Travel Manager (m/f/d)

About the role

Jetfly Aviation, the fractional ownership division of Jetfly, is looking for a Travel Manager to run corporate and crew travel end to end. The role leads the teams involved, manages vendors and keeps travel for crew, executives and staff smooth, cost-effective and compliant. It brings together two teams that currently work in a relatively siloed way: an operational team handling and centralizing travel requests, and a Back Office team handling administrative functions.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and align the operational and back-office teams, set clear communication channels and workflows, and turn strategy into day-to-day execution
• Oversee daily travel operations across shifts and resolve escalations and bottlenecks while driving continuous improvement
• Develop, implement and refine the corporate travel policy across Jetfly entities, in line with compliance, efficiency and cost control
• Analyze workflow bottlenecks and implement solutions from request submission through booking and expense reconciliation
• Build visa management expertise in the team, tracking and following up on visa requirements for crew and corporate travelers
• Work with Financial Controlling on travel cost control and expense governance
• Negotiate rates and contracts with airlines, hotels and ground transport providers and monitor SLAs

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, hospitality or a related field
• 5+ years of travel management experience, including prior people-management experience
• Leadership and communication skills, with the ability to drive operational teams and build relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners