Vice President, Asia Head of Travel & Expense Management

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Vice President, Asia Head of Travel & Expense Management, where you will be responsible for the delivery of high quality corporate travel services within the Asia region, including air travel, hotel accommodation, ground transportation, employee reimbursement and corporate card. The approximate managed spend portfolio of Asia travel services is in excess of $100 million. The individual will run a team of travel professionals across the region, focused on meeting the demanding needs of Morgan Stanley travelers.

In the Corporate Services division, we empower our businesses by creating collaborative workplace solutions and commercial services that enhance the employee and client experience, while optimizing the value of our sourcing and third-party lifecycle to enable the Firm to do-and-win business. This is a Vice President level position within Travel and Expense Management, which specializes in the Firm’s travel and expense management activities. We may work with outside travel-related companies and agents, such as airlines, hotels, travel agents, and car rental agencies

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you'll do in the role:
- Oversee all elements of the Travel & Expense team across Asia
- Responsible for approx. 7 FTE's and approx. 60+ contingent vendor staff across Asia
- Deliver high-quality travel services to Firm travelers: airlines, hotels and ground transportation
- Manage all the regional categories, with focus on corporate card and ground transportation programs
- Strong acumen and understanding of risk and business continuity for travel
- Ensure business units are informed about most cost effective travel options
- Work in partnership with Infrastructure regional leads (Sourcing, Security, Legal, Finance, Technology)
- Deliver best in class contract negotiations with the Travel SME's managing those commodities
- Ensure VIP travelers receive extended servicing
- Ensure delivery of metrics / management information on all travel services to measure performance (annualized KPI's) as well as responsible for vendor SLA's/KPI's
- Familiar with the Concur Expense tool and the respective expense reimbursement workflows
- Collaborate with the Global Travel & Expense Management Lead on long term strategy plans and continuously evolve and provide value to employees regarding the travel & expense experience.

What you'll bring to the role:
- The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years Travel & Expense business management experience working for a large multi-national firm, with a strong understanding of the Asia market and business culture.
- Proven record of accomplishment of exceeding goals and managing operations in a demanding business environment
- Driving KPI's
- Strong project management skills and ability to multi task
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
- Excellent administrative and time management skills
- A team player with strong inter personal skills who is flexible and can work well with others to achieve common goals
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact with a range of internal and external audiences, which includes senior management, internal client representatives, vendors, and consultants
- Computer Literacy: Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) and travel and expense technology tools (i.e. Concur)
- Strong English verbal and written skills will be required
- School degree; Strong credentials with a minimum of a graduate degree

What you can expect from Morgan Stanley
We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.