Travel Manager

11 Minutes ago • 7 Years +

Finance

Job Description

We are looking to hire an experienced Travel Manager to support and build our UK travel programme at Jane Street. This role involves working with various teams to provide exceptional travel experiences for colleagues and candidates. The manager will develop and execute travel strategy for the UK, partner with global teams, manage vendor relationships, oversee daily travel operations including bookings and expense processing, and lead process improvement initiatives. This is an opportunity to innovate and evolve the travel programme, ensuring it remains best in class and champions Jane Street's culture by making travel smooth and supportive.

Good To Have:

Experience with expense management systems (Workday or similar) and corporate card programmes
Previous work with Jira or similar systems

Must Have:

Have 7+ years of relevant experience in corporate travel management
Strategic thinker who can balance big-picture vision with operational excellence
Reliable, courteous and flexible team player with a great customer service attitude
Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and navigating change
Able to multitask and prioritise varying, sometimes competing requests
Organised and detail-oriented
Comfortable working independently, making decisions quickly and taking initiative to close the loop on outstanding issues
Can work a flexible schedule that may include early mornings and evening hours to handle urgent travel needs
Experienced with G Suite, Excel and travel management platforms
Fluent in English

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About the Position

We are looking to hire an experienced Travel Manager to support and build our UK travel programme. In this role, you’ll work with a number of teams across Jane Street to provide exceptional travel experiences for our colleagues and candidates.

There are a lot of moving parts to our travel operations, and this role is an opportunity to offer fresh and creative ideas to drive innovation and evolve our travel programme as we scale—keeping it best in class. Your focus will be on:

Developing and executing travel strategy for the UK region, partnering with global teams to ensure alignment while addressing local market nuances
Managing vendor relationships and negotiations with travel suppliers
Overseeing day-to-day travel operations, including bookings and expense processing
Leading process improvement initiatives

This role is an exciting opportunity to champion the culture of Jane Street. The first impression of our firm often begins with travel, and we aim to make our colleagues and visitors feel supported. Smooth travel is one of the things we do to keep Jane Street a delightful place to work, and you'll play a key role in building and scaling these experiences.

About You

Have 7+ years of relevant experience in corporate travel management
Strategic thinker who can balance big-picture vision with operational excellence
Reliable, courteous and flexible team player with a great customer service attitude
Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and navigating change
Able to multitask and prioritise varying, sometimes competing requests
Organised and detail-oriented
Comfortable working independently, making decisions quickly and taking initiative to close the loop on outstanding issues
Can work a flexible schedule that may include early mornings and evening hours to handle urgent travel needs
Experienced with G Suite, Excel and travel management platforms
Experience with expense management systems (Workday or similar) and corporate card programmes is a plus
Previous work with Jira or similar systems is a plus
Fluent in English