Campus Undergraduate - 2025 Global Merchant & Network Services Pricing Deal Work Internship New York, NY
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Business Unit/Role Specific Info
The American Express business has two core types of customers. The Card Members that use our cards to make purchases, and the businesses that accept them. In Global Merchant & Network Services, we primarily focus on the businesses that accept our cards. We bring together the businesses that lead and evolve the company’s relationships with the millions of merchants around the world that accept American Express, as well as the team that runs the company’s payment network and leads bank partnerships globally. This is an exciting time for GMNS. We are expanding global acceptance of our cards, driving greater usage of our network, using our modern capabilities to bring together broader revenue streams, and driving innovation both in-house and with partners. To put the scale of our global reach in numbers:
- More than 80 million global locations accept American Express payment products
- We operate in 198 countries and territories
- We have 135+ million cards in force, that perform 12 billion transactions per year and supply more than $1.5 trillion in network volume
- We have 190+ partners who either issue cards on our network, and/or sign new businesses to accept Amex on our behalf
This internship experience will offer you the opportunity to be part of an innovative and passionate team focused on making American Express an indispensable payments partner to our merchants, delivering differentiated products and services and driving revenue growth for both merchants and American Express.
The Global Merchant & Network Pricing (GMNP) team is responsible for the single largest source of revenue for American Express: Merchant discount revenue. The team works closely with multiple business partners to settle pricing structures that encourage merchant acceptance of American Express, while aspiring to improve coverage and merchant satisfaction. Ultimately, the team drives merchant revenue and profit growth through customer-centric pricing principles, flexible pricing architecture, and innovative pricing solutions.
The Undergraduate Summer Internship Pricing Analyst position is responsible for providing analytical support for strategic merchant pricing initiatives. This position will work alongside stakeholders in the Pricing and Client Management organizations in a fast-paced environment to support high-profile projects that have significant impact on American Express.
How will you make an impact in this role?
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to gain knowledge of the payments industry, as well as exposure to and insight from stakeholders across American Express. The intern should be a dynamic individual who can partner closely with their team and business partners. Key responsibilities include:
- Support development of pricing approaches or constructs based on quantitative data analysis
- Leverage internal and external data, competitive intelligence, and industry research to inform pricing approaches and maintain pricing integrity
- Evaluate business cases for various merchant pricing scenarios, model P&L impacts, and perform sensitivity analyses to support decision-making
- Build relationships with partners in the Client Management organization to achieve stated goals
This position will be based in New York, NY
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a full-time bachelor’s degree program
- Students must have a graduation date of Spring 2026.
Preferred Qualifications
- Skills for analytics with an ability to develop financial models and provide insights from data
- Strong collaboration skills and the ability to build relationships with others
- Creative problem solver who is willing to question traditional ways of doing things
- Ability to excel in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment, which places a premium on getting results
- Ability to prioritize multiple requests and take feedback on prioritization accordingly
- Proficiency with Excel and other MS Office products
- SAS / SQL a plus
Our team will review completed applications on a rolling basis. We appreciate your patience while we consider your application and will be in contact with you
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JOB LINK: https://aexp.eightfold.ai/careers/job/24282897
Salary Range: $24.05 to $63.00 hourly + sign-on bonus
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
- Competitive base salaries
- Flexible work arrangements and schedules with hybrid and virtual options with Amex Flex
- Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
- Free and confidential counselling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities
For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
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