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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.
Our industry is rapidly evolving, and we need courageous, quick thinkers who can shape the strategic decisions that lead our business forward. Whether it’s negotiating with some of our largest global partners or creating next year’s financial plan, you can influence both our day-to-day P&L and the future direction of the company. As part of the team, you can have the opportunity to learn and use the latest data tools and technologies and explore a range of roles to grow your career.
Business Unit/Role Specific Info:
American Express Ventures (“Amex Ventures”) is the corporate venture capital arm of American Express passionate about early-stage (primarily Seed – Series B) investments across FinTech, commerce and enterprise software. With a global directive, Amex Ventures plays a key role in investing in groundbreaking startups with strategic relevance to American Express. The team also helps portfolio companies and startups to commercialize partnerships with American Express business units.
Amex Ventures has backed more than 100 category-defining founders in its 10+ year history. Notable investments include Biocatch, Blackbird Labs, Firework, Melio, Menlo Security, Plaid, Stripe, Toast and Wonder among others.
We’re looking for a graduate level intern to support the team on critical and innovative projects as an Investment Manager – Intern.
The role may entail some of the below listed responsibilities:
- Participation in deal pipeline activities including sourcing, evaluating, transacting, and handling investments
- Supporting research and creation of investment thesis
- Proactively identifying potential investments, meeting with, and qualifying startups; will have extensive exposure to and be encouraged to develop strong relations with the venture and entrepreneurial communities
- Assisting in management and reporting on the active pipeline
- Evaluating potential target company’s and cases from strategic, operational and financial valuation perspectives
- Adhoc projects and results as needed
Skills/Experience:
- The role is a dynamic one and requires both analytical, strategic, and social skills
- At least 2-4 years previous experience in fields requiring in-depth financial analysis, deal execution, strategy and/or business development
- Track record of being self-reliant, and operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment
- Strategic skills, with the ability to identify and assess key points, implications and recommendations and to provide thought leadership
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong financial, analytical and valuation skills
- Proven track record to work optimally with collaborators and get results
- Curiosity about the startup ecosystem
- Passion for American Express and desire to drive innovation through startup investing
- Subject-matter expertise in relevant investment verticals is a plus
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years previous experience in fields requiring in-depth financial analysis, deal execution, strategy and/or business development
- Currently enrolled in full-time graduate degree program
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Students must have a graduation date between December 2024 and June 2025
AMEX Ventures will review completed applications on a rolling basis. We appreciate your patience while we consider your application and will be in contact with you after the application deadline.
Salary Range: $38.45 to $87.00 hourly + sign-on bonus
The above represents the expected hourly pay range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
Campus US – Benefits:
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.
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
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.
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