Role at a glance
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- Have 7+ years of relevant experience in corporate travel management A strategic thinker who can balance big-picture vision with operational excellence A reliable, courteous and flexible team player with a great customer service attitude Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and navigating change Able to multitask and prioritise varying, sometimes competing requests Organised and detail-oriented Comfortable working independently, making decisions quickly and taking initiative to close the loop on outstanding issues Experienced with managing or mentoring others, or highly motivated to grow into a people-management role
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Role Summary
The Travel Manager will lead and grow the UK travel programme, working with teams across the company and global partners. The role combines regional travel strategy with day-to-day operations and efforts to improve the programme.
What You'll Do
- Develop and execute UK travel strategy, coordinating with global teams while accounting for local market needs.
- Manage relationships and negotiations with travel suppliers.
- Oversee travel bookings and expense processing.
- Lead process improvement initiatives.
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Requires 7+ years of relevant corporate travel management experience, fluent English, and experience with Google Workspace, Excel, travel management platforms, and expense management systems such as Workday. The role also calls for customer service, organizational, prioritization, independent decision-making, and change-navigation skills, and experience managing or mentoring others or motivation to grow into people management.
Required
- 7+ years of relevant experience in corporate travel management
- Fluent in English
- Experience with Google Workspace, Excel and travel management platforms
- Experience with expense management systems (Workday or similar)
- Experience managing or mentoring others, or motivation to grow into a people-management role
- Strong customer service, organization, prioritization, independent decision-making, and adaptability skills
Preferred
- Experience with corporate card programmes
- Experience with Jira or similar systems
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About the Position
We are looking to hire an experienced Travel Manager to lead and grow our UK travel programme. In this role, you’ll work with a number of teams across Jane Street to provide exceptional travel experiences for our colleagues and candidates. Our travel operations have many moving parts, and this role is a chance to bring fresh ideas, drive innovation and evolve our travel programme as we scale. Your focus will be on:
- Developing and executing travel strategy for the UK region, partnering with global teams to ensure alignment while addressing local market nuances
- Managing vendor relationships and negotiations with travel suppliers
- Overseeing day-to-day travel operations, including bookings and expense processing
- Leading process improvement initiatives
This role is an exciting opportunity to champion the culture of Jane Street. The first impression of our firm often begins with travel, and we aim to make our colleagues and visitors feel supported. Smooth travel is one of the things we do to keep Jane Street a delightful place to work, and you'll play a key role in building and scaling these experiences.
About You
- Have 7+ years of relevant experience in corporate travel management
- A strategic thinker who can balance big-picture vision with operational excellence
- A reliable, courteous and flexible team player with a great customer service attitude
- Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and navigating change
- Able to multitask and prioritise varying, sometimes competing requests
- Organised and detail-oriented
- Comfortable working independently, making decisions quickly and taking initiative to close the loop on outstanding issues
- Experienced with managing or mentoring others, or highly motivated to grow into a people-management role
- Able to work a flexible schedule that may include early mornings and evening hours to handle urgent travel needs
- Experienced with Google Workspace, Excel and travel management platforms
- Experienced with expense management systems (Workday or similar) and corporate card programmes (a plus but not required)
- Experienced with Jira or similar systems (a plus but not required)
- Fluent in English
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About the company
Jane Street
Large Enterprise
Jane Street is a global trading firm that specializes in quantitative and algorithmic trading across various asset classes, including equities, options, and fixed income. Founded in 2000, the company leverages advanced technology and data analytics to drive its trading strategies while maintaining a strong commitment to risk management and collaboration. Known for its dynamic and intellectually stimulating work environment, Jane Street also places a high value on continuous learning and professional development, making it an attractive workplace for individuals interested in finance, mathematics, and computer science.