American Express Technologies - Fire, Ready, Aim - Program Manager American Express Employee Review

2.0
1 Nov 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great PTO / sick time benefits

Cons

Currently not much stability / job security due to business reorgs and team realignments; the enterprise is highly siloed making inter business unit cooperation somewhat challenging at times due to leadership "turf wars". The current partnership with IBM has proved to detrimental the to agile culture that AET is attempting introduce / transition in that contracted change SLAs consistently blow sprint capacities. Characteristic of most Financial Services companies, salaries are below market relative to other market segments (AMEX tends to be lower I guess for the privilege of working for the Blue Box). As of late, the AMEX cultural "Blue Box" values of respect appear to have sunset-ed or at least shelved during times of rapid organization change. Too bad as used to be the premier employer in the Valley of the Sun.

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5.0
30 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits Amazing PTO Opportunity for bonuses

Cons

Not a clear career path Remote job in a high cost of living area

5.0
26 Nov 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They have fantastic pay for the position you're in, and they teach you interesting and engaging utility of modern technology mixed with legacy fundamentals. I've learned quite a bit while AmEx while getting paid more than fairly - I'd recommend a stretch here to whomever may be reading this!

Cons

The Company is huge, and at times it may take more than a little time to get recognized for your abilities and the growth you've had. There's a reason there is a "only way up is out" reputation exists for some enterprise companies...

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