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

At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move are constantly redefining what’s possible — and we’re proud to back each other every step of the way.  

American Express is one of the world’s leading payments companies and provides customers with access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build businesses. Our “closed-loop” network includes card-issuing, merchant-acquiring and card network businesses. Around the world we provide financial products and services to a broad range of customers, including consumers and businesses of all sizes. Founded in 1850 and headquartered in New York, American Express has a heritage built on service and sustained by innovation.  

When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse global community of over 60,000 colleagues. Your contributions to supporting, promoting and enhancing our brand will have a significant impact on how we continue to back our customers, communities and colleagues now and into the future. 

You’ll have the opportunity to develop a range of skills and networks, collaborate on challenging projects that deliver value to our business and customers, learn about our award-winning culture and network across our diverse business units and regions. You’ll become part of a collaborative and inclusive workplace as you build on your technical and interpersonal skills, hear from senior leadership through our Global Speaker Series, be responsible for your own live project, and learn first-hand how we deliver for our customers. 

Overview of BU/Team: 

The EMEA Merchant Acquisition Sales organization is a sales team of different nationalities speaking more than 28 languages based in Madrid. Our teams successfully acquire and manage relationships with merchants in all European Markets 

The intern will: 

• Understand business hierarchy and identifying key market opportunities.
• Learn to conduct business reviews for top-managed accounts, including industry trends, merchant activity analysis, and franchise plans.
• Assist in the preparation of presentations and reports for business meetings.
• Conduct market research, benchmarking, and competitive analysis in specific industries.
• Support account managers in collecting and consolidating marketing and regulatory information.
• Coordinate transversal projects within the Operations and Planning Control (OPC) team.
• Assist in Know Your Customer (KYC) data collection and compliance processes.
• Provide administrative support in franchise campaigns, including data verification, database updates, and campaign reporting.

Desirable Qualifications/Skills and Experience: 

• Have a good level of English and Spanish is desirable
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Strong organizational skills
• Excel and powerpoint presentation skills
• Good communication skills
• Experience in Financial services is desirable

More information: 

• Location: Madrid
• Starting Date: July 2025
• Duration: 6 months internship + with potential 6 months renewal
• Hours: 35 hours per week  

For Recent Graduate Students: 

Alongside your internship you will be enrolled on programme coordinated by Fundación Universidad Empresa (FUE). This programme will allow students to focus on productivity, adaptive management and innovation, to apply their theoretical knowledge in a real-world setting, collaborating directly on the management and optimization of commercial processes. The student will develop essential skills in project management, data analysis, and negotiation, which are critical for future integration into the labor market. 

To enroll the programme, the candidate must have completed the degree or due to submit the final degree project, or the final degree project plus 9 ECTS max. 

For Undergraduate Students:  

If you are an undergraduate student, your university will need to agree that you can commit to 35hours per week, please ensure you check this with your university prior to applying.  

• 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