About the Role
As the Senior Analyst – Business Operations (Flights), you will drive operational excellence, scalability, and automation across our flight fulfillment ecosystem. Positioned at the intersection of Operations, Product, and Engineering, you will transform day-to-day operational challenges into streamlined, automated workflows.
This role requires a deep understanding of the end-to-end ticketing and post-booking lifecycle. You will own the analytical framework that identifies inefficiencies, identify functional solutions, and supports the rollout of automation initiatives to reduce errors, prevent revenue leakage, and maximize processing speed.
What You’ll Do
Process Optimisation & Automation Support
- Identify and assess automation opportunities in flight operations workflows specifically targeting ticketing queues, manual reissues, and refunds to identify and prioritise accordingly.
- Work with Product and Engineering teams to translate operational bottlenecks into clear, actionable technical requirements.
- Monitor automation effectiveness and provide data-driven recommendations.
Operational Troubleshooting & Analysis
- Lead investigations into recurring fulfillment issues, manual GDS/NDC exceptions, and refund discrepancies to improve automated processing.
- Analyze data to identify patterns, root causes, and potential solutions.
- Support operational initiatives and efficiency projects aimed at reducing manual work.
- Troubleshoot escalated issues within operations, identifying root causes and implementing solutions.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Act as a subject matter expert for ticketing and post booking workflows within the flights domain.
- Partner closely with Service Delivery and Vendor teams to gather insights and feedback.
- Communicate clearly across technical and non-technical teams.
Documentation & Training
- Own the creation and maintenance of SOPs, process maps and modules to build technical capabilities and domain knowledge across the wider operations team.
What You’ll Bring
- 3–5 years of domain experience in travel operations, ideally within a TMC, OTA, or airline environment.
- Hands-on experience with NDC & GDS systems
- Deep practical knowledge of the ticketing lifecycle, including reissues, exchanges, voiding, refunds and fare rules
- Strong analytical mindset, with experience in process improvement or automation projects.
- Ability to translate operational needs into technical requirements.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
Skills Required
- 3-5 years of domain experience in travel operations (TMC, OTA, or airline).
- Hands-on experience with NDC and GDS systems.
- Deep practical knowledge of the ticketing lifecycle including reissues, exchanges, voiding, refunds, and fare rules.
- Experience in process improvement or automation projects with strong analytical mindset.
- Ability to translate operational needs into clear technical requirements for Product and Engineering.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
What the Team is Saying
Navan Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — The package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, along with mental health resources such as Headspace. Additional protections like disability and life insurance and options like FSA are described.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is specified as 16 weeks for the birthing parent and 10 weeks for the non‑birthing parent, with family medical leave also available. Supportive amenities such as an onsite Mother’s Room and company‑sponsored family events are included.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible/unlimited vacation and generous PTO structures are highlighted, alongside paid holidays and sick time. Bereavement leave is also offered across many locations.
Navan Insights
What We Do
Navan (Nasdaq: NAVN) is the leading all-in-one business travel, payments, and expense management platform that makes travel easy for frequent travelers. From finding flights and hotels to automating expense reconciliation, with 24/7 support along the way, Navan delivers an intuitive experience travelers love and finance teams rely on. See how Navan customers benefit and learn more at navan.com.
Why Work With Us
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.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
In-person connections is the foundation of Navan, the connections forged through face-to-face interactions improve company culture and what we can achieve together. We operate on a hybrid working model, which we define as four days a week in-office.
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