Director, Travel Services

tripactions; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Navan seeks a senior leader to head a large travel services team in India, reporting to the Senior Director of the India region. The role sits at the crossroads of business, technology, and innovation, partnering with GOS and Navan leadership to drive strategic and operational improvements.

The successful candidate will lead with a customer-first mindset, shape global service strategy, oversee implementation, and hire and coach a high-caliber team of Senior Managers, Managers, and Agents to

Qualifications

• 10+ years in senior leadership spanning strategic planning and customer service.
• 5+ years leading a service organization in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Proven track record building high-performing, ambitious teams.
• Ability to drive data-driven improvements across global operations.

Responsibilities

• Communicate global business updates to the team.
• Partner with site leaders globally to align service delivery with business objectives.
• Lead the GOS organization to deliver elevated customer experiences and develop talent strategies.
• Build and coach a high-caliber leadership team with accountability and execution.
• Identify opportunities, build business cases, and implement data-driven process improvements.
• Own data, metrics, and service model for customer support and delivery.

Skills

Senior leadership

Strategic planning

Program management

Customer service leadership

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Tools

Metaview

Job description

This person will report to the Senior Director of the India region and operate at the intersection of business, technology, and innovation. They will lead a large travel services team in India and partner closely with senior leadership across GOS and Navan to drive strategic, operational, and organizational improvements.

The role will focus on:

Global Operations & Service strategy

defining and implementing scalable processes, operating models, and change initiatives.

Customer experience

bringing the voice of the customer into broader business decisions and identifying opportunities to improve the experience across Service, Product, and Account Management.

Product and technology partnership

serving as a critical interface for Product feedback and helping inform priorities for Product and Engineering.

Customer implementation and transition

supporting new business implementations and leading operational transitions into Navan.

World-class service experience

building an environment that consistently delivers an exceptional experience for both customers and employees.

People leadership

hiring, developing, coaching, and leading a large organization of Senior Managers, Managers, and Agents.

This leader thrives in a high-growth environment and adapts quickly to changes across people, processes, technology, and product. They are an inspiring and highly accountable leader with a strong passion for customer experience, innovation, and team success, combined with a highly analytical, structured, and detail-oriented approach to building scalable operations in complex, cross-functional environments.

What You’ll Do

• Communicate relevant global business updates, context, priorities, and feedback to and from the team.
• Partner closely with functional and site leaders globally to ensure service delivery, operating processes, and priorities are aligned with business objectives.
• Lead and motivate the GOS organization to deliver an elevated experience for customers globally while developing measurable talent strategies and programs aligned with business goals.
• Inspire, build, and coach a high-caliber leadership team, leading through trust, accountability, and strong execution.
• Identify opportunities, build business cases, and implement process improvements using data-driven insights. Use analysis to drive efficiency, scalability, and optimization across the operation.
• Own the data, metrics, and service model associated with customer support and service delivery.
• Serve as an effective partner to GOS leadership and cross-functional teams, setting objectives, driving execution, and continuously improving the traveler experience.
• Challenge the status quo and make recommendations on how to evolve the organization, operating model, and customer experience.

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of senior leadership experience spanning strategic planning, prioritization, program management, and customer service in a fast-paced, high-growth operations environment.
• 5+ years of leadership experience running a service organization in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Proven track record of building and developing high-performing, ambitious teams and delivering measurable business results.
• Ability to build strong relationships across diverse teams, locations, and time zones while constructively challenging the status quo.
• Strong collaboration and partnership skills, with the ability to mentor others and foster a high-trust, high-accountability environment.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex issues and translate them into clear, concise messages for leadership, peers, customers, and global teams.
• Travel industry experience.
• Creative, solutions-oriented, and highly independent, with the ability to make decisions while keeping teams aligned.
• Exceptional prioritization skills, with sound judgment around when to say no, not now, or later.
• Demonstrated program and project management experience, with a strong track record of managing roadmaps, scope, dependencies, and challenging timelines.

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