At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

Together with the Senior Manager Premium Events & Experiences for our Benelux markets, you will be a crucial part of the development, management and execution of American Express’ Premium cardmembers Events and Experiences strategy. This team is responsible for our most exclusive Events and Experiences in the BENELUX for our top tier cardmember base.

The primary goals of the Events and Experiences Team are to deliver exclusive, stylish and above all unforgettable experiences for our Centurion cardmembers to strengthen the American Express value proposition and increase our Centurion cardmembers’ engagement and loyalty. You will be responsible for the executional and compliance management of the relationships with the selected vendors, venues and partners and will be responsible for a first-class execution of these events.

This role requires a person that is a networking and organizational talent, with excellent communication skills, an eye for all details and incredible taste. Do you recognize these traits and see yourself in this role? Then we would love to connect with you!

How will you make an impact in this role?

Responsible for identification, onboarding and development of the Premium Events & Experiences strategy and calendar.Excellent and full cycle end-to-end management of events & experiences in the Benelux, with incredible taste for high end, premium lifestyle.Manage and further develop relationships with partners and venues with the objective to grow the experiential value for customers.You will partner up with various international teams to create and deliver the experiences roadmap with the best-in-class premium value that make the difference for top tier cardmembers.Make sure the iconic American Express brand is represented on events.Provide ideas for new and emerging cardmember engagement opportunities and customer experience enhancements.Create and leverage best practice with geographies..

Qualifications

3+ years of professional experience in the Events & Entertainment Sector.Bachelor’s or master’s degree.Ambitious, creative, enthusiastic, hands-on and with incredible taste.Financial acumen in budgeting, invoicing and payment processing.An eye for detail and a premium on compliance responsibilities.Excellent written & oral communication and presentation skills in English in addition to fluent Dutch. French as a third language would be ideal.Fact based and data driven attitude and a mindset for continuous improvement.Able to negotiate, execute and maintain (strategic) Marketing and Event partnerships.Ability to collaborate and influence across different Line of Businesses and stakeholdersFlexible and able to adapt easily to changesBuilds trust and healthy dialogue through listening, openness and candor.Emotional intelligence and the ability to take and receive constructive feedback.

Non-considerations for sponsorship: Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the Netherlands is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.  

Considerations for sponsorship: Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions. 

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

Competitive base salaries. Bonus incentives.Support for financial-well-being and retirement.Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location). Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need.Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location). 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.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.