Manager, Strategy & Operations

Location : Palo Alto, CA or San Francisco, CADepartment : OperationsLocation : Palo Alto, CA. 3 days a week in-officeWill support relocationWe are looking for a person to work closely with Navan’s VP of Expense Strategy and Operations, and senior leadership across the organization, to shape and drive strategic, operational, and organizational improvements. The scope of work will vary; however, you will directly solve customer problems and work with leadership to identify, prioritize, and execute on strategic opportunities.What You’ll Do : Lead cross-functional efforts to help drive high-priority initiatives across the Expense business. You’ll drive projects that make our business healthier.Collaborate with leadership to identify, structure, quantify, and answer complex business problems to help inform executive decision making.Design, manage, and iterate systems and processes which help make the Expense business more operationally efficient. You’ll be designing a Quality Assurance system one day, and optimizing card stock inventory the next.Collaborate with Data and Engineering to develop and maintain dashboards / data visualizations on an ad-hoc basis.Collect regular feedback on product enhancements, quantify the impact of these enhancements on the business, and use that information to inform our quarterly roadmap planning process.Build and maintain models to help forecast OpEx and headcount / capacity planning.What We’re Looking For : You’re an owner with a strong bias for action. You own the projects you’re driving, end to end. You dive deep into details and ensure things run smoothly, start to finish.You are analytical, structured, and can break down complex problems into simple components. Advanced Excel / Google Sheets experience strongly preferred.You have exceptional communication skills, business judgment, and the ability to tell compelling stories with data to senior leaders.You gravitate toward people and enjoy working in a highly cross-functional role. You can help engineering resolve a technical issue one day, and work with Accounting and Finance the next.You have 4 years of progressively-growing responsibilities in a high-performance work environment, including Strategy / Management Consulting, Product Management, or Strategy & Operations in a high-growth tech company. MBA preferred but not required.Pay Range : $82,500 — $170,000 USDNavan is the all-in-one super app that makes travel and expense easy so you can focus on being there, not getting there. Say goodbye to spending hours on the phone trying to change your flight or saving stacks of receipts to manually input expenses. From EAs and finance teams to travel managers and employees, Navan empowers people to focus on the things that matter most to them — all while providing companies with real-time visibility, savings, and control.At Navan, we’re never satisfied with the status quo, and we know breakthrough ideas come from diverse perspectives. We are committed to cultivating a workplace that reflects the diversity of the customers we serve while fostering leadership and innovation. All voices are valued here and you’ll have the resources, tools, and training you’ll need to do the best work of your life.Navan provides a comprehensive benefits package tailored to support your well-being and financial security. Our offerings include generous medical plans, dental, and vision benefits with premiums covered by Navan, as well as various insurance options designed to cover each family's needs. We also prioritize your holistic wellness with perks like paid parental and bereavement leave, subsidized commuter benefits, mental health support, connectivity stipends, and even pet insurance.Workplace Policy : Navan believes in the value of in-person connections, whether that is sitting down to have lunch with one another, taking a walking 1 : 1, or collaborating in a room together. The connections forged through face-to-face interactions improve company culture and drive business results. Navan invests in global office spaces — in the US, Germany, France, Spain, and the UK, among others — that feel welcoming and offer perks such as lunches and happy hours to create a strong team environment to help you do your best work. We operate on a hybrid working model, which we define as three days a week in-office. Please expect this policy for all roles that are tied to an office.Navan is an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions based solely on merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We prohibit any such discrimination or harassment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring.Accommodations : Navan complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law. Navan will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability in connection with applications for employment as required by law.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Salary : $82,500 - $170,000