Specialized Travel Consultant (Amex GBT Ovation)

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

With Amex GBT Ovation, our Specialized Travel Consultants work in a high-touch service environment to book travel and accommodation for some of our top clients at Amex GBT Ovation. Working from the comfort of your own home, you’ll collaborate with your team to provide creative and timely travel solutions and an outstanding travel service experience. If you’re curious, collaborative, and enjoy working in an environment that prioritizes quality of interactions over quantity of calls, this may be the perfect role for you!

What You’ll Do

Advise and arrange travel for VIP corporate business customers (both individuals and groups)

Arrange and book domestic and international business travel, in a variety of complexity, for air, road, rail, and accommodations

Communicate effectively with customers over the telephone, messaging (chat), e-mail, and / or back office systems

Act as a trusted advisor by using travel expertise to proactively provide advice and selling additional services to clients to meet their needs while adhering to their company’s travel policy

Work individually and as a team to meet business and account-specific goals, which may include customer satisfaction, call adherence and service metrics

We look forward to sharing more detailed job functions and key performance indicators during the interview process.

What We’re Looking For

Previous experience in travel (preferably corporate business travel) and comprehensive understanding of fares and ticketing rules for car, air, and hotel

Passion for excellence in providing white glove VIP service, including proactive anticipation of needs

Native GDS expertise (Sabre)

Professional communication (written and verbal)

Strong attention to detail

Act with integrity, and look after personal traveler information

Possess a strong understanding of the travel industry (background in business travel, leisure travel, or airline reservation)

Resolving customer issues quickly and independently

Teamwork and openness to feedback

Please be flexible and prepared to work a pre-determined shift any time between 12 PM and 11 PM eastern time Monday to Friday.

Location

New York, United States

The US national base salary range for this position is from

$46,200.00 - $85,800.00

The national range provided includes the base salary that GBT expects to pay for the role.  Actual base salary will be based on factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and work location.

In addition to base salary, the anticipated range of which is posted above, this role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus which rewards participants based on individual and / or company performance.

For information about our comprehensive US benefits programs and eligibility, please review our Benefits-at-a-Glance document.

Benefits at a glance

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life : Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family .

Travel perks : get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

And much more!

A ll applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!