# Director, Travel & Expense at Databricks

> United States · Director+ · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Adatabricks%3A8582308002 (read 2026-11-05).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Databricks](https://alderhq.app/companies/databricks)
- Location text: San Francisco, California; United States; San Francisco, California
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: San Francisco, California; United States; San Francisco, California")
- Posted: 2026-06-08 (149 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-03 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://databricks.com/company/careers/open-positions/job?gh_jid=8582308002

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $238k–$327k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (SF Bay Area, n 713): p25 $215k, median $256k, p75 $293k
- H-1B filings at this company for similar roles, FY26: 23, median offered wage $153k ([US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance))
- Recognised sponsor (NL): registered as "Databricks" (checked 2026-11-03, [register](https://ind.nl/en/public-register-recognised-sponsors/public-register-regular-labour-and-highly-skilled-migrants))
- Licensed UK sponsor: registered as "Databricks UK Limited" (checked 2026-11-03, [register](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers))

## Description (the employer's text)

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While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered.

We are seeking a strategic, operationally strong Director, Travel & Expense to lead and modernize our global travel, expense, and corporate spend ecosystem. This leader will drive a digital-first, highly scalable program that improves the employee experience while strengthening governance, compliance, and financial discipline across a fast-growing global organization.

This role is ideal for a builder who can define future-state strategy while also leading hands-on execution, operational rigor, and measurable outcomes. The successful candidate will partner closely across Finance, Procurement, IT, HR, Security, and Operations to create a seamless and future-ready T&E model.

The impact you will have:

- Lead the transformation of the T&E program into a modern, automated, digital-first experience, including AI-enabled workflows, touchless expense processing, automated audit controls, and intelligent policy enforcement.
- Create a frictionless employee experience across booking, expense submission, approvals, reimbursements, and support while simplifying processes and reducing manual work.
- Build a scalable global T&E roadmap that balances agility, governance, employee experience, and operational efficiency, with clear KPIs, dashboards, and change management to support adoption.
- Oversee global business travel operations across air, hotel, ground transportation, meetings, and traveler support, while shaping regional travel strategies for a distributed workforce.
- Manage travel partners and supplier relationships to improve service levels, optimize spend, and support evolving business needs.
- Partner with Security and HR to strengthen traveler safety, duty of care, and crisis response capabilities.
- Lead enterprise expense reimbursement and corporate card programs with a focus on automation, compliance, scalability, and employee experience.
- Implement intelligent expense capabilities such as auto-generated reports, AI auditing, receipt automation, and policy-driven workflows, while simplifying approvals and accelerating reimbursement cycles.
- Partner closely with AP, Payroll, and Finance Operations to streamline end-to-end financial processes.
- Own the T&E technology ecosystem, including platforms such as Emburse, Egencia, Ramp, Brex, AppZen, and corporate card integrations; partner with IT and Finance Systems on integrations, APIs, and analytics.
- Ensure strong policy governance, financial controls, audit readiness, and compliance with global tax, regulatory, data privacy, and regional travel requirements.
- Build and lead a high-performing global team, develop leadership bench strength, and influence cross-functional stakeholders in a complex, fast-moving environment.
What we look for:

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Supply Chain, Hospitality, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in Travel, Expense, Procurement, Finance Operations, Shared Services, or related functions.
- Proven success leading T&E transformation, automation, or digital modernization initiatives in high-growth or fast-paced organizations.
- Experience leading global or multinational T&E programs and managing regional operations and cross-border transformation efforts.
- Strong operational leadership with the ability to translate strategy into scalable execution.
- Deep expertise in T&E platforms, workflow automation, corporate card programs, and expense technologies.
- Strong understanding of AI-enabled operations, process redesign, and scalable service delivery models.
- Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and change leadership skills, with the ability to lead through ambiguity and evolving business priorities.
- Experience leading global or multinational T&E programs.
- MBA, CPA, CTP, or related certification preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma, automation, or digital transformation experience strongly preferred.
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