I have a quick questions regarding American Express - it looks like Amex quickly promotes people to Director level and then it takes 5-7 years to make ot to VP? And what’s the salry range for directors? Any bonus? (location is NYC). Is this a correct assessment? Are there levels for directos in HR? I’m asking this as I’m considering a new job with Amex and want to negotiate if possible.
All directors are 40
Interesting - thank you to both. I was looking at the profile of 10-20 of the directors. Many of them are in their early 30s not 40. They had MBA from elite / well know schools though.
It depends on the group. It might be true in marketing, but not in risk, and who knows about finance or strategy. This is a highly political place where it's extremely difficult to fit in with established leadership. Also keep in mind that promotion is not solely due to competency but rather to friendships also called sponsorship
Amex director is just a title ..at Amazon L5 makes more money than even keeping Seattle and phoenix locations in mind.
I don’t know about “quickly.” Getting to Director isn’t a cake walk. Directors generally make around $150k base and about $20k-$50k bonus depending on the year. No levels for directors.