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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.
As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.
Global Merchant & Network Services: Global Merchant & Network Services brings together American Express' merchant and network-related businesses. This includes the management of our relationships across the globe with both the millions of merchants who accept American Express, as well as our partners in countries and territories that deliver card acceptance, issuance and innovation.
About Role: AMEX is seeking a Business Analyst Intern in our Rome office. We are searching for a recently graduated analyst interested in Payment Industry and Data Analytics, who would like to work alongside our Merchant Acquisition Team. This is a paid internship opportunity that will provide the intern with an excellent, hands-on introduction to a thriving, high-growth, entrepreneurial environment.
The Intern will play an important role in the Merchant Acquisition Team. Interns will be offered an opportunity to be involved in meaningful projects, especially in Acquisition Strategy for External Sales Agencies (ESA) Channel. The intern will also support the channel through data and control framework.
Responsibilities
- Supporting the analysis of Acquisition KPIs to identify improvements to acquisition activities
- Keep Monitoring Acquisition results supporting the End-to-End Process
- Relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- Implementation and rollouts of Acquisition Reporting
- Use of Analytical and reporting Tools
- Deep understanding of Acquisition Strategies
- Launch of a new project and identification of KPIs metric performance
Qualifications
- Current graduate students are encouraged to apply
- University degree in Economics, Engineering or Marketing & Communication
- Organizational skills and Proactively problem solving
- Self-starting, innovative thinker who can provide team with suggestions and recommendations for process improvement
- Strong Microsoft Office Knowledge (Excel & PPT)
More Information:
- Starting Date: Monday 15 June 2026
- Duration: 6 months internship + with potential 6 months renewal
- Hours: 39 hours per week
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
- 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
About Company
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
- 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
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
Company
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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.
As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.