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Pearce Services · 7 hours ago

Travel Program Manager

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$95K/yr - $105K/yr

5+ years exp

Pearce Services is the nation’s leading independent service provider for critical telecommunication and renewable energy infrastructure. The Travel Program Manager will build and oversee the company's first centralized travel program, enhancing cost control, policy compliance, and traveler experience across a growing organization.

AutomotiveInformation TechnologyTelecommunicationsWireless

Responsibilities

Own the design, rollout, and governance of the company’s centralized travel program

Finalize and implement the travel policy, approval workflows, and operating model

Partner with HR, Finance, IT, Operations, and Communications to ensure full adoption and alignment

Lead the integration of travel policies and systems across newly acquired companies

Act as the primary relationship owner for all travel vendors and the Travel Management Company (TMC)

Negotiate air, hotel, rental car, and TMC contracts, including pricing, SLAs, and renewals

Monitor vendor performance, traveler experience, and service delivery

Build and maintain travel dashboards, reporting, and executive insights

Identify cost-saving opportunities, leakage, and compliance risks

Drive policy adherence and continuously improve spend controls

Ensure travel policy and booking tools are embedded into new-hire onboarding

Create and maintain a central travel hub (policy, how-to guides, FAQs, tools)

Develop and launch training materials for employees, managers, and approvers

Serve as the escalation point for travel issues, exceptions, and complex cases

Identify opportunities to simplify workflows, reduce friction, and improve the traveler experience

Lead continuous improvement initiatives for compliance, cost, and efficiency

Act as the travel integration lead for acquisitions, including: Policy harmonization, System transitions, Vendor consolidation, Change communications

Qualification

Travel program managementVendor negotiationContract managementSpend managementCross-functional leadershipTraining developmentCommunication skillsProblem-solving