Manager, Corporate Travel

Invenergy; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Invenergy, headquartered in Chicago, seeks a leader to manage and optimize its corporate travel program across air, hotel, and ground transportation. You will shape policies, govern spending, and coordinate with Finance, HR, Procurement, and Security to balance cost efficiency with duty-of-care standards.

You will negotiate with airlines, hotels, and TMCs, oversee budgets, and provide executive-level insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 5+ years in corporate travel or enterprise services management.
• Proven vendor negotiation and contract management experience.
• Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.
• Eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end corporate travel program (air, hotel, ground transport).
• Develop and govern corporate travel policies.
• Negotiate and manage airline, hotel, and TMC relationships.
• Oversee travel budget, reporting, and executive insights.
• Partner with Security on duty-of-care and traveler tracking.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align travel with risk management.

Skills

Vendor negotiation

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Travel operations

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Travel management systems

Expense systems

Traveler-tracking systems

Job description

Invenergy is North America's largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future.

This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window.

Job Description

Position Summary

Leads the company's corporate travel program, ensuring cost efficiency, policy compliance, traveler experience, and alignment with duty-of-care standards. Manages vendors, travel governance, and cross-functional partnerships with Finance, HR, Procurement, and Security.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end corporate travel program (air, hotel, ground transportation, and related services)
• Develop, enforce, and govern corporate travel policies
• Negotiate and manage airline, hotel, and travel management company (TMC) relationships
• Oversee travel budget, reporting, and executive-level insights
• Serve as escalation point for complex travel issues and disruptions
• Partner with Security to support duty-of-care requirements, traveler tracking, and incident coordination
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align travel operations with business and risk-management objectives

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of corporate travel or enterprise services management experience
• Proven vendor negotiation and contract management experience
• Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.
• Strong understanding of travel operations, policy governance, and stakeholder engagement
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting global or multi-region travel programs
• Experience partnering with Security or Risk Management teams
• Familiarity with travel management, expense, and traveler-tracking systems
• Global Travel Professional (GTP) or similar credential
• Bilingual Spanish and/or Portuguese

Base Pay

$100,000.00 - $118,000.00 USD Annual

Bonus: 25% - 40%

The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education and skills.

In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process.

• Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, etc.

Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.