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Role Summary:

A strategic leader role overseeing the Schneider Electric (SE) Global Business Travel Expense (BTEX) Governance program for the SE EUROPE-AFRICA region. This digitally minded individual will be responsible for directing the development and implementation of global-regional business travel and expense strategies, ensuring effective service delivery-including group travel-adherence to policies, traveler safety, process improvement, and a streamlined, digitized user experience.

This regional leader will report to the VP of Global Business Travel and Expense (T&E) Governance with a dotted functional line to the BTEX Global Travel Operations and Expense Tower leaders. This role entails the following core duties and leadership accountabilities:

Key responsibilities:

• Develop a strategic EUROPE-AFRICA regional travel program development and service operation plan aligned to the Global SE BTEX imperatives; this plan should serve as a strategic roadmap to achieve business priorities, execute key initiatives, drive process optimization, take digitization to the next level and foster cross-functional alignment
• Oversee the end-to-end Business Travel & Expense (T&E) management operations, encompassing all aspects of business travel processes, technology tools and solutions, travel vendor relationship management and services.
• Collaborate with travel services providers/vendors and cross-functional teams to implement standardized BTEX processes that enhance traveler services and ensure policy-compliant bookings.
• Design and manage end-to-end meeting governance frameworks that enhance operational effectiveness and organizational alignment. Experienced in developing meeting policies, optimizing processes, and establishing best practices that elevate the quality, consistency, and impact of meetings across global teams.
• Partner with internal teams-Procurement, Finance, Global Security, Digital, Compliance and others-to ensure seamless delivery of BTEX programs and services for SE business travelers.
• Drive key stakeholder engagement and embed business partnering across SE departments; fostering collaboration, advising strategically, influencing decisions, and ensuring KPIs are met.
• Optimize business traveler services and collaborate with SE Digital to enhance automation, address technology limitations, implement remediation plans as needed and champion T&E services innovation
• Leverage data analysis and data-storytelling to present actionable insights on business traveler spend, driving policy-compliant behaviors and program improvement.
• Manage daily relationships with key travel services providers, ensuring SLA performance, timely issue resolution, accurate reporting, and consistent policy compliance.
• Optimize T&E costs and equip business units with actionable budget plans and employee policy adherence strategies.
• Lead high-impact global and regional initiatives that deliver strategic value to the company and enhance the business traveler experience

• Outlined below are the primary regional process ownership job scope responsibilities and capabilities expectations:

• • Manage T&E Program governance for SE Europe-Africa, ensuring regional program nuances are addressed and requirements met.
  • Lead and support operational plans and process optimization for Business Travel & Expense, aligned with global, regional, and local requirements.
  • Oversee the design and implementation of advanced travel process flows and technologies to enhance service quality, strengthen policy compliance, elevate traveler experience, and improve operational interlock efficiency across SE functions
  • Design and manage end-to-end meeting governance frameworks and policies that enhance operational effectiveness and organizational alignment
  • Maintain a proactive partnership with T&E service and tech providers to drive continuous program improvement and deliver value for SE
  • Manage strategic travel vendor relationships and programs across all service categories, including travel agency, airline, hotel, card payment, and ground transportation
  • Provide expertise in the latest travel technologies, including payment, data/BI and self-booking tools (from buying channels to expense management solutions).
  • Manage travel information platforms and deliver targeted training to travelers and arrangers to ensure program awareness and compliance
  • Partner with Procurement and SE departments to drive savings, enhance end-to-end services, and implement best practices across the business travel program
  • Monitor, benchmark, and report on travel spend and compliance.
  • Develop and present periodic travel program reports with T&E budget and cost optimization forecast analysis to key stakeholders.
  • Coordinate with Global Security to align roles and processes for traveler safety, especially during emergency incidents.

Required skills:

• Strong organization management - applier sound judgement, demonstrated exceptional organizational skills by efficiently managing time, resources, and priorities to drive productivity and meet deadlines under pressure
• A digitally minded innovator who relentlessly drives automation, elevates process efficiency, and rapidly adopts breakthrough solutions to accelerate operational excellence
• Foster stakeholder relationship and trust; proven ability to identify, engagement and influence internal and external stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives
• Flexible and globally oriented, able to adjust work schedule to support international collaboration and attend global conference calls.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and scale programs that foster innovation, reduce costs, and improve user experience.
• Strategic thinker: proven ability to anticipate and resolve complicated issues
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage complex, multi-task initiatives and consistently deliver results on time
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into actionable business decisions.

Professional Qualifications and Core Competencies Background:

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree. MBA a plus
• Business management experience in the following relevant fields: corporate travel management, travel technology, business administration, management consulting, procurement/corporate buyer and finance
• At a minimum of 3-5 years corporate travel industry knowledge
• Strong understanding of business travel management ecosystems, including GDS, OBTs, TMCs, Data Analytics/Business Intelligence tools and expense management systems
• Skilled in designing and managing end-to-end meeting governance frameworks and policies
• A digital-minded innovator with working knowledge of Concur Travel and Expense solution and other travel technology integrations
• Skilled in business English communication across all levels and regions; able to simplify complex information and deliver messages effectively in writing and speech.
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to engage large audiences, influence decisions, and facilitate effective discussions through strong interpersonal communication.
• Professional experience of working effectively with culturally diverse teams and across global regions

Additional information

• The position is a local hire located in Spain or France.

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We take care of you:

With access to the health and wellness platform Wellwo, you and up to 5 people of your choice can enjoy access to wellness content, nutrition counseling, fitness classes, and more!

From dance classes to booking a hotel spa, we offer an agreement with Wellhub so you can access a network of thousands of gyms and sports centers to keep your body active in the way you like best.

Your well-being is our priority. You will have medical service at your workplace for close attention to any medical needs.

We empower you:

With Career Hub, our AI-driven professional development platform, you can connect with job opportunities, projects, and mentors at Schneider Electric globally.

We offer you the opportunity to be a shareholder of Schneider Electric and share in our achievements with our stock ownership program.

We celebrate everyone’s talent and success with our recognition program, through which you can give and receive points for your achievements and redeem them for gift cards at your favorite stores.

You will have life insurance for your protection.

We offer you a Flexible Remuneration Plan in which you can choose from a variety of options, such as health insurance, meal vouchers, childcare vouchers, transportation vouchers, training, and more.

With Club Schneider, you will enjoy special discounts at your favorite stores, restaurants, travel agencies, and other external services.

Participate in company-subsidized volunteer programs to contribute to our community and have a positive impact on your environment.

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Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

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IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

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