Engineering Manager Spend (Boston)

About Us

Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time-consuming manual work that gets in the way of real work our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses invoice processing and more. By eliminating this shadow work that wastes hours erodes morale and saps innovation were on a mission to power real work with real impact.

Were trusted by more than 10000 companies worldwide including Wise On Running Breitling and Fabletics and were tackling the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week a $1.7 trillion problem.

Founded in 2015 Perk has grown into a global company of more than 1800 people across 12 offices globally with headquarters in London and Boston. We combine innovation control and simplicity to transform how businesses work and how people feel at work.

At Perk were driven by our values like being an owner delivering a 7-star experience and working as one team. We value curiosity purpose and mindset not just knowledge to unlock the power in your potential. Our talent team brings together leading minds from the travel and SaaS industries representing over 70 countries. If youre excited about having a real impact and shaping how millions of people experience work wed love you on the team.

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About the role

At TravelPerk we believe in empowering cross-functional teams that deliver exceptional results for our customers and the company. We are currently looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Spend Management squads focusing on the US market.

The Cards and Expenses products are core pillars of TravelPerks Travel&Spend platform. Together they give businesses real-time visibility and control over spend streamline reconciliation ensure compliance with local regulations and create a seamless user experience. For employees this means eliminating the burden of using personal funds or complex reimbursement processessimplifying the entire expense journey.

As the first NAM Engineering Manager you will play a pivotal role in tailoring our global platform to meet the unique needs of the North American market. Youll manage and scale high-performing engineering teams deliver impactful features and collaborate across functions to make TravelPerk the leader in travel and spend management.

What youll do

• Lead and Grow Teams: Manage coach and inspire engineers across both the Cards and Expenses squads fostering a culture of collaboration ownership and continuous improvement.

• Drive Delivery: Be accountable for building and shipping features that deliver measurable business value and customer delight in the North American market.

• Ensure Engineering Excellence: Balance speed with sustainabilityensuring solutions are secure scalable and compliant with finance tax and regulatory requirements.

• Set Technical Direction: Guide architectural decisions support engineers through technical challenges and advocate for simplicity efficiency and performance.

• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with Product Managers Designers Finance Compliance and business stakeholders to align engineering work with strategic priorities.

• Empower Your Team: Remove blockers create clarity and help your teams stay focused on delivering outcomes.

• Recruit & Scale: Play an active role in hiring onboarding and evolving engineering practices to support growth in North America.

• Stay Customer-Focused: Work with Implementation Sales Engineering and Account Management teams to ensure features address real customer pain points and unlock adoption.
  
  

What youll need

• Proven Leadership: 7 years in technology with at least 3 years managing engineering teams delivering B2B SaaS products.

• Domain Expertise: Experience with payments card products or expense management in the North American market is a strong plus.

• Technical Acumen: Solid foundation in software engineering and system design; able to guide teams in making smart technical trade-offs.

• People Management Skills: Track record of developing engineers running performance reviews and building high-performing teams.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Comfortable working closely with Product Design Finance and Compliance to deliver successful outcomes.

• Customer Orientation: Ability to connect engineering work to user experience and business impact.

• Adaptability: Thrive in a fast-paced scaling environment with evolving priorities.

Compensation for this role is a combination of salary and stock options. The anticipated base salary range is $215000 - $250000 per year. Actual compensation may vary based on specific qualifications experience and other job-related factors.

How We Work

At Perk we take an IRL-first approach to work where our team works together in-person 3 days a week. As such this role requires you to be based within commuting distance of our hubs. We fundamentally believe in the value of meeting in real life to improve connectivity productivity creativity and ultimately making us a great place to work.

For certain roles we can help with relocation from anywhere in the world English is the official language at the office. Please submit your resume in English if you choose to apply. Do not forget to submit an updated portfolio and/or resume.

Perk is a global company with a diverse customer base and we want to make sure the people behind our product reflect that. Were an equal opportunity employer which means youre welcome at Perk regardless of how you look where youre from or anything else that makes you well you.

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All official communication from Perk will always come from email addresses ending in @ or @ our verified social media channels or recruiters listed on our official LinkedIn page. We will never ask you to pay for equipment training or fees request sensitive personal information such as bank details early in the process or communicate through unofficial apps like WhatsApp Telegram or Signal. If you receive a message claiming to be from Perk that seems suspicious please do not respond. Forward it to and we will confirm whether it is legitimate.

Required Experience:

Manager