Full-Time

Commercial Account Manager

DACH

Updated on 8/12/2026

Navan

Navan

201-500 employees

Enterprise travel and expense management platform

No salary listed

Berlin, Germany

In Person

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
CRM
Data Analysis

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Requirements
  • Two to three years of experience in Customer Success Management, Account Management, or a related customer-facing position within a rapidly growing company.
  • Ability to think strategically, solve problems, and effectively prioritize work and initiatives in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
  • Data-driven mindset with attention to detail.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Demonstrable track record of high performance and success.
  • Strong proficiency in German and English.
Responsibilities
  • Manage all post-sales activity for commercial customers, including onboarding new customers, driving adoption and satisfaction, conducting Executive Business Reviews, identifying expansion opportunities, and managing renewals.
  • Develop trusted-advisor relationships with customers from program administrators to C-suite executives, ensuring business goals and success metrics are aligned.
  • Partner with Account Executives to implement and launch new customers within target launch timeframes.
  • Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the travel and expense product offering to enable program administrators and end users on Navan product functionality.
  • Conduct regular check-ins, adoption review meetings, and Executive Business Reviews to ensure travel and expense spend goes through the Navan platform and remains aligned with customer business goals.
  • Handle customer escalations and work across teams to resolve issues.
  • Act as the voice of the customer and provide internal feedback to maximize customer value and retention.
  • Identify and execute upsell opportunities, including adding new customer departments, teams, and geographies to the Navan Travel & Expense solution.
  • Identify opportunities to cross-sell the Expense solution to Travel customers and partner with Expense Account Executives to close deals.
  • Own manual customer renewals.
Desired Qualifications
  • Preferred experience in corporate travel management and/or fintech.

Navan provides an enterprise travel and expense management platform that helps global organizations book, view, and manage business travel and expenses in one cloud-based system. It combines mobile access with AI-driven insights to streamline booking, approval, policy enforcement, and expense reporting, while integrating the Navan card (issued by Celtic Bank and supported by Stripe) to tie travel purchases directly to expense management. Revenue comes from subscriptions and transaction-based charges. Navan differentiates itself with a global, 40-market footprint, a card that embeds expense management into the booking flow, and cost-saving incentives through Navan Rewards that encourage cheaper travel decisions. Its overarching goal is to help businesses run operations more efficiently, enable smarter, data-driven decisions, and strengthen human connections by simplifying travel and expense processes across the organization.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Palo Alto, California

Founded

2015

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What believers are saying

  • Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue rose 40% to $220 million on June 10, 2026.
  • Navan raised FY2027 guidance to $907 million-$913 million and $76 million operating profit.
  • OpenTable and Smartrips expand Navan's dining, Brazil, and Latin America coverage.

What critics are saying

  • McCown v. Navan in N.D. California targets its October 2025 IPO disclosures.
  • Navan lifted sales and marketing spending 39% after the IPO to defend growth.
  • SAP Concur and Amex GBT pressure Navan on global enterprise travel budgets.

What makes Navan unique

  • Navan unifies travel, expenses, cards, and audit in one AI workflow.
  • Navan Anywhere embeds booking into Gemini Enterprise and Google Cloud Marketplace.
  • Navan Audit Engine flags bribery, sanctions, and fraudulent receipts in real time.

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Benefits

Flexible Vacation: Take time off when you need it, just work with your manager.

Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.

Commuter benefits: Pre-tax transit dollars, $70 a month to ease your commute.

Parental leave: All parents (birthing and non-birthing) are eligible for paid leave.

Health and Wellness: Annual wellness stipend and access to a full spectrum of resources.

Fuel for Connection: We provide in-office snacks and lunches*, fostering community and in-person connections.

Pet Friendly: Pet insurance with preferred rates and dog friendly offices*.

401k: We care about your future and offer a 401k retirement plan program and company match.

IATAN: Employees can register and receive access to thousands of travel related discounts.

