Corporate Travel Manager

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Corporate Travel Manager - Carmel, IN (Hybrid) Must live in Indiana (Indianapolis)

Allegion is seeking a professional, detail-oriented individual to join our team as Corporate Travel Manager. The Corporate Travel Manager will strategically and tactically manage global travel and expense operations. Responsibilities will include establishing policies and procedures, negotiating provider agreements, managing program performance, troubleshooting issues, and balancing stakeholder needs.

Hybrid

At Allegion, we are driven by a bold vision: redefining safety while empowering our employees to thrive. When you join our team, you become part of a culture that values innovation, purpose, and excellence. This role offers the benefits of our dynamic hybrid work model—combining in-person collaboration for meaningful moments with the flexibility of remote work. Since hybrid arrangements can vary based on the needs of the individual, team and business, your talent acquisition partner will provide specific hybrid details about this role.

We are committed to fostering a healthy work-life balance and building meaningful connections, ensuring you have the tools, resources, and support needed to excel in any environment. Together, we’ll unlock your potential and create a lasting impact.

While this is the current structure and we currently have no plans to change, we reserve the right to make changes to the hybrid schedule as needed at the Company’s discretion.

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.

What You Will Do

• Strategic program leadership
• Develop and execute a global travel and expense (T&E) strategy aligned with stakeholder needs and corporate goals and values.
• Define, implement, and continuously improve T&E policies, processes, and program performance metrics.
• Serve as a trusted business partner, identifying demand, driving value improvements, and enhancing competitive advantage.
• Policy, governance, and compliance
• Maintain, update, and publish T&E policies and related training materials to ensure cross‑functional alignment and adherence.
• Monitor policy compliance, generate reporting, and drive cost-saving opportunities.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks impacting business outcomes.
• Supplier and program management
• Own and develop vendor relationships with travel agencies, airlines, hotels, car rental providers, and other T&E-related partners.
• Negotiate contracts to achieve internal and external purchasing requirements.
• Manage vendor performance, issue resolution, and escalation as needed.
• Card and expense program administration
• Administer corporate card program; card issuance/ termination, usage, and approvals.
• Facilitate employee expense reimbursement processes and systems; process expenses and reconciliations; investigate disputed charges.
• Ensure timely payments, monthly closings, and accurate ledger reconciliation.
• Training, communications, and user enablement
• Develop and deliver training on corporate card use, expense documentation, and travel operations and systems.
• Communicate delinquent accounts and drive timely closeout of aging issues.
• Travel operations and support
• Manage travel documentation (itineraries, visas, travel-related forms) and support global travelers as needed.
• Balance strategic oversight with tactical execution; respond to travel issues promptly.
• Lead cross‑functional initiatives to improve travel program delivery and user experience.
  

What You Need To Succeed

• Travel and experience
• 5+ years in corporate travel management or a closely related role.
• Proven track record in T&E reporting, processing, and program management.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with complex projects and deadlines.
• Technical and policy expertise
• Specialized expertise with Concur (or comparable T&E platforms).
• Strong knowledge of corporate travel policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Skills and capabilities
• Exceptional written and verbal communication; strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Analytical mindset with solid business acumen to interpret data and drive decisions.
• Customer‑oriented, collaborative, and able to lead cross‑functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to influence without formal authority.
• Able to manage, mentor, or supervise team members (direct staff or contractors) as needed and applicable.
• Education and certificates
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Travel and tourism training a plus.
• Current travel certification, preferred
• Willingness to travel up to 10% as needed.
  

Why Work for Us?

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:

• You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.
• You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.
• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!
• You want to work for an award-winning company that invests in its people. Allegion is proud to be a recipient of the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the second year in a row, recognizing our commitment to employee engagement, strengths-based development, and unlocking human potential.
  
  

What You’ll Get From Us

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”.
• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Unlimited PTO
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”
• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths testing and coaching
  
  

Apply Today!

Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place!

Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.

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Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

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