able to get you one."

"Your experience at American Express will be highly dependent on your supervisor and your team. Some teams are very siloed in the work they get to tackle, supervisors may be highly technical but not great people leaders, and professional growth can be slow. However, in my experience, if you're ambitious and speak up for yourself, I found it totally doable to network with colleagues outside of my immediate team and get access to more challenging projects. All the supervisors I've worked with went out of their way to make sure I got what I needed in terms of professional development, and in turn it was an excellent work experience. There are a lot of amazing things about Amex - great senior leadership, high quality standards for shipped code (although, this is highly team dependent), and for a huge company they strive to embrace a lot of modern technology. The cons are that a lot of middle management in tech lack the people skills necessary to empower their employees (while this isn't my experience, I hear it quite a bit from colleagues), the culture is still quite corporate, changes take FOREVER to execute (I'm talking years...), and there's a lot of bureaucracy and politics, just like at any large corporate company."

"I have worked for American Express for almost 6 years. I have had great career growth and amazing opportunities. I am always challenged for better and learning. The company has great benefits and work-life balance. As a working mom, there is the flexibility I need. American Express truly cares about their employees."

"Plenty of new challenges, new tech stack, and upward mobility. They have great parental leave and pto policy. As well as top notch compensation for base salary and bonuses. The one drawback is the processes for deployment are not well documented and are filled with esoteric knowledge."

"I have worked at American Express Global Business Travel since 2018. Company culture is fantastic - business development roles are virtual and there is excellent work/life balance. Though virtual, the amount of support from leaders, peers, and subject matter experts has been great. There is ample opportunity for career growth and advancement."

"I worked for American Express for 10 years. Overall it was a great place to work! However, it was very hard to obtain promotions, to the point that it felt discouraging. I enjoyed working with my colleagues, as they were some of the smartest, innovative, and collaborative minds that I have seen in my extensive career. When I think back on my time with American Express, I have great and fond memories."

"Working with American Express for more than a decade in various roles and capacity has given me opportunity to work with some of the great managers, leaders and technical teams. There is a perfect balance between process and people along with a huge emphasis on innovation."

"I’ve worked for AmEx since I graduated from university in 2018. It was an excellent place to learn a lot in a very short period of time because of the high paced work environment."

"I've worked for American Express since August 2019 as a security engineer. The work is very interesting since it deals with identity access management; this team is one of the most essential in the entire company. I have contributed a lot to this company, but there is little room for growth."

"I've worked for Amex GBT for just under 1 year. My team and direct leader are among the top reasons I have stayed. However, communication and the executive leadership team are not in touch with the business. Decisions are made based on what they think, without hearing the facts from front-line employees. You are viewed as a replaceable number as opposed to a person. Career growth is based on popularity, not merit."

"Tremendous peer group with colleague friendly policies."

"I worked for American Express for five years. It is a great company to work for, and the only reason why I left was to move to California."

"I've worked at American Express for over 10 years and on the whole it has been a very positive experience. The leadership in particular is very good at the company, every leader I've had has been a positive influence and helped me in my career. Generous paid time off, good benefits, and competitive pay. Positive company culture over all."

"it is good company I recommend all person who looking job for it and computers A lik this company. It is my dream for working with this company. Good luck for all everybody looking for job thanks very much all person I liked you thanks thanks bye bye"

"Nominated many years as great place to work. I consider this company has many benefits that help you on your career."