Global Travel & Expense (T&E) Director

Your Job The Global Travel & Expense (T&E) Director owns enterprise-wide strategy, governance, supplier management, and operational performance for the company's travel and expense ecosystem and reports into Finance. This role is accountable for end-to-end oversight of a ~ $ 40 0M global travel and expense program including Travel Management Company (TMC) management, travel procurement and contracting, the corporate card and virtual card program supporting ~40,000 cardholders, Concur expense , AmEx travel/booking processes and controls, and T&E audit and compliance. The Director leads and develops a distributed global team located across 5 countries and is responsible for partnering with IT and third-party providers to deliver program transformation (process, technology, data, and user experience improvements). The role partners closely with Finance, Procurement, HR, Legal, IT, Security, and regional business stakeholders to deliver a compliant, traveler-centric program that optimizes cost, risk, and service quality. What You Will Do

• Own end-to-end strategy, governance, and operating performance for a ~$ 400 M global travel & expense program spanning 55 countries , multiple currencies, tax regimes, and regulatory requirements .
• Lead the global TMC relationship(s), including service delivery, SLAs/KPIs, escalations, duty-of-care enablement, and travel booking/channel strategy.
• Develop and execute global sourcing strategies (air, hotel, ground, meetings/travel services, and enabling technology) and lead RFPs and contract negotiations with Procurement and Legal.
• Direct the corporate card and virtual card programs (~40,000 cardholders and a $60M virtual card program ), including policy, controls, lifecycle operations, metrics, and supplier enablement for touchless payments.
• Own SAP Concur Expense operations and process excellence (workflows, configuration requirements with IT, change control, roadmap delivery, reporting/analytics, and user experience).
• Lead T&E audit, compliance, and risk management, including control documentation, fraud/violation response, and tax/regulatory considerations (e.g., VAT/GST, receipts, local requirements).
• Provide global stakeholder and people leadership: governance cadence, cross-functional initiatives, transformation delivery, and development of a distributed team across 5 countries.
• A pply Principle Based Management to deliver results through sound judgment, stewardship, and economic thinking. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional stakeholders in a global environment (Finance, Procurement, HR, Legal, IT) and manage complex vendors.
• Strong analytical capability (spend analytics, KPI design, performance management) and executive communication skills.
• Capability leadership with a demonstrated ability to innovate and optimize to provide increased value to stakeholders
• Experience designing or .

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