Team Leader- Centurion Lounge SLC

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

How will you make an impact in this role?

The Centurion Lounge Team Leader is the coach to a team of highly skilled and motivated Member Service Professionals (MSPs) that provide travel, card, concierge, and lifestyle services to American Express Card Members visiting the American Express Centurion Lounge, located in the SLC Airport.

A successful Team Leader has a passion for delivering extraordinary service and demonstrated leadership ability to inspire their team to work together to drive outstanding business results. The Team Leader will monitor customer interactions to ensure extraordinary service, set team and individual performance goals, use performance metrics and reporting to drive performance and business results. The Team Leader will provide consistent and on-going coaching and feedback to ensure their team is performing at their highest levels.

The Team Leader is an entrepreneur who is an advocate and supporter for both their team and their customers. They thrive in ambiguity and can effectively lead their team through change. They are intellectually curious and they share a passion for growth and knowledge amongst their colleagues.

As a Centurion Lounge Team Leader, you will be responsible for:

· Creating a cohesive team environment

· Coaching your team to provide a high-touch, premium experience for all lounge guest

· Inspiring your team of MSPs to achieve their goals by providing continuous coaching, training and development; as well as, rewarding and recognizing accomplishments

· Communicating with your team to ensure that they are well informed about changes that may affect them and their customers

· Managing your team to ensure adequate servicing coverage is provided 365 days per year, which may include filling in when needed

· Evaluating team performance and creating development and action plans, on an individual level, that are owned and driven by each team member

· Working closely with the food and beverage lounge partners to create an extraordinary customer experience for all Centurion Lounge visitors

· Take an active role with promotional in-house events

· Identifying opportunities to improve operations within the Centurion Lounge, and creating and implementing creative solutions to grow the business

· Challenging yourself and your team to “raise the bar” by driving continuous improvement

Qualifications:

A successful candidate will have the following qualifications:

· Minimum 2 years’ proactive customer service experience (premium servicing a plus)

· Minimum 2 years’ supervisory experience

· Airline, lounge or travel industry experience required, including reservation experience

· Demonstrated passion for service with the ability to resolve customer issues and concerns

· Ability to successfully understand and implement policies, procedures, and programs

· Strong written, verbal and presentation skills

· Ability to manage and resolve conflict

· Ability to drive and measure business results

· Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills

· Detail-oriented with strong organizational and prioritization skills who can work well under pressure

· Ability to work flexible shifts including nights, weekends and holidays are essential

· Light to moderate lifting may be required for certain job tasks

Salary Range: $55,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

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.

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 
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 
• 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

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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

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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