Senior Partner Manager, Americas

About the Role

Rocket Travel by Agoda is the strategic partnerships arm of Agoda, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG). Rocket Travel by Agoda partners with global brands to bring their customers rewarding and engaging travel experiences that deliver value, maximize rewards, and build customer loyalty for partners’ brands.

Rocket Travel by Agoda is looking for a Senior Partner Manager focused on the Americas region. The Partnerships team is responsible for rapidly growing our business in the region via new partnerships and organically growing current partnerships.

Rocket Travel by Agoda is a place where you:

• Work with teammates across the globe who have a passion for finding solutions backed by data and strategy. 
• Take moonshots by going above and beyond to hit and exceed our goals as a team.
• Rise together by working collectively to elevate ourselves, supporting one another and catching each other when we fall. 
• Own decisions and take action that can be implemented in a matter of days (or hours).
• Receive a competitive compensation package, including bonus, 401k with match, flexible vacation time, maternity and paternity benefits, health, and dental insurance.
• Total Compensation is based on experience - Salary: The starting point for this role is $100k base Bonus: up to 25%
• Can have a flexible work schedule. We have a flexible work environment, with team members working across the country and around the world. We have the tools and processes that foster a collaborative and productive environment and keep our teams engaged across the globe. For team members located near Chicago or New York, we have great offices in Chicago’s West Loop and in NYC’s Empire State building where teammates can connect in real-time.  
• Share your passion for travel with equally adventurous and spontaneous teammates. 
• Work within Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) group of companies to create travel solutions that build customer loyalty for partners around the world. 

As a Senior Partner Manager at Rocket Travel, you will: 

• Take the lead in growing Rocket Travel's largest partnerships in the Americas region with careful day-to-day management, goal and strategy setting, data analysis, and a keen focus on relationships.
• Establish goals for partners and set the strategy to hit those goals. Influence internal and external partners to take on new initiatives to accomplish big milestones.
• Prepare partner presentation materials, including account reviews for existing partners, and new product collateral.
• Manage the partner marketing calendar so the entire team is aware of partner marketing activities, including briefing customer service and other stakeholders on promotion or campaign details.
• Serve as the first point of escalation for partners to resolve issues with customers, partner platforms, etc.
• Proactively benchmark competitive landscape on a regular basis to ensure that our products are well positioned and remain best-in-class; identify net new product features to evaluate/bring to the team for discussion.
• Support finance with billing reconciliation to ensure correct billing from the partner.
• Make recommendations for future campaigns and placements to optimize campaign performance, including promotional design and writing copy.
• Collaborate with a team of marketers and designers to enhance the quality and performance of marketing and product efforts across Rocket Travel.
• Participate in A/B testing using different approaches to driving conversion and repeat behavior that may differ from Rocket Travel core regions.
• Manage your own deadlines across projects. There will be short turnarounds for some projects, and longer engagements for others. You know how to manage your time and balance both.
• Be scrappy. We’re a small team and often wear many hats. Some projects may not be completely defined. This individual will take a resourceful approach to what’s needed and drive results.

 

About you:

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related field.
• You have 7+ years of relevant experience in partnership marketing & business  development.
• You are entrepreneurial and able