Global Travel Manager

At SCOR, the Global Travel Manager ensures the smooth and cost-effective travels of our teams around the world. This role supports the business by managing a consistent and service-oriented travel environment across regions.

The Global Travel Manager works closely with the leadership team to adapt policies and provide adequate reporting and travel support.

**Key duties and responsibilities**[XS1]

**Travel Policy & Governance**
- Develop, maintain, and globally enforce the company’s travel policies.
- Ensure policy compliance and consistency across all regions and business units.

**Vendor & Supplier Management**
- Manage relationships with Travel Management Companies (TMCs) and key travel suppliers.
- Lead contract negotiations in collaboration with Procurement.
- Monitor supplier performance and compliance with SLAs.

**Hotel & Accommodation Programs**
- Oversee hotel partnerships to ensure smooth booking processes, employee satisfaction, and alignment with sustainability targets.

**Project & Community**
- Drive travel-related projects globally, including communication, timeline tracking, and coordination of dependencies across functions.
- Partner with regional leaders to execute the global travel strategy at the local level, considering specific business needs and cultural nuances.
- Create and lead a global community of travel managers across SCOR.
- Promote the standardization and globalization of travel support services.

**Analytics & KPIs**
- Define, track, and analyze key performance indicators to assess program effectiveness.
- Use data insights to identify opportunities for improvement and cost optimization.
- Provide senior management with regular reporting on travel expenditures, project status, and program performance.
- Leverage analytics to support strategic decision-making.

**Stakeholder Engagement**
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand evolving travel needs.
- Act as the primary point of contact for travel-related inquiries and initiatives.

**Communication & Internal Resources**
- Maintain and update the company’s intranet travel pages to ensure access to up-to-date information and guidance.

**Traveler Safety & Risk Management**
- Work with preferred suppliers and internal teams to ensure duty of care, traveler safety, and appropriate incident response procedures.

**Sustainability & Reporting**
- Align travel practices with corporate sustainability objectives.
- Ensure accurate reporting in coordination with the sustainability team.

**Traveler Satisfaction**
- Conduct regular surveys to gather employee feedback.
- Develop and implement action plans to enhance the traveler experience.

**Required experience & competencies**
- 10+ years of experience in global travel management, ideally within a financial or professional services work environment
- Proven expertise in supplier negotiations, contract management, and understanding of corporate travel policies and compliance.
- Experience coordinating travel across multiple international locations and resolving global-local operational challenges.
- Knowledge of travel supplier landscapes, market trends, and travel program governance.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex travel programs efficiently with excellent project management skills.
- Exceptional communication skills to engage with regional teams, suppliers, and senior management, combined with active listening skills for conflict resolution and problem solving
- Proficiency in travel management tools, reporting software, excel and using data to drive decisions and improvementsAnalytical mindset with a track record of managing complex, cross-regional projects successfully;

**Required Education**
- Degree in Business Administration, Travel Management, a related field or equivalent experience

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry - actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others - as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.

As an international company, our common culture is defined by “The SCOR Way.” Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity. We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through collaboration.

SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.