Senior Director, Travel and Expense

We are seeking a strategic, visionary Senior Director to lead our Travel and Expense (T&E) team within the broader Spend organisation.

In this high-impact leadership position, you will partner closely with Finance Business Partners to define and execute an innovative Finance Solution Strategy and multi-year roadmap for T&E operations.

Leveraging both qualitative and quantitative data, you will harness emergent technologies to deliver market-leading innovation, optimise global spend, and drive differentiated business value.

As a key strategic leader, you will act as a primary orchestrator across Industry Go-To-Market, Strategy, Services, and Sales leadership to shape and evangelise our tech industry solution map and value proposition.

Key Responsibilities

• Data-Driven Strategy & Execution: Uncover underlying spend and operational insights using advanced analytics to elevate organisational performance, unlock hidden financial value, and improve execution across the T&E ecosystem.
• Scalable Metric Frameworks: Define, implement, and govern a scalable tracking framework to measure core business metrics, user adoption, and solution effectiveness.
• Cross-Functional Solution Alignment: Collaborate deeply with leaders across GTM, Strategy, Services, and Sales to define and advocate for our Tech Industry solution roadmap and overarching value proposition.
• End-to-End Leadership & Governance: Drive strategic T&E initiatives from vision through planning and measurable business impact, taking full accountability in close collaboration with senior leadership.
• Issue Resolution & Barrier Removal: Proactively identify challenges, remove operational roadblocks, resolve complex team friction points, and escalate risks to senior management when necessary to ensure seamless project delivery.

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years experience leading and developing large product management organisations, including managing Directors and Senior Managers.
• 10+ years experience managing product management teams, building high-performing teams and driving product outcomes.
• 15+ years experience in product management, defining and executing product strategies for complex software products or platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline such as Business, Computer Science, or a related discipline; a Master's degree preferred or equivalent practical experience.

Other Qualifications:

• Recognised expert in fostering Building Trust at the highest levels, creating a culture of reliability and collaboration across the product organisation and with executive stakeholders.
• Exceptional ability to cultivate a Business Mindset within the product organisation, aligning product strategy with the company's overarching business objectives and long-term vision.
• Mastery in Decision Making in critical and complex product and strategic matters, providing clear direction and making high-impact choices for the product portfolio.
• Proven ability to effectively apply Evangelism to communicate product vision and value to the entire organisation and external stakeholders, building strong brand advocacy and market leadership.
• Unparalleled ability to lead through Managing Ambiguity in a rapidly evolving market and competitive landscape, adapting product strategy and guiding the organisation through uncertainty.
• Demonstrated expertise in defining and executing Product Strategies for a significant product portfolio or business unit, driving market leadership and achieving strategic goals.
• Strong executive leadership in Talent Development, with a proven track record of building and developing world-class product leadership and management teams.
• Visionary ability to apply Transformational Leadership principles to inspire and motivate the entire product organisation towards achieving a shared vision of product excellence and market impact.

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualised base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants.

Primary Location: USA.CA.Home Office Primary Location Base Pay Range: $243,600 USD - $365,400 USD Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $220,400 USD - $408,000 USD