Head of Global Events and Travel

• Lead the strategy, governance, and execution of the global events and corporate travel function
• Lead and develop the team, recruit open roles, establish team cadence, and build capabilities
• Oversee flagship, VIP, high-complexity, client-facing events, executive dinners, and customer summits
• Direct venue selection, production, security, contract negotiations, and attendee experience
• Oversee internal meetings, company gatherings, and regional leadership offsites
• Implement the approved global travel operating model, including TMC RFPs, contracts, policies, expense frameworks, approvals, reconciliation, dual quoting, and phased migrations
• Own global travel strategy, master agreements, operational escalations, group flights, hotel blocks, rebooking, and high-touch executive/client/guest-speaker support
• Own consolidated events and travel budgets, revenue/cost-recovery models, ROI, cost savings, forecasts, and mitigation plans
• Oversee budgets, rolling forecasts, vendor deposits, event ledgers, client billing, invoice reconciliation, VAT/GST recovery, and post-event financial reviews
• Lead major supplier RFPs and negotiations with TMCs, airlines, hotel chains, venues, registration platforms, and production partners
• Own global events and travel policy, traveler assistance, emergency response, data privacy, and incident escalation frameworks
• Partner with Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, C-Level executives, Finance, Legal, and People Ops on events, sponsorships, client experience, and global delivery

• 8+ years leading corporate events and managed travel programs
• 3+ years leading a global function in a fast-growing, international environment
• Proven track record running internal company meetings/offsites and high-impact client- or customer-facing events
• Proven experience directing large conferences with 5,000+ attendees end-to-end
• Hands-on experience implementing or re-platforming corporate travel frameworks
• Strong understanding of airline/hotel distribution economics, including GDS, NDC, dynamic pricing, and corporate direct programs
• Experience with commercial contracting for high-value event venues and suppliers
• Demonstrated budget ownership, financial forecasting, ROI tracking, vendor negotiations, and client event billing/cost recovery
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills; comfortable engaging with C-Suite executives, enterprise clients, sponsors, and key industry partners
• Solid understanding of global travel safety protocols, crisis management, GDPR compliance, vendor DPAs, and attendee data privacy standards
• Professional fluency in English
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 40% and operate across European, Middle Eastern, and Americas time zones

• 100% remote work
• International travel opportunity (up to 40%)