Americas Region and Executive Travel Manager

At Apple great ideas travel fastand the people behind them travel even Worldwide Travel team creates seamless effortless journeys that empower Apple teams to do the best work of their lives. We are looking for an exceptional visionary leader to helm our Americas Region Travel Program and champion our dedicated Executive Travel Operations.

In this role you will balance two worlds: orchestrating the grand-scale logistics of a world-class travel program across the Americas while delivering bespoke white-glove service to Apples senior executive leadership. You will lead people shape cutting-edge travel technology manage high-stakes supplier partnerships and inspire a large operational footprint to perform at its you are a strategic thinker with flawless operational instincts a passion for service excellence and the poise to navigate high-profile demands with ease this is your runway.

Lead Americas Regional Strategy: Own and elevate end-to-end travel operations across the Americas translating high-level vision into effortless everyday experiences for thousands of White-Glove Executive Support: Directly lead a dedicated discreet six-person team providing hyper-personalized 24/7 logistical support for senior leadership Large-Scale Operations: Direct and coach an on-site vendor ecosystem of 60 travel professionals instilling a relentless culture of empathy precision and customer-first with Technology: Champion next-generation travel tools and digital platforms that reduce friction boost productivity and redefine the modern corporate travel Global Supplier Alliances: Build and manage strategic relationships with world-tier airlines hotel partners and ground/mobility networksdemanding the highest standards of service sustainability and Worldwide Standards: Partner with global travel leaders to co-author worldwide policies standardize regional best practices and anticipate the future of corporate mobility.

8 years of progressive corporate travel management experience within a complex global enterprisenProven track record leading large-scale operational ecosystems encompassing both on-site operations and distributed/remote supervisory experience managing dedicated teams and leading performance experience evaluating implementing and optimizing corporate travel tech stacks (booking tools expense management duty of care).nBachelors degree or equivalent industry to travel domestically and internationally (2025%).tnExceptional Service Instincts: A deep intuitive grasp of high-touch customer careequally adept at calming a stranded road warrior or orchestrating flawless itineraries for C-suite Command u0026 Velocity: A proven ability to navigate fast-moving high-stakes environments with composure urgency and rock-solid problem-solving People Leadership: Demonstrated success mentoring direct reports steering large multi-layered teams and driving vendor partners to achieve shared u0026 Executive Presence: Superb communication and relationship-building chops with the natural authority to advise collaborate with and influence senior leaders across multiple u0026 Analytical Acumen: Comfort toggling seamlessly between the 30000-foot strategic vision and the tactical nuances of vendor SLAs budgets and u0026 Discretion: Unimpeachable judgment ethical standards and comfort operating with complete autonomy when handling confidential or sensitive scenarios.

Overseeing the broader Americas region.