Travel Operations Specialist

Role overview

This opportunity is for a Travel Operations Specialist in Ireland, with applications and next steps handled by a partner employer. The role sits within a globally distributed operations function focused on making business travel smooth for colleagues attending meetings and industry events around the world.

You will take ownership of travel coordination, supplier relationships, policy improvement, and day-to-day operational support. The role combines hands-on travel logistics with process optimization, cost awareness, and cross-functional collaboration. It is a remote position suited to someone who is highly organized, detail-focused, and comfortable solving problems proactively in a fast-moving international environment.

Key responsibilities

• Organize and oversee travel bookings and logistics for employees and guests travelling to company meetings, conferences, and industry events across different countries.
• Answer travel queries quickly, troubleshoot issues, and explain travel rules and procedures clearly.
• Work closely with internal business services teams to plan and run corporate events and the related travel arrangements.
• Develop productive relationships with travel suppliers and help ensure strong service quality and reliable performance.
• Check travel invoices for correctness and support the handling of payments, refunds, credits, and tracking of unused tickets.
• Track travel spend, policy adherence, sustainability indicators, and market trends to spot ways to improve the operation.
• Keep accurate records of travel credits, airline loyalty points, and reporting data to support efficient travel management.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Business, a technical subject, or a closely related discipline.
• Excellent organizing ability, strong attention to detail, and the capacity to juggle several priorities at once.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work well across teams in different countries.
• A strong sense of ownership, responsibility, and follow-through when handling operational work and projects.
• Good analytical thinking and the ability to quickly pick up new systems, tools, and software.
• Self-driven, proactive, and able to perform effectively without close supervision in a fully remote setup.
• Experience in travel operations or the travel sector is helpful but not mandatory.
• Availability and willingness to travel internationally up to four times per year for company events, with trips lasting up to two weeks each.

Benefits

• Competitive pay aligned to location, experience, and performance.
• Annual bonus tied to performance.
• Yearly compensation review.
• Fully remote work model with a globally distributed team.
• Twice-a-year in-person team meetups.
• Personal learning and development allowance of USD 2,000 per year.
• Recognition and rewards initiatives.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunities to travel internationally and work with colleagues in person.
• Priority Pass membership and upgraded travel options for long-haul company events.

Additional information

This role is posted through a partner company, which will manage the application review and all later stages of the hiring process. Candidates are assessed against the role’s core requirements through an AI-assisted matching process, and the resulting shortlist is passed to the hiring employer. Final interviews, assessments, and hiring decisions are handled by the employer’s internal team.

Applicants should also note the data processing terms connected to the recruitment process. Personal data may be reviewed and shared with the hiring employer for candidacy evaluation in line with applicable data protection laws, including GDPR. AI tools may be used to support parts of screening and application review, but human judgment remains central to the final decision.