Corporate offsites and travel manager (100% REMOTE)

Tether Operations Limited; Barcelona; Remote; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tether Operations Limited seeks a senior travel and events leader to own corporate travel for flagship and regional events, coordinating VIP logistics, room blocks, flights, and transfers. You will partner with event finance, procurement, and executives to ensure flawless execution.

Responsibilities include developing playbooks for offsite planning, managing third-party vendors, and driving policy compliance while mentoring travel staff and coordinating peak travel rosters.

Qualifications

• 7+ years leading corporate meetings, regional offsites, and corporate travel management operations.

Responsibilities

• External & VIP Event Travel Support: serve as the dedicated travel focal point for flagship and VIP events; oversee room blocks, flight manifests, and VIP transfers.
• Regional Offsites & Corporate Dinners: plan venues, logistics, and private dining experiences; develop repeatable playbooks for smaller meetings.
• Corporate Travel & TMC Governance: own the TMC relationship; monitor SLAs, OBT adoption, traveler support, and policy compliance.
• Administrative & Stakeholder Management: track budgets, audit billing feeds, and manage POs; collect post-event travel data.
• Team Leadership & People Management: manage the Travel & Logistics Coordinator and event staff; set goals and review performance.

Skills

Corporate meetings

People management

TMC management

VIP logistics

Event planning

Vendor management

Project management

Job description

Responsibilities

External & VIP Event Travel Support

• Serve as the dedicated travel and booking focal point for all flagship and VIP events produced by the External Events team.
• Oversee room block commitments, flight manifests, and VIP ground transfers for keynote speakers, executive guests, and attendees.
• Coordinate white-glove, high-touch travel arrangements for executive leadership and special guests during major external functions.

Regional Offsites & Corporate Dinners

• Own end-to-end planning, venue sourcing, and logistics for regional department offsites.
• Curate high-touch private dining experiences and executive venues for corporate dinners.
• Develop, standardize, and maintain repeatable playbooks and self-service guidelines so internal team leads can execute smaller meetings with operational consistency.
• Manage vendor contracts, catering, room blocks, and ground transport for all gatherings.

Corporate Travel & TMC Agency Governance

• Serve as the primary operational owner for our 3rd-party Travel Management Company (TMC).
• Monitor agency Service Level Agreements (SLAs), online booking tool (OBT) adoption, traveler support responsiveness, and policy compliance.
• Oversee corporate travel policy updates, travel safety/duty-of-care frameworks, and travel profile administration.
• Partner with the Travel & Logistics Coordinator to ensure seamless handling of group airfare, room block releases, and executive escalations.

Administrative & Stakeholder Management

• Partner with the Event & Travel Finance Lead to track budget actuals, audit TMC billing feeds, and manage purchase orders.
• Gather post-event feedback and analyze travel data to continuously optimize offsite playbooks and corporate travel experiences.

Team Leadership & People Management

• Directly manage, mentor, and oversee day-to-day tasks for the Travel & Logistics Coordinator and supporting event staff.
• Coordinate workload distribution across team members to manage overlapping offsite schedules, peak conference travel rosters, and VIP travel requests.
• Set performance goals, conduct reviews, and foster professional development within the travel and offsite operations pod.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience: 7+ years of experience leading corporate meetings, regional offsites, and corporate travel management operations.
• Leadership & Management: 2+ years of direct people management or proven experience supervising, coordinating, and delegating work to direct reports, coordinators, or cross-functional team members.
• Travel Operations: Proven track record of managing 3rd-party Travel Management Company (TMC) relationships, online booking tools, and group travel logistics.
• Event & VIP Logistics: Experience coordinating travel manifests, hotel room blocks, and VIP concierge services for high-profile external events or large conferences.
• Event Execution: Strong background in venue sourcing, hotel room block negotiations, catering coordination, and run-of-show planning for mid-sized gatherings.
• Vendor Management: Experience negotiating corporate rate agreements with hotel chains, boutique properties, and event vendors.
• Skills: Exceptional organizational, communication, and project management skills; ability to balance multiple offsite timelines simultaneously.

• Experience: 7+ years of experience leading corporate meetings, regional offsites, and corporate travel management operations.
• Leadership & Management: 2+ years of direct people management or proven experience supervising, coordinating, and delegating work to direct reports, coordinators, or cross-functional team members.
• Track: Proven track record of managing 3rd-party Travel Management Company (TMC) relationships, online booking tools, and group travel logistics.
• Event & VIP Logistics: Experience coordinating travel manifests, hotel room blocks, and VIP concierge services for high-profile external events or large conferences.
• Event Execution: Strong background in venue sourcing, hotel room block negotiations, catering coordination, and run-of-show planning for mid-sized gatherings.
• Vendor Management: Experience negotiating corporate rate agreements with hotel chains, boutique properties, and event vendors.
• Skills: Exceptional organizational, communication, and project management skills; ability to balance multiple offsite timelines simultaneously.

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