19 jobs in Travelport

Travelport is seeking a Senior Director for Cloud Engineering to lead the cloud strategy for their advanced platform. This role involves overseeing cloud operations, enhancing engineering standards, and managing costs while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support AI and data needs.

Ideal candidates possess extensive experience with AWS environments, leading high-scale systems, and driving cloud engineering excellence. The position offers a hybrid working model along with benefits including healthcare and pension.

Senior Director, Senior Director, Cloud Engineering (UK OR US)

Travel obsessed? Big tech fan? Hey, you’re in good company. If you want to be part of the industry that makes the world go round, then look no further.

Travelport is the brains behind lots of your travel bookings‑plane, car or hotel. Our technology is used to book that magical holiday, infamous bachelorette party or long overdue school reunion. While we can’t solve mosquito bites or lost luggage, we can simplify a lot of the technical parts of travel, and we’re looking for the best thinkers to help us do it.

We’re hiring right now for a Senior Director, Cloud Engineering! Search for #Travelport on LinkedIn and hear from our amazing team.

We’re hiring a Senior Director, Cloud Engineering to lead the cloud engineering capability behind Travelport’s next-generation platform. This role needs someone who has built and operated serious AWS environments, understands large-scale systems, and can create the platform conditions for frontier AI products to work in production.

You’lllead theteam that defines theengineering approach for AWS, buildsourproductionAWSplatform, and onboards development teams and products to this platform.You’llbe responsible fordriving the move toinfrastructure as code, account management, automated pipelines, observability, resilience, operating coverage and cost control.

You’llalso help define how the platform supports AI, data engineering and high-scale product demand, including where AWS Bedrock and other AI services can be used responsibly in production.

The role is about making the platform stronger, simpler and ready for what comes next while managing the pipeline of new products that are moving to or being created in AWS.

• Lead the cloud engineering strategy for the Travelport platform, with a focus on AWS, automation, resilience, security and cost.
• Build stronger engineering standards for infrastructure as code, CI/CD, AWS account management, platform guardrails and developer enablement.
• Improve the operational model for the platform, including observability, incident response, reliability and 24/7 support coverage.
• Partner with Product and Commercial teams to get ahead of major demand changes, customer commitments and platform capacity decisions.
• Work closely with Data Strategy, Architecture, Infrastructure and Cyber teams to support AI, data lakes, data engineering, identity, security and production GenAI use cases.
• Help define how Travelport scales AI workloads in a cost‑aware, secure and reliable way.
• Lead cloud cost management and capacity planning, including the engineering decisions that drive AWS spend.
• Challenge platform norms and simplify where complexity is slowing delivery, increasing risk or adding cost.

• You’ve led cloud engineering, platform engineering or infrastructure engineering teams running high‑scale production systems on AWS.
• You have strong practical knowledge of distributed systems, infrastructure as code, automated deployment pipelines, cloud security, observability and operational reliability.
• You have managed cloud cost, budget and capacity at scale.
• You understand the engineering choices that drive AWS spend.
• You have enough exposure to AI/ML platform needs, data engineering and cloud data platforms to guide real architecture decisions.
• AWS Bedrock or production GenAI experience would be valuable.
• You can operate at senior leadership level while staying close enough to the technology to challenge decisions properly.
• You know how to build strong engineering teams, create clear standards and improve delivery without adding unnecessary process.

We offer a package that includes 25 days annual leave per annum, a hybrid working model, pension contribution, private medical, life assurance and personal travel insurance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.

Travelport is seeking a Senior Director for Cloud Engineering in the UK. The successful candidate will lead the cloud engineering strategy for Travelport’s next-generation platform with a focus on AWS environments. Responsibilities include managing engineering standards and improving operational reliability.

Candidates should have strong leadership experience in cloud engineering and a solid foundation in AWS, automated deployment, and infrastructure as code. Travelport offers a hybrid working model and competitive benefits including 25 days of annual leave.

Overview

EMEA Business Partner (Commercial/Finance Business Partner) | LANGLEY, UK

This is a key commercial support role to the EMEA commercial sales organization of Travelport. A PE backed, UK headquartered, $2bn global company providing distribution and technology solutions to the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry. Reporting to the VP Business Partner, this role leads the provision of the full range of commercial and sales pipeline review, budgeting and strategic initiatives support to the EMEA Commercial Team.

• This role will be the commercial business partner for the EMEA commercial teams and as such lead the provision of
• Commercial review and challenge to the EMEA leadership team
• Manage the budget / forecast process with the commercial/finance teams
• Drive growth initiatives across the region, holding the teams accountable for delivery of revenue opportunities
• Strategic focus across the region on how Travelport operates across region
• Provide a strategic lens and insight to the commercial team across the industry and customer base

Working within a matrix environment this will require coordination and close interaction with multiple commercial teams, Regional FPA and Corporate FPA finance teams as well as other departments across Travelport. The role will involve working in depth with the commercial teams on forming deal strategies, financial analysis, Go to market strategies and acting as a trusted adviser to the region to ensure they hit their revenue targets.

