Rajdev Bhattacharya

About Rajdev Bhattacharya

I’m a Global Head of Travel & Expense Transformation with 29+ years of leadership across corporate travel, aviation, hospitality, and shared services — helping global enterprises optimize $240M+ in annual T&E spend through SAP Concur and automation-driven process excellence.At Wipro Limited, I’ve led one of the world’s largest multi-country travel operations — delivering double-digit cost savings, faster reimbursements, and world-class traveler experiences across 65+ countries. I specialize in converting complex, compliance-heavy T&E ecosystems into strategic value centers that drive measurable ROI and enhance employee satisfaction.Core Achievements• Reduced travel costs by 22% through policy harmonization, vendor consolidation and AI-driven audit automation.• Rolled out SAP Concur for employees with global controls, reducing reimbursement cycle time by 40%.• Negotiated high-impact alliances with Sabre, Travelport, IHG Group, and top airline partners to unlock dollar savings.• Built the Way2Go B2B Travel BPaaS Platform — recognized for innovation in T&E Transformation and Employee Experience.Named among the Top 25 Leisure & Hospitality Consultants & Leaders of 2025, I also serve on advisory boards for GBTA, ACTE India, and the IHG Customer Council, and speak regularly at industry forums such as BTN New York, ITB India, and Emirates Business Travel Forum.Specialties:Global Travel Strategy · Expense Automation · SAP Concur & AppZen Implementation · Policy & Compliance Governance · Vendor & Supplier Management · MICE Optimization · Corporate Card Programs · Finance Transformation · Shared Services Digitization · Duty of Care & Travel Risk ManagementBeyond work, I mentor emerging leaders and build high-performance teams that combine data, discipline, and design thinking to reimagine corporate travel. I recharge through music, film editing, and discovering cultures that inspire the art of service.

Experience

1. Global Travel & Expense (t & E) Process Owner (India - Usa - Europe - Apac)

   Wipro

   Jan 2018 — Present · Bangalore, IN

   Headline AchievementTransformed Wipro’s $240M+ Travel & Expense (T&E) portfolio into a strategic business enabler — delivering 22% cost savings, driving a global SAP Concur rollout, and enhancing traveler satisfaction across 60+ countries.Key Responsibilities & Achievements • Directed $240M+ global T&E operations (travel & hospitality spend +$100M in expense reimbursements) for employees across 6 continents, aligning operations with compliance and governance standards. • Redefined supplier strategy, consolidating airline, hotel, and GDS contracts — including the Travelport Voice deal — unlocking multimillion-dollar savings. • Engineered SAP Concur global implementation, integrated with ERP and HR systems, reducing reimbursement cycle time by 35% and strengthening compliance. • Instituted a corporate credit card framework (Amex, Citi), cutting misuse by 40% while enhancing reconciliation and spend visibility. • Conceived and scaled “Way2Go” B2B BPaaS travel platform, streamlining approvals, bookings, and analytics, now embedded as Wipro’s enterprise travel engine. • Designed predictive analytics dashboards for Finance & HR leadership, enabling proactive budget control, vendor performance tracking, and policy adherence. • Repositioned MICE strategy as a governance-driven lever, integrating events spend into T&E oversight and delivering measurable ROI. • Partnered with CXO stakeholders across Finance, HR, and Operations to ensure T&E strategy aligned with enterprise cost, compliance, and employee experience priorities.

Education

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  EPBM, Business Management

  2011 — 2012

• St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata

  B.Com- Honours, Business/Commerce, General

  1988 — 1993

• St.Mary's School Calcutta

  Icse, ICSE

  1978 — 1987

Skills

• Leadership
• Negotiation
• Airports
• Airlines
• Marketing
• Travel Technology
• Tourism
• Amadeus
• Contract Negotiation
• Teamwork
• Team Management
• Business Travel
• Strategic Planning
• Revenue Analysis
• Hotels
• Sabre
• Team Leadership
• Travel Management
• Sales Management
• Human Resources
• Training
• Customer Satisfaction
• New Business Development
• Pricing
• Ticketing
• Online Travel
• Customer Service
• Aviation
• Organizational Development
• Management
• Team Building
• Sales
• Operations Management
• Budgets
• Key Account Management
• Business Strategy
• Business Development