Travel & Expense (T&E) and Corporate Card Program Manager

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The Pokémon Company International a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management licensing marketing the Pokémon Trading Card Game the animated TV series home entertainment and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular childrens entertainment properties in the world.

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Job Title: Travel & Expense (T&E) and Corporate Card Program Manager

Job Summary: The Travel & Expense (T&E) and Corporate Card Program Manager is responsible for owning the end-to-end delivery and governance of the companys T&E Management and Corporate Card Administration program including travel provider (vendor) management corporate rate agreement management card provider transition expansion of card adoption compliance/audit infrastructure analytics and executive reporting and vendor pay-by-card enablement. This role partners closely with Treasury P2P/AP Compliance HR IT and business leaders to increase rebate returns strengthen controls reduce fraud exposure and improve spend visibility and traveler experience. This position reports to the Sr. Manager of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and is primarily responsible for ensuring that TPCis T&E and Corporate Card Administration functions for its global offices (i.e. US UK Mexico and Ireland) run accurately and effectively.

FLSA Classification (US Only): Exempt

People Manager: No

What youll do

Program ownership & execution:

Serve as the accountable owner for the Corporate Card & T&E program roadmap driving across provider transition phased rollout and operational readiness.

Establish operating rhythms governance and cross-functional alignment (Treasury P2P/AP Compliance HR IT and business leaders) including communications and change management.

Controls compliance audit readiness and risk mitigation:

Design and operationalize a scalable controls framework (policy SOPs exception handling documentation standards merchant/category controls and lifecycle processes such as limits lost cards and offboarding).

Monitor for out-of-policy spend and emerging fraud patterns; implement mitigations through tooling process updates training and vendor/provider controls.

Build and run annual and spot audit programs in partnership with Compliance and key stakeholders; track findings through remediation and measure control effectiveness.

Analytics dashboards and executive visibility:

Define and own program KPIs (rebate performance adoption compliance audit coverage SLA/help-desk metrics card and T&E spend insights).

Build and maintain director-ready dashboards (e.g. spend vs travel budget team card spend compliance trends audit status) using SQL and BI tools; translate insights into recommendations and actions.

Provider vendor and stakeholder management:

Partner with Treasury and the corporate card provider to optimize program economics (rebates eligible spend expansion) controls and operational performance.

Lead vendor pay-by-card enablement with AP alignment: supplier targeting onboarding process updates communications reconciliation processes and reporting.

Coordinate with stakeholders to improve travel and expense user experience while maintaining policy compliance.

Systems workflows and enablement:

Own scalable intake and support processes (inbox help desk Slack channel) documentation hubs (e.g. SharePoint) training materials and workflow tooling (e.g. Jira).

Support regional requirements and workflows (e.g. tax documentation processes) and ensure ongoing compliance in international locations.

What youll bring

7 years of experience managing complex global cross-functional projects/programs. Proven ability to work across spans of levels internally and externally: C-Suite to warehouse staff.

Proven track record of successfully delivering enterprise-scale initiatives with measurable business impact.

Expertise in building program management frameworks dashboards and executive communication.

Skilled facilitator who can drive alignment manage conflict and maintain momentum across diverse teams.

Highly collaborative data-driven structured and intellectually curious leader who inspires trust and positive change.

Demonstrated experience designing and operating controls audit processes or compliance programs (including SOP creation monitoring and remediation).

Experience in fraud prevention risk mitigation or out-of-policy monitoring within payments spend or financial operations (including building monitoring signals and driving remediation).

Strong communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions.

Strong analytical capability including advanced SQL and experience building dashboards/metrics in Tableau (or equivalent BI tools).

Preferred Qualifications:

o Experience with corporate card programs T&E/expense management AP/P2P or adjacent spend/payments platforms.

o Familiarity with expense tools and workflows (e.g. Concur) ticketing/workflow systems (e.g. Jira) and knowledge/documentation platforms (e.g. SharePoint).

o Experience supporting international/regional compliance requirements related to travel and expenses.

Base Salary Range:For this role new hires generally start between $114000.00 - $135000.00 per year. The full range is $114000.00 - $171000.00 per year. This range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be hired. The final base salary is directly related to the candidates qualifications and professional experience uniquely.

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How youll be successful

• Passion for Pokémon: Develops an understanding of the Pokémon brand the impact it has on our people culture business fans and communities and applying that knowledge and passion to everything you do.
• Challenging the Expected: Approaches challenges with curiosity and creativity embracing the possibility of failure as an opportunity to learn something new develop innovative ideas solve complex problems and identify unique opportunities.
• Integrity and Respect: Demonstrates integrity and respect by leading with empathy listening to others seeking out different perspectives and taking personal responsibility for decisions actions and results.
• Dedicated to Quality: Takes ownership to maintain and promote high standards looks for new ways to learn and improve and embraces a growth mindset to seek and apply feedback from others in an effort to continuously improve.
• Building Relationships: Develops and strengthens relationships adopting a team first mentality and working collaboratively to solve problems and meet shared goals.
• Delighting Customers: Listens and understands the interests and needs of our customers and stakeholders making them feel heard and important and embracing these learnings to continue delivering a unique Pokémon experience.

What to expect

• An innovative culture driven by impact delivering meaningful outcomes.
• Company events that celebrate the spirit of Pokémon.
• Competitive cash-based compensation programs.
• 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you.
• Generous paid family leave.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance.
• US Employees: 401k Employer Matching.
• UK/IRE/MX Employees: Pension Employer Contributions.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Commuter benefit.
• LinkedIn learning.
• Comprehensive relocation package for certain roles.
• Hybrid work environment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this role. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required. Employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed. For roles in the United Kingdom candidates will need the right to some cases and for some roles the Company may be able to arrange a visa. For roles in Ireland this role requires candidates to have the right to live and work in the Republic of Ireland. However we welcome applications from all nationalities and may consider supporting an employment permit application in appropriate and suitable cases.

The Pokémon Company International is committed to the inclusion of all qualified applicants for consideration in our job application process. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application pre-employment testing or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process please contact the Talent Acquisition team at .