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Senior Manager, People Success

Navan Boston, MA Full-time People Posted Oct 14, 2026
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What it’s like to work at Navan

Corporate Travel & Expense · Palo Alto

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Employee Rating
3.7
Work-Life Balance
222
Open Roles
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What employees love

  • Strong career growth with managers who genuinely invest in your development
  • AI-driven product with real market traction and meaningful work impact

What could be better

  • Frequent organizational shifts require high adaptability and resilience
  • Intense workload with ambitious targets — pace isn't for everyone
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About the Role

In People Success, our mission is clear: you will collaborate closely with the President of Go-To-Market (GTM) and key leaders—including the Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, and Partnerships & M&A teams—to ensure organizational programs align with overall business goals. In this role, you will diagnose departmental needs, formulate executable strategies, and guide your team through high-priority initiatives that empower our people and scale the organization.

You thrive in a rapidly evolving company by being able to deal with ambiguity, multiple deliverables, and working through complex problems. You are solution oriented, an influential communicator, and a thoughtful team builder. and multiple moving pieces, while still holding up quality, long-term thinking, and delivering value to other business leaders. Importantly, the successful candidate will also be able to have fun and collaborate well with others.

The Senior Manager, People Success will work in close partnership with multiple executive leaders and teams within our Go-To-Market Functions for our Travel and Expense business. Your expertise of 7+ years is demonstrated through your expertise in influencing, navigating, and executing across a business with multiple senior level leaders and priorities.

You are accountable for leading programs at scale, from need identification to implementation, considering the unique needs of our internal customers and in close partnership with the team and cross functional partners.

In this role, you will work closely with senior leadership to understand the business, talent needs, and be an advocate for innovation, automation, positive employee experiences, and driving our People Strategy to fruition.

What You'll Do:

What We're Looking For:

The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need. To determine a successful candidate’s starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate’s skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity.

For roles with on-target-earnings (OTE), the pay range includes both base salary and target incentive compensation. Target incentive compensation for some roles may include a ramping draw period. Compensation is higher for those who exceed targets. Candidates may receive more information from the recruiter.
Pay Range
$133,200—$296,200 USD
The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need. To determine a successful candidate’s starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate’s skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity.

For roles with on-target-earnings (OTE), the pay range includes both base salary and target incentive compensation. Target incentive compensation for some roles may include a ramping draw period. Compensation is higher for those who exceed targets. Candidates may receive more information from the recruiter.
Pay Range
$133,200—$296,200 USD

Navan uses AI-assisted Automated Employment Decision Tool (Metaview) to assist with evaluating resumes against job qualifications for this role. All final decisions are made by human recruiters and hiring managers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the work-life balance like at Navan?
Navan has a work-life balance score of 3.7/5 based on employee reviews. This is about average for the AI/tech industry.
What is Navan’s culture like?
Navan is characterized by these culture values: ship-fast, learning, product-impact, equity. Based on employee reviews, the company has an overall rating of 4/5. Strong career growth with managers who genuinely invest in your development
How many open roles does Navan have?
Navan currently has 222 open roles across departments including engineering, product, sales, and more. Roles are refreshed daily from their careers page.
Is this role remote-friendly?
This role is located in Boston, MA. Check the job description above for specific location and remote work details.
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