Analyst - Data Science

**You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.**

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

**How will you make an impact in this role?**

In this role, you will make an impact by leveraging both internal and external data to provide insights that highlight the benefits of accepting American Express to merchants. This will be crucial in supporting merchant acquisitions and during contract renegotiations.

We are seeking an individual who is proactive, self-motivated and can identify which data points are most impactful to merchants.

Additionally, our team evaluates the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and strategic initiatives designed to drive card members to merchants.

**Day-to-day responsibilities include**:

- Coding and analysing granular data on the behaviour of millions of Card Members to support insights-based decision making for marketing initiatives.
- Overseeing the ‘Insights Hub’ page, giving sales teams access to data-backed claims and value demonstration tools.
- Working with third party data vendors to leverage value from external sources.

GMS Marketing Team APAC is a diverse 50+ team of marketers and insights professionals located across 8 markets in APAC. Our VP sits in Tokyo, Japan.

This is an exciting opportunity to learn from a seasoned team of insights professionals, build connections all over APAC and advance in your career. We would love to hear from you

**Minimum Qualifications**
- Degree or equivalent experience in a quantitative field: E.g. Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Finance or similar
- Advanced Excel and SQL skills
- Dedication to producing high quality, error free work. Maintaining meticulous checks and controls.
- Extremely high attention to detail.
- Ability to tackle and investigate data issues and eagerness to problem solve independently.
- Ability to quickly learn business context.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience in an analytics/insights/data science or equivalent role
- Python, Big query
- Previous familiarity/interactions with sales or marketing teams

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