Connectivity Allowance: We support our employees ability to work seamlessly and confidently while from home and offer a bi-weekly stipend

Learning & Development: Annual Learning and Development allowance to propel professional growth

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

2%
Associated Press
Aug 11th, 2026
Navan Edge partners with OpenTable for AI-powered restaurant bookings during business trips

Navan, the AI-powered business travel and expense platform, has partnered with OpenTable to integrate restaurant discovery and booking into its Navan Edge service. The collaboration aims to simplify dining arrangements for business travellers by incorporating OpenTable's reservation system directly into Navan Edge's chat-driven interface. The integration offers location-aware restaurant suggestions based on travellers' itineraries and preferences, personalised recommendations drawing from past reservations and dietary restrictions, and proactive booking reminders for popular venues. Future updates will include automatic adjustments for schedule changes and access to OpenTable's private and group dining platform for booking private rooms and large tables. OpenTable works with over 70,000 restaurants globally and facilitates 2 billion reservations annually.

Yahoo Finance
Jul 5th, 2026
Navan launches AI protocol for natural language travel data queries after $220M Q1 revenue beat

Navan has launched its Model Context Protocol, enabling customers to query travel and expense data using natural language through AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. The initial deployment offers read-only access to programme insights and transaction data, with write-access features planned for later. The launch followed a strong first quarter. Navan raised its full-year revenue forecast to $907 million to $913 million and adjusted operating profit guidance to $76 million to $80 million, citing robust business travel demand. First-quarter revenue grew approximately 40% to $220.2 million, beating estimates of $205.3 million. Gross booking volume jumped 50% to $3.1 billion. The company posted an adjusted profit of 8 cents per share versus analysts' forecast of a 1-cent loss.

Yahoo Finance
Jun 26th, 2026
BMO Capital raises Navan price target to $30 as Q1 revenue hits $220M, up 40% year-over-year

BMO Capital has raised its price target on Navan from $22 to $30 whilst maintaining an Outperform rating following strong fiscal Q1 2027 results. The cloud-based business travel and expense management platform reported revenue of $220.23 million, surpassing expectations of $205.27 million, with earnings per share of $0.08 beating estimates of $0.01. The firm highlighted that revenue grew 40% year-over-year, driven by accelerating travel bookings and payments growth. BMO noted triple-digit growth in request-for-proposal activity, indicating strong corporate demand. The company has gained over 12% in the past 30 days, with analysts forecasting more than 36% upside over the next 12 months. BMO praised Navan's AI strategy for supporting efficient scaling and profitability, whilst identifying share-gain opportunities in the enterprise segment.

Business Wire
Jun 22nd, 2026
Navan launches unified events platform to streamline corporate meeting planning with AI

Navan has launched Navan Events, a unified platform for managing corporate meetings and events, now available in the US, UK and European markets. The AI-powered solution integrates venue sourcing, hotel RFPs, attendee registration and travel management into one system. The platform features an intelligent event assistant to guide planners through sourcing and negotiations, along with budget tracking and approval workflows. Users can access Navan's specialised corporate meetings team for support with event sourcing, contract negotiations or on-site management. According to Galen Grady, SVP and GM of Navan Events, the platform addresses administrative friction from manual processes and patchwork tools in legacy event management. Navan Events will exhibit at The Business Travel Show 2026 on 24-25 June at ExCeL London.

Business Wire
Jun 18th, 2026
Navan acquires Brazilian travel firm Smartrips to expand Latin America presence

Navan, the AI-powered travel and expense management platform, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Smartrips, a leading Brazilian travel management company. The transaction marks Navan's first acquisition as a public company and extends its presence in Latin America. Brazil accounts for approximately 40% of corporate travel spend in Latin America and represents a critical market for global enterprises. Following integration, Navan customers with Brazilian operations will be able to book and manage all travel directly within the Navan platform, eliminating the need for separate booking systems. Founded in 2017, Smartrips will join Navan's portfolio of regional acquisitions, including Comtravo in Germany, Tripeur in India, and Reed & Mackay in the UK. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of fiscal year 2027. Financial terms were not disclosed.