T&E Regional Business Partner Lead - America

Posted 21 Days Ago
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2 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Robotics • Analytics • Energy
The Role
Lead the Americas T&E Business Partner team, ensure compliant, standardized, and efficient travel & expense operations; meet SLAs/KPIs; drive process improvement, stakeholder engagement, projects, implementations, vendor coordination, and M&A support.
Summary Generated by Built In

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This Position reports to:

Global T&E Business Partner Lead
 

Job Description :

As the T&E Regional Business Partner Lead for the Americas, you will be responsible for leading and managing the T&E Business Partner team across the region. This role provides extensive exposure to all service lines, offering a strong understanding of the end-to-end Travel & Expense function.

Reporting to the Global T&E Business Partner Lead, you will serve as the single point of contact for all countries and business units within the Americas region on all T&E-related matters, ensuring consistent service delivery, strong stakeholder engagement, and alignment with global T&E strategies.

 

Your Role and Responsibilities

  • Led regional T&E Business Partner teams, ensuring high-quality, timely, and cost-efficient service delivery aligned with global standards
  • Acted as the primary regional liaison, enabling compliant, efficient T&E processes across countries and business areas  
  • Managed operations to meet SLAs, KPIs, and customer expectations, ensuring consistent performance across the region
  • Built and developed high-performing teams through workforce planning, coaching, and talent retention initiatives
  • Ensured full compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements, partnering with integrity teams on risk and compliance cases
  • Drove process standardization, optimization, and continuous improvement, leveraging data and feedback to enhance efficiency  
  • Led regional projects, system implementations, and complex issue resolution, including vendor coordination and M&A support

 

Qualifications for the role

  • 15 - 20 years of experience in Travel & Expense, with end-to-end process knowledge (Concur preferred)
  • Minimum 3 years of people management, with a proven track record in leading and developing teams
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, effectively engaging across multiple levels and functions
  • Experience in process improvement and project management, driving operational enhancements
  • Solution-oriented, self-driven mindset with a hands-on, “can-do” approach to problem-solving
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with ability to work in multicultural environments
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business/Travel Management; fluent in English, additional languages are a plus

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

Ready to make an impact? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.

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Skills Required

  • 5-7 years experience in Travel & Expense with end-to-end process knowledge
  • Minimum 3 years people management experience
  • Concur experience
  • Strong stakeholder management skills across multiple levels and functions
  • Experience in process improvement and project management
  • Solution-oriented, self-driven, hands-on problem-solving approach
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work in multicultural environments
  • Bachelor's degree in Business or Travel Management
  • Fluent in English
  • Additional languages

ABB Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ABB and has not been reviewed or approved by ABB.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and disability and life insurance included. Immediate eligibility in some roles reinforces the sense of dependable core coverage.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off offerings are described as broad, including paid holidays, sick days, volunteer time, sabbaticals, and, in some cases, 25 days of PTO. Flexible scheduling and remote-work options add to perceived time-off and flexibility value.
  • Retirement Support Retirement benefits are positioned as robust, including a 401(k) with company contributions or matching and, in some cases, profit sharing or pension savings. Stock purchase/share acquisition programs complement longer-term savings options.

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The Company
HQ: Zürich
104,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1988

What We Do

ABB is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 110,000 talented employees in over 100 countries. www.abb.com

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