Sr. Manager, Employee Platforms

Senior Manager, Global Travel, Expense & Corporate Card

Location:  Dallas, TX or Austin, TX

Your Role

The Senior Manager, Global Travel, Expense & Corporate Card leads the global strategy, governance, technology, operations and continuous improvement of three interconnected enterprise programs: Travel, Expense and Corporate Card. The role owns the business strategy and platforms for Navan Travel, Concur Expense and Corporate Card; serves as the IT business partner across the supporting technology ecosystem; and partners across Finance, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Human Resources, Procurement, Legal, Privacy, Security and external providers. The position also works strategically with Global Security on travel risk management and duty of care, supporting approximately 5,000 employees, $42M in annual spend and 1,800 corporate cards.

What you'll do

• Own the global strategy, governance, roadmap and continuous improvement for Travel, Expense and Corporate Card, balancing employee experience, operational efficiency, financial controls, compliance and business needs while standardizing, simplifying and automating processes.

• Lead the global managed travel program and Navan Travel platform, including strategy, configuration, integrations, preferred booking-channel adoption, supplier programs, travel-spend and performance analysis, new-country readiness, and partnership with Global Security on travel risk management and duty of care.

• Own Concur Expense globally, including governance, workflows, policy rules, audit controls, card transactions, reporting, user profiles, roles and access; partner with Finance, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Human Resources and IT to strengthen reimbursement, accounting, controls, automation and employee experience.

• Provide global leadership for Corporate Travel & Expense Card and related payment programs, including card eligibility, issuance, limits, transaction controls, delinquency, suspension and cancellation, reporting, settlement and reconciliation, and evaluation of central payment and virtual-card solutions.

• Serve as the IT business partner and functional platform owner for the Travel, Expense and Card technology ecosystem; own requirements and technology roadmaps and coordinate integrations across Oracle HCM/OIC, Yardi, financial systems, card providers, travel platforms and downstream payment processes.

• Lead complex global transformation and technology initiatives from business case and requirements through RFP/vendor evaluation, design, testing and user acceptance testing, issue resolution, production readiness, change management and rollout; ensure solutions scale across regions and legal entities.

• Lead global policy, compliance and financial-control requirements, including policy development and interpretation, control and escalation processes, internal control and audit support, data protection, access, and cross-functional reviews with IT, Security, Privacy, Legal, Compliance and Finance.

• Own strategic vendor relationships across travel, expense, card, payment and related technology providers, including service levels, performance, escalations, roadmaps, RFPs, demonstrations, commercial negotiations, contracting, renewals and required Procurement/IT/Security/Legal/Privacy reviews.

• Ensure programs support the full employee and organizational lifecycle and global expansion, including onboarding, transfers, organizational changes, long-term leave, terminations, acquisitions, new countries and legal entities, banking/KYC, cost objects, data feeds, testing, communications and launch readiness.

• Develop executive reporting and KPIs, analyze program data for trends, compliance risk, savings and optimization opportunities, lead employee communications/training/self-service and escalations, and lead team resources through clear priorities, ownership, documentation, cross-training and operational resiliency.

What you'll need

• Significant experience leading global corporate Travel, Expense, Corporate Card, Payments, Finance Operations or related programs, with strong knowledge of corporate travel operations, expense management, commercial cards and payment programs.

• Experience owning or managing enterprise Travel, Expense or financial technology platforms; experience with Navan and SAP Concur, or comparable enterprise platforms, is preferred.

• Demonstrated experience leading complex global projects, transformations and technology implementations, including requirements gathering, system integrations, testing and user acceptance testing.

• Experience with enterprise HR, ERP and financial-system integrations; familiarity with multi-system environments connecting employee, travel, expense, card and finance data is preferred.

• Experience managing strategic vendors and leading or participating in RFPs, vendor evaluations, contracts, renewals and commercial negotiations.

• Demonstrated ability to partner across IT, Finance, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Human Resources, Procurement, Legal, Privacy and Security within a complex global organization.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate operational and financial data into actionable recommendations and executive-level reporting.

• Excellent written, verbal and executive communication skills, including the ability to lead change, develop training and communications, and manage complex stakeholder and employee issues.

• Ability to lead multiple strategic and operational priorities and develop team resources, scalable processes, clear ownership and resilient global operations.

• Preferred experience supporting multinational organizations across North America, EMEA and APAC; implementing programs across countries and legal entities; and working with commercial card/virtual payment providers, global payment solutions, travel risk management and corporate travel supplier programs.

A bit about us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

A bit about our team 

HR

Our HR team are trusted advisors to colleagues across the business. We handle employee questions, recruit top talent, lead talent management initiatives, set the people strategy and work with our senior leaders to create long-term strategies and plans for the future of our business. The work is very rewarding and requires us to think strategically and have the confidence to challenge leaders when required. 

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. 

Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us. 

Health and Safety

Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals - they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.

Our Compensation Philosophy

Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.

Benefits: For this role, Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401k match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, holidays, and more. 

Apply today, take charge of your career and grow your talents with us.