Manager Corporate Travel Services

Mastercard • O'fallon, MO

1d • $109,000 - $207,000

About The Position

Experienced Corporate Travel Manager with a strategic focus to lead and optimize the corporate travel program for the Americas region. Responsible for managing travel policy, duty of care, supplier relationships, budgets, reporting, and traveler experience—making sure business travel is cost-effective, compliant, and smooth for employees at every level.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience managing corporate travel programs
• Strong knowledge of travel management systems, booking tools, and expense platforms
• Proven experience negotiating supplier contracts and managing budgets
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Own and manage Mastercard’s corporate travel program for the Americas region, including air, hotel, ground transportation, and rail.
• Enforce travel policy and procedures
• Manage relationship with travel management company, booking tool, airlines, hotels, and other suppliers
• Manage airline loyalty upgrades
• Negotiate contracts and preferred supplier agreements to maximize savings and value
• Monitor travel spend, analyze data, and report on trends, savings, and compliance including unused tickets
• Integrate reporting into the overall travel data (DecisionSource, PredictX, etc.)
• Ensure duty of care and traveler safety, including risk management and emergency response protocols (Crisis Management)
• Partner with business teams to align travel strategy with business goals including Sustainability
• Stay current and communicate industry trends, technology, and best practices
• Conduct Admin Roundtables to gather feedback for improvement as well as provide travel updates
• Manage and lead end-to-end projects including strategy development, planning, cross-functional collaboration, and delivery, ensuring objectives are achieved on time and within scope.

Benefits

• insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
• flexible spending account and health savings account
• paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
• 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
• 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
• 401k with a best-in-class company match
• deferred compensation for eligible roles
• fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
• eligibility for tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees