Global Corporate Travel Lead in London

We are seeking an experienced and strategically minded Global Corporate Travel Lead to manage, optimise, and oversee our end-to-end corporate travel program.

In this role, you will be the driving force behind our global travel strategy, managing critical vendor relationships, and ensuring a seamless, cost-effective, and safe experience for our Wisers worldwide.

The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of the corporate travel ecosystem, a proven track record of negotiating high-value commercial agreements with airlines and hotels, and the ability to effectively manage our relationship with our external Travel Management Company (TMC).

• Your Mission
• Commercial Agreements & Vendor Management
• Sourcing & Negotiations: Lead the end-to-end RFP (Request for Proposal) process and negotiate global commercial agreements with airlines, hotel chains, car rental agencies, and ground transportation providers to maximise ROI and savings.
• Supplier Relations: Maintain and leverage strategic partnerships with key travel suppliers to secure competitive rates, perks, and waivers.
• Performance

Monitoring: Continuously evaluate supplier performance, tracking volume commitments, and analysing market share data to ensure contract compliance and optimise future negotiations.

• TMC (Travel Management Company) Oversight
• Operational

Excellence: Serve as the primary point of contact and relationship manager for our global TMC, ensuring high-quality service delivery, SLA adherence, and accurate reporting.

• Technology

Integration: Oversee the optimisation of the online booking platform, ensuring it is user-friendly, correctly configured with corporate rates, and fully aligned with company policy.

• Data

Analytics: Partner with the TMC to analyse travel spend data, identify leakage, and produce actionable insights and quarterly business reviews (QBRs) for executive leadership.

• Policy & Strategy Governance
• Global
• Policy

Ownership: Design, implement, and continuously evolve a comprehensive, modern global corporate travel policy that balances cost control with Wiser well-being and flexibility.

• Compliance & Communication: Spearhead internal communication and training initiatives to drive policy compliance, educate travellers, and minimise \"rogue\" spending.
• Monthly Reporting: Provide monthly reports to key stakeholders on functional spend, trends, budgets etc.
• Travel forecasting: Track budgets vs forecasts and be key owner of the travel category in forecasting spend.
• Duty of Care: Collaborate with internal stakeholders to maintain robust traveler safety protocols, risk mitigation strategies, and emergency tracking systems.
• Required Skills
• Experience: Proven experience in corporate travel management, procurement, or a closely related role (either in-house or working within a major TMC/airline/hotel corporate sales environment).
• Negotiation Skills: Proven success in negotiating complex, multi-regional commercial agreements with major airlines and global hotel groups.
• TMC Expertise: Strong working knowledge of TMC operations, Global Distribution Systems (GDS), and corporate online booking tools (e. g. Concur, Navan, CWT).
• Analytical Mindset: Advanced proficiency in data analysis and Excel; ability to translate complex spend data into strategic, cost-saving initiatives.
• Global Perspective: Experience managing travel programs across multiple regions (AMER, EMEA, APAC), understanding regional market nuances and compliance requirements.
• Preferred
• Experience implementing sustainability initiatives (e. g., carbon tracking and offsetting) within a corporate travel program.
• Professional certification (e. g., GTP from GBTA).
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