Engine is the AI-native platform for intelligent travel. For a decade, Engine has built the proprietary technology and supply behind modern business travel, serving over 40,000 customers and nearly 2 million travelers, along with leading travel and AI companies that build on Engine's infrastructure. One system powers business travel, group travel, human agents, and AI agents.
That work has earned Engine recognition as TravelTech's Reservation Platform of the Year (2026), a spot on Inc.'s Power Partners list (2026), and one of Built In's Best Places to Work (2020–2026).
We're looking for bold, ambitious people to help redefine how businesses manage and experience travel. Working here, you can expect exponential growth, an ambitious pace, full ownership, and high-caliber colleagues who push you to do the best work of your career. Every hire raises the bar.
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Engine X is our charge card and spend management solution, built to give businesses a single place to manage travel and everyday spend. It's a fast-growing product line inside Engine, and we're investing heavily in scaling adoption across our customer base.
As an Implementation Manager, Engine X, you'll lead financial workflow transformation across high-stakes mid-market accounts, partnering directly with CFOs, Controllers, and finance leaders. You’ll operate at multiple altitudes—leading executive change management while also owning the tactical implementation, onboarding, and adoption required to turn strategy into sustained usage.
This is a high-impact 0→1 opportunity for someone deeply experienced with corporate cards, spend management, payments, or adjacent financial products who can help us build the Engine X implementation playbook and GTM motion.
Your Mission:Lead Implementation & Financial Transformation- Own Engine X implementations from strategy through execution, translating executive priorities into tailored rollout, onboarding, and adoption plans.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to CFOs, Controllers, and finance leaders, helping customers modernize financial workflows and navigate organizational change.
- Drive tactical execution across account setup, card issuance, user enablement, and adoption while building alignment across Finance, IT, and other stakeholders.
- Partner with customers, Account Management, and Sales to increase Engine X penetration, card issuance, and spend across departments and business units.
- Use CRM tools, performance dashboards, and reporting systems to monitor implementation health, identify adoption gaps, and prioritize growth opportunities.
- Drive sustained usage by connecting executive strategy and workflow transformation to measurable customer outcomes.
- Help build Engine X’s 0→1 implementation playbook and GTM motion, bringing proven practices from fintech, payments, corporate cards, or spend management.
- Develop scalable implementation, executive engagement, change-management, and customer enablement frameworks.
- Bring customer insights back to Product and cross-functional partners to continuously improve how Engine X is positioned, implemented, and adopted.
- 5+ years of experience in implementation, financial transformation, customer success, solutions consulting, or a similar customer-facing role, ideally within fintech, payments, corporate cards, or spend management.
- Experience managing high-stakes mid-market or enterprise implementations and working directly with CFOs, Controllers, and executive finance leaders.
- Ability to lead strategic financial workflow and change-management conversations while also owning tactical onboarding and execution.
- Strong technical fluency across APIs, integrations, ERP/accounting ecosystems, CRM tools, and performance reporting.
- Executive presence, a consultative approach, and proven ability to work cross-functionally across Sales, Product, and customer-facing teams.
- A builder and metrics-driven mindset—you’re excited to help define a 0→1 playbook while owning measurable adoption and growth outcomes.
You'll own successful Engine X implementations and the outcomes they drive, including GMV growth, card issuance, account penetration, sustained adoption, and implementation velocity, while helping build the repeatable implementation and GTM motion that allows Engine X to scale.
OTE Compensation
In addition to a competitive base salary, our listed compensation range includes the estimated variable target. Your OTE (on-target earnings) are based on several factors including your experience, expertise, and location. In addition, all roles receive equity. Your recruiter will share your complete compensation package as you move through the process.
The Engine Edge: Perks & Compensation
We believe in rewarding great work with great benefits:
- Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with equity for all employees. Some roles are also eligible for bonuses or commissions.
- Benefits: Check out our full list at engine.com/culture
- Environments for Success: Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we'll make sure you have what you need to succeed.
Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and more
Skills Required
- At least 3 years of experience in sales, account management, customer success, or a fintech/payments-adjacent role.
- Experience with corporate cards, spend management, or B2B financial products.
- Consultative approach focused on educating customers and building conviction.
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally across sales, product, and customer-facing teams.
- Comfort using CRM tools, performance dashboards, and reporting systems.
- Metrics-driven mindset with experience owning performance targets and developing strategies to achieve them.
- Ability to work three days per week from the Chicago office.
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Engine Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Stock options are available to full-time employees, providing potential upside linked to company growth. Equity is described as a notable part of total compensation across roles.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match provides employer-backed retirement savings that enhance total compensation. The matching component adds meaningful value to overall pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO, sick time, company holidays, and paid volunteer time are part of the offering. The breadth is appealing and can work well when team workload permits.
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What We Do
Engine is the AI-native platform for intelligent travel. For a decade, Engine has built the proprietary technology and supply behind modern business travel, serving 40,000 customers and 2 million travelers, along with leading travel and AI companies that build on Engine's infrastructure. One system powers business travel, group travel, human agents, and AI agents. Engine was named TravelTech’s Reservation Platform of the Year (2026) and earned a spot on Inc.’s Power Partner list (2026).
Why Work With Us
We're looking for bold, ambitious people to help redefine how businesses manage and experience travel. Working here, you can expect exponential growth, an ambitious pace, full ownership, and high-caliber colleagues who push you to do the best work of your career. Every hire raises the bar.
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