Manager, Global Travel & Meetings Hybrid - San Francisco Apply

Grammarly • San Francisco, CA

270d • $138,000 - $189,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Grammarly is looking for a strategic and detail-oriented Manager, Global Travel & Meetings to lead the company's travel program, guiding policy, compliance, and vendor partnerships. This role is essential for planning and coordinating internal meetings and events that require travel and accommodation. The Travel Manager will oversee the global travel infrastructure and align travel planning with internal meetings, team summits, leadership gatherings, and company events. The position requires collaboration with various teams to ensure smooth, compliant, and cost-effective travel experiences.

Requirements

• 5+ years in corporate travel management, including at least 3 years of experience supporting internal events or meetings.
• Demonstrated experience owning and evolving a corporate travel policy.
• Comfortable navigating the intersection of travel logistics and event coordination.
• Skilled at balancing policy compliance with traveler experience.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and excellent at managing multiple priorities across time zones.
• Strong communicator with the ability to work across departments and stakeholder levels.
• Experience with global travel platforms (e.g., SAP Concur, Navan, Egencia).
• Familiarity with internal workplace tools like Google Workspace, Slack, Confluence, and Coda.
• Experience working at a scaling tech company or in a hybrid/global work environment.
• Background in hospitality, event logistics, or facilities/real estate teams.
• Understanding of duty-of-care best practices and global travel risk management.

Nice To Haves

• Embodies EAGER values: ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable.
• Inspired by MOVE principles: move fast and learn faster; obsess about creating customer value; value impact over activity; and embrace healthy disagreement rooted in trust.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the company's global travel policy, ensuring it evolves alongside business needs, workforce behavior, and travel trends.
• Lead policy education, compliance tracking, and internal communication around travel protocols.
• Manage relationships with travel platforms (e.g., travel management companies, booking tools, airlines, hotels).
• Monitor travel trends and spending; optimize for cost-effectiveness and traveler satisfaction.
• Partner with the Physical Security team to evolve and maintain travel security standards and duty-of-care protocols.
• Serve as a resource and escalation point for employees navigating travel logistics.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support internal meeting and event needs.
• Coordinate group travel and room blocks with event planning teams.
• Partner with local office leads and executive assistants to manage space bookings and travel-related contingencies.
• Analyze and report on travel spend, usage patterns, and vendor performance.
• Identify and implement continuous improvements to travel processes, policies, and tools.
• Maintain travel documentation, training materials, and communications.

Benefits

• Excellent health care (including a wide range of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility benefits)
• Disability and life insurance options
• 401(k) and RRSP matching
• Paid parental leave
• 20 days of paid time off per year, 12 days of paid holidays per year, two floating holidays per year, and flexible sick time
• Generous stipends (including those for caregiving, pet care, wellness, your home office, and more)
• Annual professional development budget and opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Publishing Industries