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

Business Development Manager professionals working at American Express have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 149 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of American Express employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Business Development Manager Jobs at American Express now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Business Development Manager interview questions at American Express .

Does American Express pay Business Development Manager employees well?

Business Development Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at American Express with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 149 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Business Development Manager salaries at American Express.

How happy are Business Development Manager professionals working at American Express?

88% of Business Development Manager employees at American Express would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 9% in the past 12 months. Business Development Manager professionals have also rated American Express with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

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What are the pros of working at American Express according to real employee reviews?

"There are always people and teams you can get along with and have a good work/life balance." ((in 2668 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the array of what you are eligible for is impressive." ((in 1594 reviews)); "Employees have autonomy to achieve in a results driven culture and great flexibility provided to staff in my area;" ((in 1588 reviews)); "Most of the people are great; I built great friendships with a lot of the people there." ((in 1023 reviews)); "Good pay and very free" ((in 780 reviews))

What are the cons of working at American Express according to real employee reviews?

"Base salary was low but once commission kicked in it was well worth the wait." ((in 487 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 434 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 117 reviews)); "too much office politics leads to too many incompetent employees that bypass company policies." ((in 88 reviews))

American Express Business Development Manager reviews

4.1

88% would recommend to a friend

(149 total reviews)

Stephen J Squeri

80% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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Manager, Business Development employees have rated American Express with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 149 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manager, Business Development professionals have an excellent working experience there. American Express is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manager, Business Development professionals compared to other employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

149 reviews

2.0

Jan 31, 2012

Leadership is hands off- 'Managers' are the worker-bees

Manager, business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Room for advancement if you are willing to weather the storms (i.e.- constant restructuring, re-org's) *If working virtual is important to you, this is the company culture

Cons

*Leadership are not industry experts *many layers to get anything done. one department doesn't understand what the other is communicating.

4.0

Jan 10, 2012

A true "corporate" company with a lot of politics

Manager, business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Brand /Company with decent benefits and pay

Cons

very policitcal. regardless of your tenure, you are only as good as your current years numbers. Successful sales roles earn higher targets and smaller territories and you could get pushed out.

4.0

Jan 31, 2010

Great Culture

Manager business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible Product, good environment, positive leadership

Cons

Many hours of work above "norm", hard to advance unless willing to move far

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