• Strong strategic finance and analytical skills with experience of working with commercial teams
• Excellent commercial acumen including understanding of commercial negotiations and assisting businesses in implementing new commercial business models or operational processes
• In depth commercial and financial knowledge of travel distribution market, and, in particular, travel agencies, a strong advantage
• Experience of supporting leaders with full P&L financial responsibilities. Previous experience of working within a matrix environment across multiple departments
• Proven communicator and relationship building skills that are successfully leveraged to influence change
• Proficient at interacting with senior executive leadership
• A team player in proactively developing cross functional support. Must be self-motivated and possess strong initiative
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills required, including experience of financial analysis. Prior experience of Cognos BI and Oracle Sales Tools a strong benefit
• Presentation skills, including ability to focus target audience on the key message whilst also ability to cover often complex topics with excellent subject matter expertise
• The team will be measured upon its ability to serve its internal customer base, the speed of delivery against timelines set and the reliability of the information that it provides for decisions to be made
• This role will also have frequent close working relationship across a wide number of Travelport senior leadership teams

• Degree level qualification is Business Studies or related subject
• Advanced Excel / PowerPoint / Microsoft skills

Discover why our teams love working here. Our benefits package includes 25 days annual leave per annum, plus Christmas working days (office shutdown), hybrid working model, pension contribution, private medical, life assurance and personal travel insurance. We offer a bonus program subject to individual and company performance.

We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.

Travelport is seeking a Global Category Leader to develop procurement strategies and manage supplier relationships from its location in Langley, UK. This role involves driving strategic sourcing and contract negotiations to optimize spend across various business services.

Successful candidates will have extensive experience in procurement, demonstrated strategic thinking abilities, and a solid educational background in relevant fields. The position offers a hybrid working model along with a competitive benefits package.

GLOBAL CATEGORY LEADER (PROCUREMENT) | LANGLEY, UK

Travelport is the brains behind your travel bookings, whether plane, car or hotel. Our technology simplifies the technical parts of travel and we’re looking for the best thinkers to help us do it.

We’re hiring right now for a Global Category Leader! Search for #Travelport on LinkedIn to hear from our amazing team.

Global Procurement Category Leader develops the strategy and directs the implementation of category initiatives for strategic partnerships across key business services categories, including Finance, Legal, Workplace & HR, Marketing & Commercial Operations, Technology and Telecom. The role leads initiatives to optimise category spend, drives strategic sourcing, contract negotiations, and procurement activities, and leverages scale across the organisation.

Specifically, the leader will work collaboratively to understand business needs, translate them into specific supplier requirements, establish target pricing, terms, SLA’s and success measures, and drive execution and ongoing monitoring to ensure objectives are realised and sustained.

• Engage business units on their strategies and resulting needs for third‑party goods or services.
• Lead and coach internal business partners and team members on the sourcing process, including requirement gathering, market analysis, source identification, proposal evaluation, negotiations, contract creation, contract management, spend analysis, PR creation assistance, contract execution and invoicing/accounting support.
• Maintain effective relationships with key internal customers and support organisations.
• Set and achieve clear goals for cost savings, value creation and supplier performance within business unit operating plans.
• Participate in scorecard development, quarterly business reviews and problem resolution for supplier performance issues.
• Collaborate with internal clients on procurement forecasting, demand management, requirement development and identification of purchasing channels and sources.
• Create collaborative partnerships with stakeholders to plan and execute procurement activities and category strategies.
• Manage vendor service utilisation and reduce under‑utilised consumption.

• Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans for assigned commodities and services.
• Use category expertise to establish or refine category strategy.
• Conduct market analysis to develop supply market strategies.
• Apply understanding of industry, supplier dynamics and market trends to identify leverage opportunities.
• Ensure optimal global spend leverage across LOBs and geographies.
• Support new business activities within LOBs by identifying appropriate sources within existing strategy.
• Create and model Total Cost of Ownership for categories and sourcing decisions.
• Lead supplier‑selection processes.
• Lead company‑wide efforts to identify new suppliers, including supplier development and new programme implementation for technology products and services.
• Facilitate meetings that drive cost savings initiatives and publish critical results.

• Lead the contract negotiation process with internal partners and suppliers and own closure of contracts.
• Develop negotiation strategy, fallback positions, acceptable terms and conditions through to closure, and evaluate, qualify and select suppliers.
• Understand contractual frameworks and negotiate appropriately with technology, business users and legal.
• Measure savings and manage off‑contract spend opportunities.
• Lead cross‑functional project teams for successful project launch, implementation and compliance.

• Participate in a Global Sourcing team supporting the company’s objectives for this function.
• Create an environment that emphasises partnership with technology processes within and outside service delivery.
• Motivate and collaborate within the team and across peer groups.
• Lead cross‑functional teams, mentor members and drive business process improvements.

