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title: 'Global Program Director (all genders) at HRS'
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# Global Program Director (all genders) at HRS

- **Company:** HRS
- **Location:** Cologne, Germany
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-26
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hrs/cfa90223-3e33-4f5d-a7e2-4faeb00f00e0

## Job description

## ABOUT HRS

HRS is the global leader in business travel intelligence. Our AI-native Copilot and Connect Platform transforms fragmented travel, payment, and compliance data into real-time decisions — saving enterprises millions and giving CFOs, procurement teams, and travel managers the control they need. 1B+ Business travel transactions processed annually 3,500+ Enterprise clients across 55 countries 35+ Years building the global travel ecosystem AI-native Copilot & Connect Platform — built for enterprise scale

## BUSINESS UNIT

At HRS, we are redefining the way we work within our Business Unit Enterprise Solutions by organizing our business around industry-specific verticals. This structure enables us to deliver deeper value to our clients, foster closer relationships, and drive scalable, innovative solutions globally — from acquisition through to delivery. By aligning teams around key industries such as Automotive, Manufacturing, Energy, or Financial Services, we combine deep sector expertise with functional excellence. This approach empowers our people to make smarter decisions, learn faster, and collaborate more effectively — all while staying laser-focused on delivering outcomes tailored to our customers' unique needs.

## MISSION & IMPACT

Mission As a Global Program Director at HRS, you act as ultimate accountable leader and commercial owner for our most strategic global enterprise accounts. You autonomously steer complex customer ecosystems end-to-end, ensuring HRS solutions are deeply embedded across travel, meetings, and payment landscapes while delivering measurable business and commercial outcomes. In this role, you operate as a virtual global leader, orchestrating a distributed setup of regional Program Managers (Central Europe, US, China, rest of APAC), as well as dedicated Customer Experience Managers and Program Consultants. You ensure seamless execution across regions while maintaining full ownership of strategy, delivery, and commercial success. Your objectives are:

- Program Success & Retention: Ensure strategic programs deliver measurable value and remain aligned with client objectives.
- Strategic Expansion: Identify and lead growth opportunities within the client program, expanding the impact of HRS solutions. You will report directly to the global SVP Customer Success Management. Impact You shape and lead some of the most critical global customer relationships at HRS. By embedding HRS technology into complex enterprise ecosystems, you enable cost optimization, traveler satisfaction, and compliance. You act as the single point of accountability globally for both delivery excellence and commercial success.

What you'll own: Global Strategic Program Leadership

- Own and steer the overall strategic program for key global accounts, ensuring alignment with the customer's business priorities.
- Orchestrate multiple parallel initiatives and projects across regions, stakeholders, and internal teams.
- Translate customer strategy into clear program roadmaps, priorities, and success metrics.
- Act as the central coordination point between customer executives and internal HRS experts. Trusted Advisor to Enterprise Clients
- Build and maintain senior executive relationships and position HRS as a strategic partner.
- Advise clients on best practices, industry trends, and optimization opportunities across travel, meetings and payments.
- Conduct Business Reviews to evaluate progress, identify opportunities, and align on future priorities.
- Proactively identify risks or performance gaps and drive corrective actions. Commercial Ownership & Strategic Growth
- Own the commercial success of the customer program, including retention and strategic expansion.
- Identify and develop high-impact expansion opportunities.
- Lead end-to-end commercial engagements, including business case development, executive presentations, and contract negotiations.
- Apply structured qualification frameworks (e.g., MEDDPICC) to ensure deal quality and success. Global Team Leadership & Orchestration
- Lead a virtual global organization of regional Program Managers, Customer Experience Managers, and Program Consultants.
- Ensure alignment, performance, and accountability across all regions, fostering a high-performance culture across distributed teams.

Who you are:

- Proven track record in a Global Program Director, Strategic Account Leadership or Consulting role managing large-scale, complex enterprise accounts end-to-end. Experience in the travel industry is a plus.
- Demonstrated experience in owning and growing global accounts commercially (including multi-million revenue responsibility).
- Strong experience as a virtual leader, managing distributed, cross-regional teams and complex stakeholder environments.
- Proven ability to operate at executive level and build trusted advisor relationships.
- Strong commercial acumen combined with strategic thinking and execution excellence.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
- Familiarity with sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDPICC).
- Fluent in English and German; other languages are a plus.
- Preferably based in Cologne, Berlin or Munich.

Our Hiring Process Recruiter Call -> Hiring Manager -> Panel Interview -> Bar Raiser Lead the programs that matter most. HRS has built the AI-native platform that changes how enterprises manage travel, meetings, and payments — and we're now looking for the leader to own our most strategic global relationships end-to-end. A tribe of intrapreneurs. Access to a global network of a globally united and mutually responsible "Tribe of Intrapreneurs" that is passionately dedicated to renewing the travel industry and reinventing the ways businesses stay, work and pay. Full ownership, real growth. Our entrepreneurial driven environment of full ownership and execution focus offers you the playground to contribute to a greater mission, while growing personally and professionally throughout this unique journey. You will continuously learn from a radical culture of retrospectives and continuous improvement and actively contribute to making business life better, smarter and more sustainable. Based in Germany, built for global impact. The role is based in Germany with preference to Cologne or Berlin, with regular on-site presence, and offers a highly competitive total compensation package aligned with market benchmarks. In addition to a fixed base salary, the package includes an attractive, performance-driven commission plan with significant upside, as well as full mobility and all necessary work equipment. Ready to lead the programs that matter? Apply Now! Join HRS to shape the future of business travel and meetings, empowered by a culture of growth and setting new industry standards worldwide.

