Global Travel Program Lead

Axon Axon · Enterprise · AZ · 4501 Finance

This role is a strategic manager of Axon's global travel program, responsible for vendor relationships, contract negotiation, and program implementation. It involves administering travel and expense platforms and using AI tools for process improvement.

What you'd actually do

  1. Identify, source, and manage strategic travel vendor relationships including hotels, airlines, rental cars, and other employee travel perks
  2. Own contract negotiation, review, and implementation from initial outreach through signing and go-live
  3. Proactively identify gaps or opportunities in the current travel program and develop a clear point of view on how to address them
  4. Streamline administrative processes using AI tools, automation, and strategic thinking to reduce friction and improve efficiency
  5. Administer the Egencia travel platform, including managing inventory, overseeing bookings, and maintaining traveler accounts

Skills

Required

  • travel sourcing
  • travel and expense management
  • vendor negotiations
  • contract negotiation
  • analytical skills
  • data and AI to drive decisions
  • judgment
  • negotiate and manage vendor contracts
  • travel & expense platforms (Egencia, Expensify, or similar)
  • Workday
  • full Microsoft Office suite
  • AI tools (e.g. Claude, Cursor, etc.)
  • communication skills
  • interpersonal skills

Nice to have

  • curiosity about AI tools

What the JD emphasized

  • AI tools
  • AI tools