• Maintain the contract management repository and Spot project tool.
• Ensure accuracy of the Supplier Spend Data Analytics Tool.
• Raise purchase requests (PRs) and manage purchase order & invoice queries.
• Serve as a contractual and vendor subject‑matter expert.
• Master and facilitate the source‑to‑payment process, stepping in and out as required.

• Experience in procurement organisations covering sourcing, supplier management, supplier quality management and procurement execution.
• Previous spend responsibility of at least $25 million.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, complex and dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking, turning information into effective strategies and driving results.
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good judgement in selecting methods and techniques for solutions.
• Strong organisational and multitasking capabilities.
• Analytical skills to solve complex problems.
• Team‑working skills.
• Experience with sourcing practices and tools (e.g., 7‑step sourcing process, Oracle iProcurement) and ability to enhance the value of purchasing.
• Thorough understanding of contracting principles, contract structure, time‑and‑materials negotiations and technology.
• Strong team‑building skills to integrate and motivate people across organisations.
• Communication skills with vendors and internal partners to maintain credibility and improve service levels to achieve lowest total cost.
• “Can‑do” attitude, collaborating with procurement, legal and business teams to eliminate blockers.
• Flexibility and willingness to work both within sourcing and operational procurement processes to ensure project completion and adherence to internal standards.

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related fields, or equivalent procurement experience.
• MCIPS qualification or working towards it.

Our benefits package includes 25 days annual leave per annum, a hybrid working model, pension contribution, private medical insurance, life assurance and personal travel insurance.

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We are an equal‑opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation if needed.

Travelport is seeking a Global Category Leader in Langley to direct and implement procurement across key business services. The role emphasizes supplier management, negotiations, and strategic sourcing to optimize costs and enhance value.

The ideal candidate will bring expertise in procurement, a knack for analytics, and strong negotiation skills, contributing significantly to Travelport’s operational success. Enjoy benefits like a hybrid working model and 25 days of annual leave.

Director of Sales Excellence – Commercial Operations – Langley, UK

Travelport is a leading travel technology company that simplifies the technical aspects of travel.

As we evolve from a legacy GDS model to a modern, API‑driven travel marketplace, this role will drive best‑in‑class improvements to the commercial operating system that will define our sellers’ future behaviors.

• Conduct the innovation and modernization of sales and account management, with a strong focus on AI‑driven solutions, automation, and self‑service.
• Redesign processes and workflows to deliver seamless, efficient, and consistent customer experiences.
• Build and empower teams to adopt Sales‑first ways of working, driving revenue growth, operational excellence and scalability.
• Champion the modernization of the sales role, using insights and analytics to guide innovation and journey optimisation.
• Deliver measurable results in automation adoption, pipeline hygiene and quality, cost‑to‑serve and productivity improvements.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve end‑to‑end sales processes across demand generation, sales execution and renewal/expansion.
• Translate commercial strategy into operational playbooks, standards and cadences that improve consistency and execution quality.
• Identify productivity bottlenecks and lead initiatives that improve win rates, sales cycle time, deal value and forecasting accuracy.
• Partner with Sales Enablement to ensure training, tools and playbooks reinforce best‑in‑class selling behaviours.
• Support onboarding and role evolution for SDRs, Account Directors, Account Managers, Business Development Managers and Customer Success Managers.
• Build clear definitions of what good looks like across roles and stages of the sales cycle.
• Partner with Sales Operations to improve sales operational infrastructure (CRM, forecasting tools, CPQ if applicable).
• Ensure clean, reliable data to support pipeline health, performance management and executive reporting.
• Deliver actionable insights that connect activity, outcomes and revenue results.
• Support cross‑functional initiatives tied to revenue growth, retention and customer expansion.
• Align incentives, territories, coverage models and capacity planning with business priorities.
• Champion continuous improvement, experimentation and adoption of best practices.
• Influence without authority, driving alignment in a matrixed, global environment.

• 6 to 10 years of experience in Sales/Commercial Excellence, Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, Sales Transformation or similar roles.
• Proven experience supporting sales teams in a SaaS, travel tech or platform‑based business.
• Track record of driving measurable sales productivity or revenue impact through operational initiatives.
• Experience working with scaled CRM and sales tech stacks (e.g., Dealbuilder, Oracle Sales Cloud, forecasting tools, GTM analytics).

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into practical recommendations.
• Deep understanding of sales motions, deal dynamics and customer lifecycle management.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills; comfortable partnering with senior commercial leaders.
• Change leadership capability – able to bring people along, not just design the solution.
• Pragmatic problem‑solver who balances rigor with speed.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and evolving organisations.
• Highly collaborative and outcomes‑focused.
• Strong communicator who can simplify complexity.

25 days annual leave per annum, hybrid working model, pension contribution, private medical, life assurance and personal travel insurance.

We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.