Global Travel Programs Leader

Crusoe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity packages

Health insurance

HSA contributions

Parental leave

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness support

401(k) match

Volunteer time off

Daily meals allowance

Job summary

Crusoe is seeking a strategic Travel Programs Manager to own and elevate our global travel platform (Navan) and vendor relationships. You will partner with Finance, People, IT, and Procurement to drive alignment, surface insights, and continuously improve the company’s travel experience.

This role blends operations, data, and employee experience to build a best-in-class program at a fast-growing energy-tech company.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of corporate travel program management experience.
• Hands-on Navan or a comparable corporate travel platform experience.
• Strong vendor management skills and external relationship ownership.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Finance, IT, People, and Procurement.
• Data-driven mindset with ability to pull and present spend data to leadership.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and drive programs forward autonomously.
• Clear, concise communicator capable of translating complexity for all stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the Navan platform end-to-end: configuration, policy settings, testing, and ongoing optimization.
• Manage Navan vendor relationships and escalate contract/price/SLA issues as needed.
• Lead monthly program reviews and report spend trends, policy compliance, and NPS findings to leadership.
• Identify and implement scalable process improvements for governance and operations.
• Oversee Navan training enablement and WorkRamp resources for all employees and new hires.
• Maintain Confluence travel documentation and program communications for easy access.

Skills

Navan platform

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven

Policy governance

Communication

Tools

Navan

Concur

TripActions

Egencia

Job description

Crusoe is seeking a strategic Travel Programs Manager to own and elevate our global travel platform (Navan) and vendor relationships. You will partner with Finance, People, IT, and Procurement to drive alignment, surface insights, and continuously improve the company’s travel experience.

This role blends operations, data, and employee experience to build a best-in-class program at a fast-growing energy-tech company.