Travel Operations Specialist

✈️ Travel Operations Specialist (Remote – EMEA)

🏢 Company: Canonical

💷 Competitive + performance bonus (location-dependent)

📅 Permanent, Full-time

🏠 Fully home-based (UK and worldwide)

⚠️ No closing date — apply ASAP

🚀 About the Company

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu — one of the world’s most important open source platforms, powering AI, IoT and cloud infrastructure globally. A pioneer of remote working since 2004, with 1,200+ colleagues across 75+ countries.

📅 What You’ll Be Doing

Keeping global travel running smoothly for colleagues and guests attending company meetings and industry events worldwide.

✔️ Handling travel queries and issues from colleagues globally

✔️ Managing vendor relationships and holding them accountable

✔️ Checking invoices and managing payments, credits and refunds

✔️ Tracking unused tickets, credits and airline points

✔️ Monitoring travel spend, emissions and policy compliance

✔️ Supporting planning for company and industry events

🧩 What They’re Looking For

✅ Strong academic background — degree in business or technical subject

✅ Excellent communication and organisational skills

✅ Responsible, self-driven and detail-focused

✅ Quick to learn new technology and software

✅ Able to travel up to 4 times/year for events (up to 2 weeks each)

💡 They value excellent organisers over extensive travel industry experience.

🎁 Benefits

✔️ $2,000/year personal learning and development budget

✔️ Annual compensation review + performance bonus

✔️ Twice-yearly in-person team sprints

✔️ Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul events

✔️ Maternity and paternity leave

✔️ Employee Assistance Programme

✔️ Annual holiday leave