Travel & Expense Manager

<p>Scale AI is looking to hire a highly motivated and enthusiastic Global Travel &amp; Expenses Manager to join its Corporate Accounting team. This crucial role will play an integral part in building its global travel and expense operations in a fast-paced environment. This role will be responsible for managing the strategic Travel program and expenses cycle and supporting the month-end close process. You must have strategic thinking, strong analytical skills and an eagerness to learn, as well as be a collaborative team player.&nbsp; You’ll need to not be afraid to roll up your sleeves and pivot between high-level vendor negotiations and hands-on system troubleshooting and also doing tactical work.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What you’ll be doing:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Design and execute the global travel category strategy</strong>, leading end-to-end supplier selection (RFP), onboarding, and lifecycle management for airlines, hotels, and ground transportation.</li> <li><strong>Architect high-leverage negotiation strategies</strong> to secure preferential rates and corporate benefits, ensuring maximum ROI on the company’s annual travel spend.</li> <li><strong>Champion "Preferred Supplier" adoption</strong> through creating policies, data-driven influence and internal marketing, optimizing corporate leverage and volume-based discounts.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Govern the global Travel &amp; Expense (T&amp;E) ecosystem</strong>, overseeing corporate credit card programs and employee reimbursements to ensure 100% alignment with fiscal policy and tax compliance.</li> <li><strong>Execute rigorous internal controls and audits</strong>, identifying leakage or non-compliant spending patterns and implementing corrective action plans.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Pioneer process optimization</strong> by auditing existing workflows and designing automated, scalable solutions that reduce friction for the traveler while increasing back-office efficiency.</li> <li><strong>Serv