Is American Express a good company to work for as a Director of Business Development?

Director of Business Development professionals working at American Express have rated their employer with 3.1 out of 5 stars in 24 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of American Express employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Director of Business Development Jobs at American Express now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Director of Business Development interview questions at American Express .

Does American Express pay Director of Business Development employees well?

Director of Business Development professionals rate their compensation and benefits at American Express with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 24 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 26.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Director of Business Development salaries at American Express.

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"There are always people and teams you can get along with and have a good work/life balance." ((in 2650 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the array of what you are eligible for is impressive." ((in 1540 reviews)); "Most of the people are great; I built great friendships with a lot of the people there." ((in 991 reviews)); "Pay was good and laid back work" ((in 780 reviews)); "Privileged for being part of Amex which 'had' good work culture once upon a time." ((in 647 reviews))

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"low salary not tech oriented" ((in 500 reviews)); "Poor management team leads will overlook blatant collection law violations to achieve their teams numbers even to the point of lying to their card members" ((in 437 reviews)); "So if your team manager is good then you are good and if you get a bad manager then life is hell." ((in 209 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities and learning" ((in 124 reviews)); "Too much favoritism and relationships" ((in 86 reviews))

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American Express Director of Business Development reviews

3.1

18% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)

Stephen J Squeri

100% approve of CEO

3% positive business outlook

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3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Diversity & inclusion

1.9

Senior management

Director, Business Development employees have rated American Express with 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Director, Business Development professionals have a good working experience there. American Express is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Director, Business Development professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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24 reviews

4.0

Dec 13, 2023

American Express Co

Director of business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good brand and potential for career growth

Cons

Going through a lot of leadership changes and re-orgs. Strategy, vision and moral within commercial sales has been very low for a few years.

3.0

Sep 6, 2023

Worth considering

Director, business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, benefits, contribution matches for 401k, charity donations and deferred comp.

Cons

Senior leadership is not in touch with what happens on the front lines with customer facing sales orgs.

2.0

Mar 13, 2023

Political going through a cycle

Director, business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to move up, build sponsorship base, get recognised for good work

Cons

Bad Leadership, unclear decision making, favouritism

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