Federico Formica

Vice President of Engineering at American Express

Role: Vice President of Engineering at American Express
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

About Federico Formica

Accomplished Engineering Vice President with 25+ years of experience leading large-scale digital transformations within the American Express ecosystem. Expert in modernizing complex legacy platforms into high-availability, cloud-native, event-driven microservice architectures. Proven track record of scaling global engineering organizations (170+ engineers) and pioneering AI-assisted delivery lifecycles to accelerate time-to-market for card, lending, loan and banking products.My track record demonstrates a strong blend of strategy, technology, engineering, and management.Excelling at translating complex technical solutions into business-friendly language, fostering a growth mindset, and leading organizations through significant change and capacity augmentation, consistently scoring high on leadership and engagement in team surveys.Key Areas of Expertise- Microservice Architecture; Event-Driven Systems; Cloud-Native Development- Business Process Automation (BPM); AI-based Intelligent Automation- Continuous Integration/Delivery (DevOps); Agile/SAFe Methodologies- Leadership Excellence and Talent Development

Experience

Vice President of Engineering
American Express
Feb 2022 — Present · Sunrise, FL, US
As an Engineering Vice President, I lead a major organizational and technical transformation effort within the Credit and Collections domain, overseeing a $20M+ yearly budget and a global organization of 170+ engineers.My focus is on driving modernization, fostering a growth-oriented culture, and ensuring high-cadence delivery through periods of significant change- Organizational Leadership & Resilience: Successfully led the organization through a major leadership change, maintaining commitments, cadence, and ongoing software delivery. Quickly refreshed organizational documentation, processes, team motivation, and recognition, impacting over 170+ engineers- Strategic Capacity Growth: Built an accelerated vendor-partnered process to augment team capacity, recruiting 30+ new team members in record time to support critical, new compliance-driven programs.Technical Transformation: Delivered a massive transformation program, modernizing decades-old processes. This initiative involved implementing a fully decomposed event-driven microservice architecture for backend automation and intuitive servicing experience journeys on a hybrid-cloud model- Engineering Culture: Championed organizational efficiency and motivation, which contributed to consistently scoring highest levels results in Team Surveys for Leadership and Engagement categories.

Skills

Certified Scrum Master Csm
Pmp Certified
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Ms Project - Expert Level
Mcse
Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Iis
Agile Methodologies
Agile Project Management

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Current company

American Express

Financial Services · 10K employees · World Financial Center, 200 Vesey Street, New York, NY, 10285, US

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 ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly striving to uphold our powerful backing promise to our customers and each other every day. These beliefs have been our North Star for 170 years as our business transformed – from helping evacuate travelers during World Wars, to ensuring the safety of our customers’ funds during the Great Depression in the U.S., to creating the Shop Small® movement to help small businesses recover from the Financial Crisis, to providing aid to communities impacted by many natural disasters and so much more. For generations, the key to our success has been the determination and resilience of our American Express colleagues. Now, as a globally integrated payments company, we work together to provide customers with access to products, insights and world-class experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Join us and let’s lead the way together. Learn more about us at: https://www.americanexpress.com/careers https://www.americanexpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/AmericanExpressUS https://www.instagram.com/americanexpress/ https://twitter.com/americanexpress https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanExpress See our community guidelines at: https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/company/community-guidelines/ If you have a customer service issue or question, please visit www.americanexpress.com/contactus

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