Roivant Sciences

Manager, Travel & Expense

Roivant Sciences$125K — $145K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Travel Management, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in travel program management or related function
  • Strong cross-functional communication skills; ability to influence stakeholders
  • Working knowledge of Concur or similar T&E platforms
  • Experience managing a corporate card program; Mastercard preferred
  • Strong knowledge of T&E policies and compliance best practices
  • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate data into insights

Responsibilities

  • Serve as owner of Concur expense platform, defining requirements and workflows
  • Oversee corporate card program, managing relationships with card providers
  • Develop and enforce T&E policies ensuring regulatory alignment
  • Enhance traveler experience by gathering feedback and improving service models
  • Partner with Accounting, Finance, HR, and others to support T&E processes
  • Design audit framework for expense reports leveraging automation
  • Lead vendor relationships, negotiating contracts and managing service agreements

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work schedule
  • Opportunity to drive process improvements and impact company strategy
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams to enhance collaboration
  • Access to analytics to inform spending and compliance strategies
  • Potential for career development in a growing biotech environment
Full Job Description
Position Location: NYC - Hybrid

Manager Title: Associate Director, Accounting Operations

Position Summary:

The Manager, Travel & Expense will own and manage Roivant's end-to-end T&E program, ensuring policy compliance, operational efficiency, and an excellent employee experience. This role is the internal subject matter expert for T&E - driving travel program strategy, managing vendor and TMC partnerships, and championing the traveler experience across Roivant and its Vants. The Manager partners cross-functionally with Accounting, Finance, HR, and Vant teams to align T&E processes with business needs, while coordinating with IT and external partners on Concur platform administration.

Responsibilities:
  • Serve as the business owner and governance lead for the Concur expense platform, defining requirements, workflows, and policies while collaborating with technical teams on user administration platform configuration and maintenance
  • Oversee the corporate card program, including policy design, program optimization, and relationship management with card providers; coordinate with Procurement and Accounting on reporting and compliance monitoring
  • Develop, maintain, and enforce T&E policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with company guidelines and applicable regulations
  • Own the traveler experience end-to-end: gather and act on employee feedback, identify friction points in the travel and expense lifecycle, and continuously improve the service model for travelers and executive assistants
  • Partner with Accounting, Finance, HR, Legal, and Vant teams to ensure T&E processes support business activity and close requirements
  • Design and maintain the expense report audit framework, leveraging automation tools (e.g., IntelligentAudit) to shift from manual review to exception-based oversight; identify compliance trends and areas of risk
  • Lead T&E-related vendor relationships, including negotiating contracts, managing SLAs, and driving program value through preferred supplier arrangements
  • Drive process improvements and automation initiatives to increase efficiency and scalability of the T&E function
  • Prepare and present T&E spend reporting and analytics to Finance and senior leadership, identifying trends and cost-saving opportunities
  • Drive strategic planning for the T&E pillar, including travel program benchmarking and multi-Vant scalability

Skills, Qualifications, and Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Travel Management, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in travel program management, T&E operations, corporate travel, or a related function
  • Strong cross-functional communication skills; ability to influence without direct authority and navigate complex stakeholder relationships
  • Working knowledge of Concur or similar T&E platforms; ability to define business requirements and oversee configuration performed by IT or a TMC partner
  • Experience managing a corporate card program; Mastercard preferred
  • Strong knowledge of T&E policies, internal controls, and compliance best practices
  • Demonstrated ability to lead projects and drive process improvements with minimal oversight
  • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Familiarity with duty-of-care programs, traveler safety platforms, and global travel risk management a plus
  • Experience in a pharmaceutical, biotech, or professional services environment a plus

Base salary for this role will be determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to prior experience, relevant expertise, current business needs, and market conditions. The expected base salary for the role will generally be between $125,000-$145,000 per year at the commencement of employment, but the final salary offered may be outside this range based on individual circumstances and business and market conditions.

Base salary if hired is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include other components such as discretionary bonuses, equity, and Company-sponsored benefit programs.

This position is at-will and Roivant reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance and business and market conditions.

We will not accept unsolicited resumes nor outreach from agencies. Please do not send agency resumes to our website or Roivant Sciences and affiliated employees. Thanks!

About Roivant Sciences

Roivant Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing and commercializing innovative therapies. The company was founded in 2014 by Vivek Ramaswamy and is headquartered in New York City. Roivant Sciences is a unique company that operates as a family of independent biopharmaceutical companies, each focused on a specific therapeutic area. The company's mission is to reduce the time and cost of developing new drugs and to bring them to market faster. Roivant Sciences has a diverse pipeline of drug candidates in various stages of development, including treatments for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia.
Learn more about Roivant Sciences
Size
800 employees
Market Cap
$5.6 billion
Industry
Founded
2014

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