Creative Director

At Navan our mission is to power the in-person connections that move people ideas and businesses forward. We help our travelers focus on being there not getting there.

Navan’s Marketing team is looking for a Creative Director to lead a talented high-output creative studio that balances the prestige of a world-class brand with the relentless speed of a social-first newsroom. You won't inherit a playbook or manage "the look"—you will have greenfield creative authority to shape the brand and business impact of every creative asset.

This role requires someone comfortable operating in a dual-audience world possessing a consumer-grade storytelling sensibility. You understand that enterprise creative doesn’t have to be boring and you know how to switch registers to make both corporate buyers (CFOs procurement) and end-users feel seen across their emotional and rational journeys.

What You’ll Do

• Own the Creative Vision: Drive the global creative strategy and brand consistency across all marketing assets platforms and physical experiences—from TV OOH Digital and Social to flagships like our Navigate conference.
• Lead a High-Output Engine: Oversee and scale our in-house design copy video and animation team. 
• Integrate Creative into the Business: Help writers and designers deeply understand Navan’s business model sales cycles and customer pain points. You are fluent in the metrics of conversion and business impact not just aesthetics.
• Pioneer AI-Driven Efficiency: Act as a champion for generative innovation. You will operationalize AI tools to automate ideation rapid prototyping mood boarding and asset generation—enabling your team to move 10x faster and stay focused on "big-rock" ideas.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Act as a strategic peer to Demand Generation Sales and regional teams to translate complex functionality into powerful persona-centric campaigns.

What We’re Looking For

• Seniority & Growth Experience: 10+ years of creative leadership with a proven track record of building and mentoring high-performing design/creative teams. You have scaled creative operations through significant growth inflections (e.g. Series C+ rapid headcount expansions or post-IPO environments).
• The "Scrappy-Scale" Paradox: Big-brand pedigree leading multi-channel integrated campaigns for global brands paired with an infrastructure-agnostic mindset. You don't need a massive agency bench to scale; your formative years were spent in fast-paced environments like newsrooms agencies or social-first shops.
• Transparent Culture: You thrive in an environment of candor and assertive leadership. You provide direct objective feedback and expect the same from your peers and team.
• Conviction + Flexibility: You hold a "strong opinion loosely held". You will fiercely defend the best creative concept but you possess the humility and speed to pivot instantly when stakeholder needs or business data dictate a new direction.
• Target Industry Background: Ideally you have run creative inside design-forward travel/hospitality brands (e.g. Airbnb Away Expedia) category-norm-breaking B2B SaaS spaces (e.g. Stripe Figma Brex) or consumer lifestyle brands with a distinct B2B reach (e.g. Squarespace Notion).

What Will Excite You About Navan

• A post-IPO company with real momentum and an internal culture that always asks "Can we go bigger?" rather than one that hedges.
• Travel as a creative canvas: rich emotional visual territory that most B2B corporate creative functions never get access to.
• An execution-strong capable team that is hungry to be pushed elevated and expanded.

What We Do

Navan (Nasdaq: NAVN) is the leading all-in-one business travel payments and expense management platform that makes travel easy for frequent travelers. From finding flights and hotels to automating expense reconciliation with 24/7 support along the way Navan delivers an intuitive experience travelers love and finance teams rely on. See how Navan customers benefit and learn more at navan.com.

Why Work With Us

At Navan we’re never satisfied with the status quo and we know breakthrough ideas come from diverse perspectives. We are committed to cultivating a workplace that reflects the diversity of the customers we serve while fostering leadership and innovation.

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