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[Apply on American Express’s careers site →](https://egug.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/26016148) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [American Express](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/) / Senior Manager - Agentic Partnerships and Strategy, Payments ## Job description Amex Digital Labs catalyzes digital innovation at American Express by originating, incubating and managing emerging products and platforms that can be essential to our customers’ digital lives. We strive to emphasize creativity, customer centricity, and innovation. Focus areas include creating industry-leading digital payment solutions, using our outstanding servicing network and lifestyle assets to create digital experiences, and defining new products and services based on emerging technologies and trends. AI is fundamentally reshaping commerce, changing how consumers discover products and services, make decisions, and ultimately transact. The Digital Labs Agentic Strategy & Partnerships team leads the strategy and execution of American Express’ key initiatives and partnerships across agentic commerce, working with key enterprise teams and leading AI platforms, payments companies, merchants, and other ecosystem players As Senior Manager, you will play a key role in executing American Express’ agentic commerce strategy and advancing integrations with strategic partners. You will manage the day -to-day relationships with key external partners, drive cross-functional initiatives, and help translate strategic priorities into tangible outcomes. You will also support the evaluation of emerging opportunities and contribute to shaping Amex’s strategy as the agentic commerce ecosystem evolves. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, partnerships, payments, technology, and product. The ideal candidate for this role is highly strategic and collaborative, thrives in ambiguity, builds strong relationships, and can drive complex initiatives from concept to execution. ## Responsibilities - Manage day-to-day relationships with key external partners, including AI platforms, Payment Service Providers, Merchants, and other ecosystem players, serving as the primary point of contact for agentic commerce initiatives, driving partner engagement, and ensuring progress against shared objectives - Support the execution of Amex’s agentic commerce strategy, translating strategic priorities into actionable roadmaps, identifying opportunities to advance Amex’s agentic commerce capabilities, and partnering with internal stakeholders to bring initiatives to market - Drive cross-functional workstreams and collaborate closely with key enterprise stakeholders. Support cross-enterprise agentic commerce governance and coordination including facilitating working groups, tracking key milestones and deliverables, identifying risks and dependencies, and driving accountability across teams Monitor the evolving AI and payments landscapes for industry developments, emerging technologies, partner capabilities, and competitive activity to identify actionable insights and opportunities for American Express. Build credibility with internal and external stakeholders through strong judgment, intellectual curiosity, clear communication, and a willingness to challenge the status quo ## Qualifications Exceptional interpersonal communication and influencing skills with the ability to work with stakeholders across different functions, colleagues at all levels and external partners Experience managing external partner relationships, including driving day-to-day engagement, coordinating joint initiatives, and delivering against shared objectives - Proven ability to drive complex, cross-functional projects and workstreams and manage competing priorities Creative problem-solving skills, strong attention to detail, and comfort operating with imperfect information - Strong interest in AI, emerging technologies, and digital payments, with familiarity with key players, trends, and consumer-facing products Thrives in a fast-paced, innovation-focused environment with a strong sense of ownership, initiative, and accountability Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Nov 5, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Nov 8, 2026 - Last checked: Nov 8, 2026 - Listed for: 3 days - Location: New York, NY, United States - Work arrangement: Hybrid - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on American Express’s careers site →](https://egug.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/26016148) ## Hiring at American Express - Open jobs: 351 - New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections - Tracked since: Jul 10, 2026 [All American Express jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/) · [Weekly hiring report](/reports/hiring/) ## More jobs at American Express ### [Agentic AI Engineer - Core Platforms](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/jobs/5342d45a183977a77d04/) New York, NY, United States ### [Manager, Organic Social Strategy](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/jobs/e334b06366b55fcfcd16/) New York, NY, United States ### [Senior Agentic AI Engineer - Core Platforms](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/jobs/6f125dbe33faf1ca5bf3/) New York, NY, United States ### [Senior Manager - Digital Product Operations](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/jobs/71aca65e666b845df78d/) New York, NY, United States ### [Senior Manager - Refer a Business](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/jobs/fb37a5a005109d7404bb/) New York, NY, United States ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Product Partnerships, Agentic Commerce-Payments-Vice President](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/c644b7e83341f9e7f892/) JPMorganChase · San Francisco, CA, United States ### [Executive Director, Corporate Development Cobrand & Network Partnerships](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/0f106181bb888f9e3c76/) JPMorganChase · New York, NY, United States ### [Strategic Partnerships Project Representative](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lowes/jobs/140f9138598a20147181/) Lowe's · Houston, TX ### [Advertising Strategic Partnerships Senior Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/best-buy/jobs/22f4451533fceab12f3b/) Best Buy · New York ### [Manager, Business Development- Payor Partnerships](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/davita/jobs/3bd4e087940958c5e4a7/) DaVita · Denver, CO [Jobs in New York, NY](/locations/us/ny/new-york/)[Jobs in New York](/locations/us-ny/)[Operations jobs](/functions/operations/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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