Business Travel Consultant (English Speaking) - Out of Hours

Navan
Portugal
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward mid-level travel professionals comfortable with resolving urgent customer issues and providing feedback to product teams.

Best fit for

  • Mid-level travel consultants with 5+ years of hands-on booking experience and a background in customer-facing roles
    — “5+ years as a Travel Consultant covering air, rail, and hotel bookings
  • Candidates who can thrive in a remote setup and adapt to rotating shifts aligned with US hours
    — “working hours will be between 12pm-2am covering US hours
  • Individuals with a strong grasp of GDS systems and a demonstrated ability to provide actionable feedback to product teams
    — “3+ years with GDS (Sabre, Amadeus, or Galileo)

Things to consider

  • Residency in Portugal is required, and the role involves rotating shifts from Monday to Sunday
    — “Candidates must reside in Portugal for consideration, or willing to relocate
  • The role demands adherence to strict service level agreements and compliance policies
    — “Follow company and customer policies, ensuring global compliance

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your ability to provide actionable feedback to cross-functional teams in your resume
    — “provide valuable feedback to our product, design, and engineering teams
  • Highlight your experience in handling urgent travel issues and resolving obstacles for customers
    — “take ownership of customer satisfaction by resolving issues
  • Demonstrate your fluency in English with clear examples of written and verbal communication in your application
    — “Fluency in English - both written and verbal
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · IndividualLevel · Mid

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • resolved customer issues
  • improved customer satisfaction
Typical background
customer servicetravel industry

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer ServiceTravel BookingGDS Systems

Preferred

AI Tools

Stack & domain

GDS (sabre, Amadeus, Or Galileo)MultitaskingProblem-solvingCommunicationTravelCustomer Service

About the role

Original posting from Navan

Join Navan in Powering In-Person Connections with Relentless Innovation

At Navan, our mission is to make travel seamless and empowering, so travelers can focus on being there, not getting there. Our Travel Experience team is at the heart of this mission!

As a key member of our fast-growing Travel Experience team, you'll support our users’ travel needs directly. You’ll take ownership of customer satisfaction by resolving issues, communicating effectively, and collaborating with internal teams to clear any obstacles for travelers — all while delivering an exceptional customer experience. As our frontline, you’ll provide valuable feedback to our product, design, and engineering teams to enhance our customer-facing and internal platforms. This exciting role allows you to impact daily operations, traveler experiences, and product development directly.

NOTE: Candidates must reside in Portugal for consideration, or willing to relocate. Please submit all applications in English. The working hours will be between 12pm-2am covering US hours.

What You’ll Do:

Provide top-tier travel support via chat, calls, and emails

Maintain up-to-date knowledge on suppliers, destinations, and systems

Quickly assess customer needs, urgency, and preferences

Accurately handle hotel, flight, car, and rail bookings

Guide customers in self-service options on the Navan platform and app

Respond promptly, meeting SLA expectations

Follow company and customer policies, ensuring global compliance

Give feedback to stakeholders on goal progress and key processes

Participate in team meetings on products, suppliers, and industry updates

Stay current on travel industry best practices

Maintain attendance, complete assigned training, and meet performance metrics

What We’re Looking For:

Experience: 5+ years as a Travel Consultant covering air, rail, and hotel bookings; 3+ years with GDS (Sabre, Amadeus, or Galileo) – Both mandatory

Language: Fluency in English - both written and verbal

Customer Service: Background in contact center or customer-facing roles

Tech Skills: Comfortable using tools like Gmail, Zendesk, Slack, and Salesforce

Availability: Flexible to work rotating shifts, Monday to Sunday, between 7 AM and 11 PM

Skills: Ability to multitask, resolve urgent matters quickly, and work independently to troubleshoot issues

Attitude: Empathetic, professional, and excellent at communicating verbally and in writing

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Source: Navan careers

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