Global Travel Manager

Global Travel Manager

We are always on the lookout for a talent with a growth mindset – are you the one?

We are looking for a Global Travel Manager with overall responsibility for developing, governing and continuously improving Wärtsilä’s global travel program.

The preferred location for this position is Helsinki, Turku, Vaasa, Finland or Gdansk, Poland, but other Wärtsilä locations can be considered. We offer a possibility for hybrid work.

As our current Global Travel Manager is approaching retirement, we are looking for a successor to take on this key global role.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Global Travel Manager, you will own and lead Wärtsilä’s global travel program, ensuring that travel policies, processes, tools and services support business needs while delivering a compliant, cost-effective and positive traveler experience. You will work closely with our businesses, travel agency and other travel suppliers, Category Management, Security, Treasury, HR and other key stakeholders across the organization.

In this role, you will independently drive travel program development, lead cross-functional initiatives, coordinate global processes and ensure effective governance of travel services, tools and policies. You will also play a key role in identifying improvement opportunities, strengthening compliance and enhancing the overall traveler experience.

You will focus on these responsibilities:

• Own and maintain Wärtsilä’s Global Travel Policy, program rules and governance framework

• Facilitate Wärtsilä Travel Board activities, including agenda preparation, decision materials and follow-up actions

• Continuously identify opportunities to improve travel processes, simplify ways of working, increase automation, strengthen compliance and improve traveller experience

• Manage day-to-day operational collaboration with travel agency and other travel suppliers and monitor service delivery performance

• Govern travel tools, online booking configurations, policy settings and approval workflows

• Monitor travel program KPIs, compliance, traveller behaviour and performance trends, and initiate improvement actions

• Coordinate traveller communication, guidance and training to support program adoption and compliance

• Coordinate travel risk and duty-of-care processes together with Security and other relevant stakeholders

• Govern traveller support and escalation processes to ensure effective issue resolution across the approved service model

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and suppliers to support sourcing activities, supplier performance management and travel programme development

You’ll be working as a part of Group HR’s Global Mobility team in CoE, Performance and Rewarding.

Requirements for the position:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Finance, or another relevant field

• At least 3 years of relevant experience from working in travel management in a global or multicultural organization

• Strong understanding of travel industry

• Experience managing global processes, services, or programs

• Good understanding of compliance requirements related to travel

• Proven ability to independently drive cross-functional initiatives and continuous improvement activities

• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills across functions, countries, and organisational levels

• Experience working with external vendors

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data and insights into actions

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, take ownership, and deliver results in a structured and proactive manner

• Fluent written and spoken English

Qualifications/to be able to succeed in the position we expect you to have:

• Proactive and comfortable taking ownership

• Collaborative and able to build effective relationships across functions and cultures

• Structured and able to manage complex topics and competing priorities

• Improvement-oriented, with a practical and solution-focused mindset

• A clear communicator who can turn complex topics into simple and actionable guidance

Why you and us?

You are valued – as your true self. At Wärtsilä YOU matter. We value diversity and are committed in supporting inclusive work community.

Your growth is supported. We believe in continuous learning & teamwork. Wärtsilian community has your back when it comes to development opportunities – so you can develop beyond your potential.

You get to make a difference. Innovation and sustainability are important for us. Every day, we - Wärtsilians - put our hearts and minds into enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services into reality.

Contact & next steps

Please submit your application before the application deadline 3.11.2026 through our Careers portal. Applications through email will not be considered. After submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation email.

In case of any questions regarding the position, reach out to:

Heta Peltola

Total Rewards and Global Mobility Lead

[email protected]

Last application date: 03/11/2026

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

Please note that according to Wärtsilä policy, voluntary consent for a security check may be required from candidates being considered for this position, depending on the applicable country.