Navan
What It's Like to Work at Navan
Frequently Asked Questions
Navan prioritizes a “high-performance, high-support” environment. Key practices that drive satisfaction and professional success include:
- Visibility and impact: Through regular feedback loops and direct access to leadership, we ensure our people feel a deep sense of ownership and visibility.
- Cultivating a meritocratic culture: We foster a meritocratic culture that celebrates measurable results. Team members who deliver high-impact work can find strong career growth through promotions and upward mobility across the organization.
- Continuous learning: We invest in the evolution of our people. From LinkedIn Learning access to internal mobility opportunities and department-specific development programs, we provide the tools necessary for rapid professional advancement.
Navan is widely regarded as a top-tier workplace, particularly for those who thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments. In 2026, Navan continues to rank in the top 5% of companies for culture and happiness on platforms like Comparably, holding an A+ culture rating. Additionally, Navan earned eight Built In Best Places to Work awards for 2026.
Navan is widely recognized as a “rocket ship,” with a workplace reputation built on a high-performance culture that balances intensity with deep support for our people. We are known for an “extreme ownership” mentality that encourages team members to think like founders. By providing the autonomy to solve complex problems at a global scale with the speed and agility of a startup, Navan attracts individuals who are driven, curious, and comfortable with rapid change.
This environment is defined by a meritocratic, data-driven approach; team members who deliver high-impact results see rapid career growth and visibility. This intensity is balanced by radical transparency and direct access to leadership, including our executive team. As a category-defining innovation leader, Navan offers the opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest peers in the industry to build transformative technology. This reputation is validated by consistent industry recognition: In 2026, Navan continues to hold an A+ culture rating on Comparably and earned eight Built In Best Places to Work awards, reflecting our unwavering commitment to team happiness and professional fulfillment.
While Navan offers high rewards and rapid growth, our “high-performance, high-support” culture involves specific tradeoffs that are important for prospective team members to consider. As a “rocket ship” environment, the pace here is extremely fast. This often results in high workloads and a focus on aggressive results. We iterate quickly; projects and priorities can shift overnight, requiring our people to maintain a high degree of adaptability and comfort with ambiguity.
Navan Employee Perspectives
What is your role, and what attracted you to Navan? Describe the moment when you knew you’d found the right fit.
I am currently a senior sales development representative manager, overseeing the enterprise west team. Prior to that, I held a plethora of roles at Navan, including marketing development representative, SDR, intern manager and commercial SDR manager. I was attracted to Navan for three major reasons: career mobility, financial autonomy and, most importantly, a high-performance environment. I knew I’d found the right fit when I saw I was surrounded by people who were continuously challenging each other to be the best versions of themselves in order to learn, be successful and drive toward both their own and shared goals.
What’s your favorite part about working at Navan?
My favorite part about working at Navan is and has always been the people. Regardless of tenure, role, segment or function of the business, there is always someone jumping in to help and develop you. I came into contact with it as a new hire, excitedly meeting new people every single day who carved out time in their day just to introduce themselves. I’ve experienced it throughout two cross-country moves, being embraced from Austin to Salt Lake City to San Francisco by the people at every office. I strive to live it out as my truth now, devoting my time to the development of others.
What advice would you give to job seekers looking to join your growing team?
There are three traits that stand out to me from candidates who ultimately turn into some of the most successful reps I’ve worked alongside or managed directly: curiosity, grit and discipline. Individuals who possess these innate traits and can not only embody them in personal representation but provide real-life examples of how they’ve shown up in their life will undoubtedly crush the interview process and have an incredibly bright future ahead of them at Navan.
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