Senior Manager - Digital Product Management, Digital Wallets

Amex Digital Labs’ mission is to build the future of payments and membership, creating new value that evolves with our customers' needs and drives deeper engagement and loyalty. We leverage emerging technologies to deliver innovations that enhance how customers pay, travel, dine, and experience the brand. Amex Digital Labs is seeking a Senior Manager of Digital Product Management to join our digital wallets product team. Lab drives innovation at American Express by originating, incubating, and managing products and platforms that are essential to our customers’ digital lives. We are a fast-paced global team that leverages emerging technologies to develop digital payment and financial services products, AI-powered customer service solutions, and engaging membership experiences. We value creativity, customer centricity, and experimentation and often collaborate with top technology companies and strategic partners to bring the next generation of products to market. This Senior Manager will lead the product strategy for digital wallet experiences, defining new features, shaping the customer journey, and driving innovation in digital payments for users around the world. They will serve as the primary product representative with internal stakeholders and key external strategic partners, acting as the main point of contact for any cross-functional or partner product teams. ### Responsibilities **How will you make an impact in this role?** - Balance customer needs and stakeholder input to define product strategy, prioritize the roadmap, and manage the product backlog to deliver meaningful customer value - Drive product execution across engineering, business development, internal stakeholders, and external strategic partners to design, develop, and launch innovative digital wallet capabilities - Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic external partners, serving as the primary product representative for roadmap planning, feature development, and issue resolution - Partner across network, merchant, account management, engineering, operations, legal, risk, and compliance teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and best-in-class payment experiences - Define and manage product development timelines, navigate complex dependencies, proactively identify risks, and communicate priorities and progress to stakeholders - Interpret and apply legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements to develop customer-centric solutions while supporting audit processes and regulatory inquiries as needed - Stay current on emerging payment technologies, digital wallet capabilities, competitive offerings, and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation and product differentiation - Leverage customer feedback, product analytics, market insights, and experimentation to continuously optimize the customer experience and refine product priorities - Independently identify opportunities, solve ambiguous product challenges, and drive initiatives forward with minimal direction - Collaborate across Amex Digital Labs to foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous product improvement ### Qualifications **Minimum Qualifications** - 6+ years of product management experience, with a proven track record of owning and delivering complex digital products from strategy through execution - Experience in fintech, financial services, payments, banking, or related industries with a strong understanding of the payments ecosystem - Demonstrated experience defining product strategy, prioritizing roadmaps, and successfully bringing customer-facing products to market - Experience partnering closely with engineering teams to translate customer and business needs into scalable technical solutions - Demonstrated ability to independently own a complex product area, exercise sound judgment, and operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments - Experience leading large, cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders across multipl…