Responsibilities

• Define and evolve USCM’s Affiliate strategy, investment approach, and operating model to support growth priorities across Consumer products and services.
• Own Affiliate business performance, driving efficient customer acquisition through investment management, optimization, testing, measurement, and forecasting.
• Lead strategic partner relationships, negotiations, and joint business planning across publishers, networks, agencies, and emerging content ecosystems.
• Shape the future of Affiliate and AI-driven discovery, identifying new partnership models and growth opportunities as consumer behavior shifts toward LLMs, content, and recommendation-based experiences.
• Drive senior-level alignment across Marketing, Product, Analytics, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and other enterprise stakeholders to advance strategic priorities and solve complex business challenges.
• Translate performance data, market trends, and partner innovation into actionable investment decisions, growth strategies, and executive recommendations.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and excellence.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in performance marketing, digital marketing, strategic partnerships, or related disciplines, with a proven track record of driving business growth.
• Demonstrated success leading high-performing teams, strategic partners, and cross-functional stakeholders in a highly matrixed organization.
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills, with experience managing senior external relationships and complex partnerships.
• Deep performance marketing and financial acumen, with the ability to own investment decisions, forecasts, optimization, and business outcomes.
• Strong strategic, analytical, and executive communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data and market dynamics into clear recommendations and influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience navigating emerging technology and changing consumer behavior, including AI/LLM-driven discovery; experience within a highly regulated industry preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

Benefits

• 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