Financial Services, Quantitative Trading, Fintech

Travel Specialist

New York, NYOnsiteFull TimePosted 18 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

vendor management
travel operations
travel guidelines
travel management company
travel spend
customer service
detail-oriented
analytical thinker
writing skills
people skills

Nice to have

travel booker
Workday
Jira
Concur

Role summary

Jane Street is seeking an experienced Travel Specialist for their New York team to manage day-to-day travel operations and vendor relationships. This role involves overseeing the booking process for New York-based employees, ensuring adherence to travel guidelines, and collaborating with global teams for a seamless experience. Responsibilities include working with the travel management company, troubleshooting issues, maintaining travel documentation, developing SOPs, managing expenses, and analyzing travel spend. The ideal candidate has a university degree, 3-5 years of relevant experience, strong customer service skills, and is analytical and detail-oriented. Familiarity with G Suite and Excel is required, with Workday, Jira, and Concur being a plus.

About the position

We are looking to hire an experienced Travel Specialist to support our New York team with vendor management and day-to-day travel operations to and from our global offices.

You will oversee the booking process for our New York-based employees to ensure they follow travel guidelines, and collaborate with teams across the firm to provide a smooth and efficient experience. You will also work closely with our travel management company and troubleshoot any operational issues that may arise.

Beyond managing logistics, you will help maintain travel resource documents and webpages, develop standard operating procedures, manage expenses, and analyze our travel spend.

This role is an exciting opportunity to champion the culture of Jane Street. We encourage travel between offices to foster the exchange of ideas, and work hard to create an office environment where employees feel happy, engaged, and supported. Making sure our colleagues have a nice travel experience is one of the things we do to keep Jane Street a delightful place to work.

About you

Have a university degree, preferably in hospitality or a related field

Have 3-5 years of relevant work experience in a corporate, travel, or hospitality environment (previous experience in a travel booker-type role is preferred)

Experienced with G Suite and Excel

Have an exceptional customer service attitude; willing to be proactive, engage with others, and help with a variety of often competing requests

A reliable and flexible team player with strong organizational skills; detail-oriented

Comfortable working independently and making decisions quickly; can take initiative to follow through and resolve outstanding issues

An analytical thinker with strong writing and people skills

Able to work primarily on-site in our New York office with a flexible schedule that may include after-hours monitoring of world events and weather issues that could impact travel

Familiarity with Workday, Jira, and Concur are a plus

If you're a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to agency-partnerships@janestreet.com

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