**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 American Express, 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. **Business Unit/Role Specific Info** American Express’ Global Commercial Services (GCS) business offers a wide range of card and payment programs, expense management tools, consulting services, business financing and cross-border payments solutions to small businesses, mid-sized companies and large corporations around the world. We’re seeking (2) graduate students for a summer internship within GCS’ **Strategy & Transformation teams, either in SME (Small & Medium Enterprises) organization or G&L (Global & Large Enterprises) organization** . The chosen candidates will be responsible to own and influence a strategic project from end-to-end tied to our long-term growth ambitions for the Client Management and sales organizations. Our Strategy & Transformation teams at American Express play a central role in identifying client and colleague needs, defining winning strategies, and influencing partners to complete these goals. The team works to cultivate collaboration and alignment across many cross functional partner teams to deliver on our collective ambitions. **How will you make an impact in this role?** + Work directly with Senior leaders and other collaborators to define strategic priorities and articulate the operating plan required to reach the objectives + Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Client Management / Sales, Marketing, Product, Finance, Technology, Pricing, Legal, Compliance and other collaborators. + Assess business needs based on customer experiences or colleague experiences. + Derive insights from the customer landscape and colleague feedback. + Synthesize analytics and financials to develop data-driven recommendations. + Document and maintain project plan, project processes and communications, including strategic prioritization. **Minimum Qualifications** + Currently enrolled in a full-time Graduate degree program (MBA preferred) + Students must have a graduation date between December 2025 and June 2026. + 1-3 years of previous full-time work experience. **Preferred Qualifications** + Demonstrated interest and experience in commercial payments, strategic planning, and project management. + Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to distill complex concepts or problems. + Intellectual curiosity and desire to continually learn about the changing payments landscape and emerging technologies. + Ability to collaborate with and build strong relationships with leaders, colleagues in different time zones, and cross-functional partners to deliver value. + Strong project management skills, communication skills, and attention to detail. + Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with ability to present ideas clearly and concisely and comfort addressing executive audiences. + Demonstrated resilience, proactive problem solving, ‘can do’ attitude, and optimism in changing circumstances. + Ability to multi-task and prioritize within changing business needs, navigating both planned and urgent needs while working independently. + Comfort with challenging the status quo and driving continuous process improvement. + Proficiency in analytical and presentation tools, including MS Excel and PowerPoint. Our team will review completed applications on a rolling basis. We appreciate your patience while we consider your application and will be in contact with you. **Qualifications** Salary Range: $38.45 to $87.00 hourly sign-on bonus The above 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. Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions. We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include: + Competitive base salaries + Flexible work arrangements and schedules with hybrid and virtual options with Amex Flex + Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) + Free and confidential counselling support through our Healthy Minds program + Career development and training opportunities For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site . 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. 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. US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the “Know Your Rights” poster and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement. If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new browser window: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters to access the three posters. **Job:** Campus **Primary Location:** US-New York-New York **Schedule** Full-time **Tags** US reqs – MBA/MS, Handshake UNV-12520​ **Req ID:** 24016587