Scale AI is looking to hire a highly motivated and enthusiastic Global Travel & Expenses Manager to join its Corporate Accounting team. This crucial role will play an integral part in building its global travel and expense operations in a fast-paced environment. This role will be responsible for managing the strategic Travel program and expenses cycle and supporting the month-end close process. You must have strategic thinking, strong analytical skills and an eagerness to learn, as well as be a collaborative team player. You’ll need to not be afraid to roll up your sleeves and pivot between high-level vendor negotiations and hands‑on system troubleshooting and also doing tactical work.

What you’ll be doing
- Design and execute the integral travel category strategy, leading end‑to‑end supplier selection (RFP), onboarding, and lifecycle management for airlines, hotels, and ground transportation.
- Architect high‑leverage negotiation strategies to secure preferential rates and corporate benefits, ensuring maximum ROI on the company’s annual travel spend.




- Champion "Preferred Supplier" adoption through creating policies, data‑driven influence and internal marketing, optimizing corporate leverage and volume‑based discounts.
- Govern the global Travel & Expense (T&E;) ecosystem, overseeing corporate credit card programs and employee reimbursements to ensure 100% alignment with fiscal policy and tax compliance.
- Execute rigorous internal controls and audits, identifying leakage or non‑compliant spending patterns and implementing corrective action plans.
- Pioneer process optimization by auditing existing workflows and designing automated, scalable solutions that reduce friction for the traveler while increasing back‑office efficiency.
- Serve as the Functional Product Owner for travel‑related technologies (e.g., Navan, Brex, etc), managing system integrations, troubleshooting technical hurdles, and leading future‑state implementations.
- Synthesize T&E; data into actionab

📌 Travel & Expense Manager (Ciudad de México)
🏢 Scale Ai
📍 Ciudad de México