Perk

Senior Implementation Specialist, Travel & Spend – German Speaker

Perk

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Barcelona • Spain

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

ERPPMP

About the role

  • Lead end-to-end implementation and onboarding projects, from initiation through go-live and handover, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, timelines, and success criteria.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for customers during implementation, maintaining clear, proactive communication and managing expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Gather, analyze, and translate customer business requirements into actionable configurations and implementation plans, advising on best practices.
  • Configure the Travel & Spend solution, including policies, workflows, standard per diems, and other core settings.
  • Drive rapid activation and adoption, enabling early travel bookings and expense activity.
  • Coordinate and align stakeholders across finance, travel, HR, IT, and external project managers or partners.
  • Set up, test, and troubleshoot plug-and-play ERP integrations (e.g. Spend export files, DATEV, Xero).
  • Configure and support SSO, HRIS, and SCIM integrations.
  • Identify and mitigate risks, proactively addressing potential challenges to minimize impact on timelines and deliverables.
  • Develop and deliver training sessions for end users and customer administrators to ensure a smooth transition and long-term success.
  • Ensure rigorous testing and quality assurance to validate functionality, performance, and reliability.
  • Deliver a consistently exceptional customer experience throughout the onboarding journey.

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading software implementation or onboarding projects, ideally in a SaaS environment.
  • Strong project management skills, with an organized, structured, and analytical approach to work.
  • Solid financial and process understanding, particularly related to expense management, travel, or adjacent finance workflows.
  • Technical acumen and hands-on experience supporting integrations (ERP, SSO, HRIS, SCIM or similar).
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to adapt your style to different audiences.
  • A solution-oriented, customer-first mindset and a passion for overcoming challenges.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple implementations in parallel.
  • Fluency in German and English (written and spoken); additional languages are a plus.
  • Experience with Financial or Travel SaaS products is a strong advantage.
  • Formal project management training or certification (e.g. PMP) is a plus, but not required.
Benefits
  • Receive competitive compensation and equity ownership in Perk.
  • Rest and recharge with our generous allocation of vacation days plus public holidays.
  • Take control of your physical health with your choice of private healthcare or a gym allowance.
  • Know that your loved ones are protected financially through your Life Insurance if the worst were to happen.
  • Join our unforgettable Perk events, including our spectacular annual summer party.
  • Always feel supported with Spring Health, our market-leading wellbeing partner, providing fast, comprehensive access to 12x therapy and 12x coaching sessions for you and your loved ones.
  • Make your money go further with our flexible compensation plan.
  • Focus on your family with 17 weeks’ paid parental leave during your child’s first year.
  • Contribute to your community with 16 paid hours per year to spend volunteering for your dearest charitable causes.
  • Broaden your horizons with up to 20 "Work from Anywhere" days per year.
  • Nurture your language skills with in real-life English, Spanish and Catalan lessons.
  • Follow your passions and take a four-week, fully paid sabbatical once you reach 5 years.
  • Let us help you move to one of our hubs with relocation support.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
software implementationonboarding projectsconfigurationERP integrationsSSO integrationsHRIS integrationsSCIM integrationsexpense managementtravel workflowsquality assurance
Soft Skills
project managementcommunicationstakeholder managementproblem-solvingcustomer-first mindsetadaptabilityorganizational skillsanalytical skillstraining deliveryrisk mitigation
Certifications
PMP