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Head of Contingent Workforce & Travel

Zoox

Foster City, CA · HybridFull-time$245–294K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$245–294K/yr
Location
Foster City, CAHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Zoox seeks an experienced leader to scale its Contingent Workforce and Travel programs. The role leads global teams and sets strategic direction for contingent workforce management and corporate travel and expense operations. It partners with business leaders and suppliers, modernizes policies, systems, and workflows, and uses program analytics and user feedback to improve efficiency, compliance, fiscal discipline, and stakeholder experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Contingent Workforce Strategy, requiredContingent Workforce Operations, requiredCompliance, requiredWorker Classification, requiredMSP Management, requiredBusiness Partnerships, requiredVendor Management, requiredVMS Platforms, requiredSystem Configuration, requiredReporting and Analytics, requiredOperational Skills, requiredAnalytical Skills, requiredProject Management, requiredFinancial Tools, nice to haveBudget Management, nice to haveCorporate Travel and Expense Programs, nice to haveAgency Recruitment, nice to haveStaffing, nice to have

Qualifications

10+ Years Contingent Workforce Experience, required7+ Years Team Leadership, required

Full job description

Zoox is seeking an experienced Senior Manager for the Contingent Workforce & Travel team. In this role you will lead and scale our Contingent Workforce and Travel programs. This leader will drive operational excellence, process improvements, and strategic initiatives to improve efficiency and the hiring manager experience. The role requires close partnership with Suppliers, Business Leaders, Recruiting, HR, Procurement, Finance, and legal teams to ensure seamless program execution.

In this role, you will lead a multidisciplinary team to drive the strategic direction and operational excellence of Zoox’s expanding contingent workforce and global travel programs. You will champion compliance, fiscal discipline, and world-class stakeholder experiences as the organization scales domestically and globally.

You will continually ensure operational efficiency through the use of data.

In this role, you will:

  • Lead and scale global teams overseeing Contingent Workforce Management and Corporate Travel & Expense operations.

  • Define and execute strategic roadmaps to modernize policies, systems, and governance across global mobility and non-employee talent.

  • Partner with business leaders to align external talent strategies with organizational priorities and workforce planning goals.

  • Direct vendor ecosystems and supplier partnerships to drive quality, fulfillment velocity, and fiscal discipline.

  • Modernize tech stacks and automated workflows across T&E platforms, VMS, and expense tools to drive efficiency and audit-readiness.

  • Champion a data-driven culture, utilizing program analytics and user feedback to benchmark performance and elevate service delivery.

Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience managing contingent workforce programs, preferably in a Hi-Tech, high-growth or complex environment.

  • 7+ years of experience leading teams, with a strong ability to develop and mentor direct reports.

  • Expertise in contingent workforce strategy, operations, and compliance, including worker classifications and industry best practices.

  • Proven experience in managing an MSP, business partnerships, vendor management, and optimizing external partnerships.

  • Extensive experience with VMS platforms (e.g., VNDLY, Beeline, Fieldglass) and an understanding of system configurations and reporting/analytics.

  • Strong operational, analytical, and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Bonus qualifications

  • Experience with financial tools and budget management related to contingent workforce programs.

  • Experience with scaling organizations in a super fast-paced environment

  • Proven experience leading and scaling end-to-end global corporate travel and expense (T&E) programs.

  • Prior experience in an agency recruitment or staffing environment, meeting high-volume delivery targets,

How this job compares

Set against the 10,805 open Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$245–294K/yr
  • California median$146–222K/yr1,105 salary ranges
  • US median$126–202K/yr8,296 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $270K, is 44% above the California median midpoint ($188K) — in the top quarter of Program Management salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,337 open Program Management jobs in California and 10,805 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (9,320 postings).
Education
3,860 of the 10,805 open Program Management jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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