Head of Contingent Workforce & Travel
Company websitezoox.com (Zoox, opens in new tab)
Base salary $245K to $294K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Foster City, CA
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- LocationFoster City, CA
- WorkplaceHybrid
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (58 min ago) · observed since
About this job
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,
Source: Zoox on Lever · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($245,000) is above 95% of the 529 Procurement & Supply Chain roles in California listed on this site. Their median floor is $140,990; the middle half runs from $120,000 to $167,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
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Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Head of Contingent Workforce & Travel (this listing) | $245K - $294K |
| Senior Manager, Software Tools Development | $245K - $348K |
| Head of Executive Recruiting | $244K - $321K |
| Senior / Staff Software Engineer - Learned Trajectory Machine Learning Engineer | $242K - $349K |
| Senior Manager/Director, Cartography | $242K - $348K |
| Senior / Staff Machine Learning Engineer - 3D Sensor Simulation | $242K - $348K |
| Engineering Manager, Robot Data Visualization | $250K - $309K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- fields changed
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-28
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Foster City, CA
USD 245,000 – 294,000 · per-year-salary · salaryRange
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