Senior Global Travel Specialist

hace 2 semanas


Heredia, Costa Rica Databricks A tiempo completo

Remote - San Jose, Costa Rica

**The impact you will have**:

- You will contribute to strategy, day-to-day operations, and policies for business travel arrangements
- You will Manage relationships with travel suppliers, including airlines, hotels, car rental agencies, and travel management companies, negotiating contracts and securing competitive rates.
- You will oversee the travel booking process, ensuring efficient and cost-effective travel arrangements are made for employees and stakeholders across various destinations.
- You will provide guidance and support to employees on travel-related matters, including visa requirements, travel insurance, and health and safety protocols.
- You will monitor travel expenses and implement strategies to optimize travel costs while maintaining quality standards.
- You will stay up-to-date with industry trends and changes in travel regulations, sharing relevant information with the team and implementing necessary adjustments to travel policies.
- You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as HR, Finance, and Legal, to streamline travel processes and ensure alignment with company objectives.
- You will support travel-related issues, such as flight disruptions, cross border policy, workflow approvals, cancellations, and emergencies, ensuring appropriate solutions are implemented promptly.
- You will conduct regular audits and assessments to ensure compliance with travel policies and identify areas for improvement.
- You will develop and maintain a monthly reporting package to provide visibility to senior management on spending behaviors across the Company’s segments.
- Serve as a Travel SME and a key escalation contact for internal stakeholders and preferred suppliers
- Maintain T&E training documentation for employees. Deliver training periodically to new employees and to broader audiences as required.

**What we look for**:

- 7+ years experience in global business travel operations
- Experience and understanding of travel booking standards/requirements/rules in LATAM, EMEA and APAC
- Working english proficiency
- B.S or B.A. degree, or business related or equivalent work experience.
- Demonstrated negotiation and vendor management skills, with the ability to secure competitive rates and build long-term relationships with suppliers
- Experience with Egencia, Navan, Concur, Duty of Care, Visas, Workday, Coupa, G Suite, Asana and Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups, etc).
- A team player, excellent communicator, appetite for innovation and adept at building relationships across organizations.
- Desire for accuracy, analytics, stellar customer service approach and strong attention to detail.

**Benefits**
- Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
- Great compensation package including equity awards
- Flexible time off
- Paid parental leave
- Family Planning
- Gym reimbursement
- Annual personal development fund
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

**About Databricks**

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 9,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform to unify their data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe. Founded by the original creators of Apache Spark, Delta Lake and MLflow, Databricks is on a mission to help data teams solve the world’s toughest problems. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

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