Director of Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

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We’re committed to ensuring our colleagues, clients, partners, and travelers experience a culture of belonging, where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are respected and appreciated. In this role, you’ll work closely with internal and external partners, lead strategic projects to support this goal, and embed DE&I across our company.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with the VP of DE&I and Amex GBT leaders to shape global efforts, aligned to GBT behaviors across all areas of the business
• Serve as the primary liaison for internal DE&I programs such as INclusion Groups and country ambassadors
• Collaborate with Global Talent to ensure that DE&I activities supply to the advancement of the global talent strategy, including: performance management, leadership development, succession planning, retention, mentoring programs, recruitment, and more
• Influence our diversity and inclusion story internally and externally. Build content, and monitor presence on internal and external sites
• Analyze and monitor performance data on company diversity goals, market trends, and benchmarks, and identify improvement opportunities
• Evaluate Amex GBT practices, and eliminate barriers for colleagues to participate in our communities and work environment
• Partner with Sustainability team to implement key initiatives, including the annual ESG report and EcoVadis audit
• Assist with building a strong public network and presence in the DE&I community
• Support Amex GBT in achieving recognition as a global diverse ‘employer of choice’ by achieving acknowledgement in select DE&I related awards and rankings

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of experience in developing, implementing and measuring strategic programs related to global talent management, HR, learning and development, or communications
• DE&I or ESG experience preferred
• Strong collaborator, with a focus on encouraging collaboration
• Open-minded to new insights, and able to help others have the same learning mentality
• Able to influence and lead change in partnership with multiple cross-functional partners
• Excellent writing and presentation skills to various levels of leadership
• Strong project / program management skills
• Track record of innovative thought leadership and creative problem solving
• Expert in gathering, analyzing and communicating insights from data
• A skilled meeting facilitator with experience crafting and leading learning experiences
• Ability to work across geographies and cultures
• Flexibility to travel up to 10% of the time

The Company has good cause to conduct a review of criminal history for this specific position based on the job duties (see listed job duties above) and because the role will involve access to confidential client information or data, confidential or sensitive personnel information, as well as highly sensitive proprietary company information and trade secrets.

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more.
• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.
• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with global tuition assistance, access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.
• We strive to champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in every aspect of our business at GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global Inclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.
• Wellbeing resources to support mental and emotional health for you and your immediate family.
• And much more!

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.