French Bilingual Executive Travel Counselor

Executive Travel Consultant

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.

The role of Executive Travel Consultant at Amex GBT consists of offering an exceptional travel experience to our corporate clients. Working together as a high performing team, specializing with in depth knowledge, our Travel Consultants provide exceptional traveler care and highest quality of customer service. In this high touch service environment, you will have true accountability for the service relationship and customer experience, by providing creative and timely travel solutions using available tools and technology as needed.

This position is part of a highly skilled small team of Executive Corporate Travel Consultants located virtually from home. If you're motivated, collaborative, and enjoy working in an environment that prioritizes quality of interactions over quantity of calls, this is the perfect role for you!

Your daily tasks will include:

• Managing all domestic and international travel reservations, arranging both routine and complex air, rail, ground, and hotel accommodation, utilizing native Sabre
• Providing consultative advice, solutions, and recommendations for our VIP travelers, whilst ensuring adherence to the customers' travel policy and requirements
• Operating in a multi-channel environment where you are accountable to key performance indicators of success, such as customer satisfaction, key productivity metrics, and driving key partnerships and sale of preferred partners
• Using positive telephone and email service techniques; acting on special customer requests and maintaining excellent client relations
• Proactively selling additional services for our travelers, e.g., hotel and car
• Expressing enthusiasm and energy within the organization and always acting according to company Ethics, Values, and Compliance guidelines
• Acting in accordance with all Amex GBT policies and procedures

We're looking for:

• In depth knowledge of domestic & international air, hotel, car, and rail booking practice and policies
• High touch Executive customer service
• 5+ years experience as a Corporate Travel Consultant
• Native Sabre proficiency preferred but not required
• Detailed understanding of fares and ticketing rules for domestic and international travel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Passion for Excellence in Customer Service with attention to detail
• Ability to act with integrity when handling personal and confidential traveler information
• Basic computer navigation skills with an ability to multitask in multiple computer applications

Candidates should be comfortable working any assigned shift during business hours: Monday-Friday 5:00am-6:00pm Pacific Standard Time. This varies depending on the clients' hours of operation.

Location: United States

The US national base salary range for this position is from $46,900.00 - $87,100.00. 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.

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

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!

All 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.

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!