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Travel Manager Americas

MongoDB· Operations / Travel & Expenses (T&E)
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Hybrid (Austin, TX (hybrid))$69k - $135kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Oversees strategy, operations, and optimization of MongoDB’s corporate travel program across the Americas, ensuring cost efficiency, traveler satisfaction, and regulatory compliance while partnering with Finance, HR, Procurement, Security, and regional leaders.

Responsibilities

  • Own the Americas travel program, aligned to global T&E policy and mobility strategy
  • Localize global travel policies for regional requirements (tax, labor, safety, visa, and regulatory)
  • Act as the primary regional escalation point for travel-related issues
  • Manage regional relationships with Travel Management Company (Navan), airlines, hotel chains, car rental providers
  • Support sourcing, RFPs, and contract renewals in partnership with Procurement
  • Track supplier performance against SLAs, cost targets, and traveler satisfaction metrics
  • Drive cost optimization through preferred supplier adoption and traveler behavior change
  • Partner with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and savings initiatives
  • Monitor leakage, out-of-policy spend, and compliance trends
  • Define traveler communications, guidance, and self-service resources
  • Oversee issue resolution related to disruptions, escalations, or complex bookings
  • Partner with Security and Legal to support duty of care obligations
  • Ensure regional alignment with traveler tracking, emergency response, and travel risk management
  • Support audits and internal controls related to travel and expense programs
  • Serve as the regional point of contact for business leaders and HR partners
  • Collaborate with Meetings & Events, Mobility, and People Ops teams
  • Contribute to global travel governance forums and working groups

Qualifications

  • 6–10+ years of experience in corporate travel, mobility, or T&E management
  • Experience managing a multi-country travel program, ideally across the Americas
  • Strong vendor management and stakeholder communication skills
  • Proven ability to manage cost, compliance, and traveler experience simultaneously
  • Experience working in a global or matrixed organization
  • Familiarity with travel booking tools, expense platforms, and travel data analytics
  • Knowledge of regional tax, employment, and travel regulations (especially LATAM)
  • Strong experience in developing processes, documentation, and standard operating procedures from the ground up
  • Highly articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with Navan, Concur, NetSuite, Brex, Amex and Google Sheets is a plus

Skills

Required:Travel program managementVendor managementBudgeting and cost optimizationStakeholder communicationTravel policy & compliance

Benefits

  • equity
  • participation in the employee stock purchase program
  • flexible paid time off
  • 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave
  • fertility and adoption assistance
  • 401(k) plan
  • mental health counseling
  • access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage
  • health benefits offerings
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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