## About HRS

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: HRS is a global technology platform that reimagines corporate lodging and meetings management through an AI-powered end-to-end SaaS solution.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped, owned by CEO Tobias Ragge)
- **Headquarters**: Cologne, Germany
- **Founded**: 1972
- **Founders**: Founded as a regional reservation service; current CEO and owner is Tobias Ragge

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Corporate travel management (lodging and meetings), Fintech (payment solutions), Sustainability tech (Green Stay Initiative)
- **Target Customers**: B2B — Enterprise (Fortune 500), SMBs, and business travelers
- **Mission/Purpose**: "To reinvent the way business travelers can STAY, WORK and PAY" by challenging legacy structures and over-engineered ecosystems.

## Products & Services
- **[HRS Connect](https://corporate.hrs.com/)**: An all-in-one booking and procurement platform for lodging (transient, groups, longstay) and meetings. It connects to GDS, non-GDS, OTA, and direct inventory, automates rate filtering, rebooking, payment, and invoicing.
- **[HRS Copilot](https://corporate.hrs.com/)**: A patent-pending AI-powered assistant that provides real-time, data-driven recommendations to optimize savings, compliance, traveler satisfaction, and carbon emissions. Integrates with existing tech stacks and expense systems.
- **[HRS Green Stay](https://corporate.hrs.com/)**: An ISO 14067-certified initiative that provides science-based property-level data on water, waste, and energy consumption, enabling companies to report, reduce, and remove CO₂ emissions from hotel stays. HRS is a Climate Pledge signatory.
- **[HRS Payment Solutions](https://corporate.hrs.com/)**: Automated payment and invoicing tools that include VAT reclaim, line-item invoice data, and credit card rebate optimization.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available (privately held by CEO)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue not disclosed; the company serves **35% of Fortune 500 companies** [corporate.hrs.com](https://corporate.hrs.com/).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: HRS is privately owned. It partners with 200+ solutions (TMCs, OBTs, expense and payment systems). Strategic equity investment in Itelya for integrated payment solutions.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Recognized among **Germany’s TOP 100 Most Innovative Companies** [corporate.hrs.com](https://corporate.hrs.com/about).
    - Member of the **Global Sustainable Tourism Council**.
    - **EcoVadis Bronze Medal** (top 35% globally) for sustainability management.
    - Operates in **30 markets** globally including London, Milan, Mumbai, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, and Sydney [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Our-history/?locale=en_US).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Data-First Moat**: Their patented rate filter, automated rebooking, and Copilot AI generate unique, actionable data that creates lock-in with enterprise clients.
- **End-to-End Automation**: Unlike traditional TMCs, HRS offers a fully automated process from procurement to payment and reclaim, reducing manual work and delivering VAT rebates.
- **Sustainability Standard-Setting**: The Green Stay Initiative is a first-of-its-kind, science-based, ISO-certified tool that directly ties sustainability data into procurement decisions.
- **50-Year Heritage + Startup Agility**: Described as a "50-year-old start-up," they combine the stability of a mature company with the innovation culture of a tech firm.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-First Transformation**: Deepening the role of Copilot to move from a booking tool to a strategic decision-making assistant for travel and procurement managers.
- **Fintech Expansion**: Integrating payment and invoicing deeper into the platform to create a unified "stay, work, pay" experience (e.g., investment in Itelya).
- **Net-Zero Leadership**: Pledging net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 (a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement) and scaling the Green Stay initiative globally.
- **Platform Convergence**: Unifying lodging, meetings, and longstay under a single, seamless interface to increase adoption and spend visibility.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a "tribe of Intrapreneurs" with a focus on entrepreneurship, passion, enthusiasm, and teaming. The CEO Tobias Ragge says: "Be a missionary, work hard, have fun, and make history" [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Culture/?locale=en_US).
- **Diversity**: Over **850 employees** representing **57 nationalities**, with a strong emphasis on DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Culture/?locale=en_US).
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Not explicitly stated as fully remote. The company operates from 30+ global markets (Cologne HQ, London, New York, San Francisco, etc.), suggesting a hybrid or in-office collaborative environment depending on role.
- **Perks & Engineering Culture**:
    - Ranked among Germany’s TOP 100 most innovative companies, indicating strong R&D and engineering investment.
    - Culture of "learning from failure and scaling through operational excellence."
    - Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI, fintech, and sustainability solutions at a global scale.
    - Young, agile environment with a 50-year history of stability.

## Sources
1. [corporate.hrs.com](https://corporate.hrs.com/) – Official corporate site (products, mission, partners)
2. [corporate.hrs.com/about](https://corporate.hrs.com/about) – About page (history, leadership, sustainability, DEI)
3. [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Culture/?locale=en_US) – Culture and careers page
4. [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Our-history/?locale=en_US) – History & team success factors
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/hrs](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hrs) – Official careers portal (Ashby)

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