Business Travel Project Lead

Company: CM recruitment
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Location: London
Job Description:

BusinessTravelProjectLead

3–6MonthFTC/ConsultancyOpportunity

Hybrid–CentralLondon(flexibilityfortherightcandidate)

CompetitiveRemuneration,negotiabledependingonexperience

Areyouaseniorbusinesstravelprofessionalreadytobuildsomethingfromthegroundup?

Thisisarareopportunitytojoinahighlyrespectedglobalorganisationastheyembarkonanambitiousprojecttocreatetheirownin-housebusinesstravelfunction.We’relookingforacommerciallyminded,strategicleaderwithdeepexpertiseacrosstravelmanagementcompanies,businesstraveloperations,supplierpartnershipsandtraveltechnology.

Thisrolewillplayapivotalpartinshapingthefutureoftheorganisation’stravelprogramme—frominitialfeasibilitythroughtofullimplementation.

TheOpportunity

Phase1–Feasibility&StrategicPlanning(Approx.3Months)

You’llleadthediscoveryandplanningphase,developingthecommercialandoperationalfoundationsfortheproposedin-housetravelmodel,including:

  • BuildingthebusinesscaseandP&L
  • Forecastingandcommercialanalysis
  • Designingorganisationalstructures
  • Creatingtheproductandtechnologyroadmap
  • Projectplanningandimplementationstrategy
  • Evaluatingoperationalandsuppliermodels

Phase2–Build&Implementation(Approx.3+Months)

Followingapprovalofthefeasibilitystudy,you’lltaketheleadonbringingthevisiontolifeby:

  • Buildinganin-houseTravelManagementCompanyfromthegroundup
  • LeadingsupplierRFPandcontractnegotiations
  • Hiringandstructuringkeyteams
  • DesigningscalablebusinessprocessesandSOPs
  • Drivingoperationalsetupanddelivery
  • Managingimplementationacrosstechnology,suppliersandoperations

AboutYou

You’llbeastrategic,commerciallyastutetravelleaderwith:

  • ExtensiveexperiencewithinbusinesstravelandTMCenvironments
  • Strongunderstandingoftraveloperations,supplieragreementsandtraveltechnology
  • Provenprojectleadershipandchangemanagementexperience
  • Excellentcommercialmodellingandstakeholdermanagementskills
  • Theabilitytooperatebothstrategicallyandhands-on

Thisisanoutstandingopportunityforanexperiencedconsultantorseniortravelleaderlookingtodeliverahigh-impacttransformationprojectwithinaglobalorganisation.

Foraconfidentialdiscussion,pleasegetintouch:

Tim–tim@candm.co.uk

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Posted: May 27th, 2026