Corporate Lodging Manager
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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced hotel-facing Account Manager with a focus on project management and communications to join Expedia Group based in the US. This role sits within the Strategic Travel Partners, LSP Team.
You will be responsible for helping to define, develop, and acquire new corporate travel friendly offers for our growing portfolio of Expedia Partner Services partnerships to drive the next level of growth. You'll work closely with our Account Management team and Expedia Partner Services team.
This is a new team, working in a very new environment within Expedia Group. It is both exciting - and challenging. We want you to be open to growing and adapting, as our world changes quickly!
What you'll do:
Responsible for our strategy and sourcing Independent Hotel partners, as well as collaborating with other teams to execute plans
Managing internal communication platforms through Confluence, Salesforce, Knowledge Base, Slack
Support the Senior Manager, Corporate Lodging
Assist in curating the New Hire onboarding for Corporate Lodging
Develop campaigns and communications plans with partner marketing including discovering objectives, defining requirements, and developing value propositions
Work with teams across Expedia to implement plans, specifically produce enhancements to Partner Central
Collaborate with Expedia Partner Services team to define offers specific to our demand partner needs
Who you are:
Bachelors degree in business, hospitality or equivalent related professional experience
7+ years in hospitality, lodging, tmc/consortia, online travel agency
A self-starter who has the energy, influence, and people skills to build and create change
Data-driven and result oriented
Collaborator who does what is best for the organization not personal gain
Excellent internal and external account management
Exceptional persuasion, and influencing skills
Dedicated, high-energy, creative, self-starter looking to have an impact on business success
Strong business sense, problem-solving, and business case building
Ability to operate with flexibility in a fast-paced, constantly evolving, and collaborative environment and work effectively cross-functionally with all levels of management, both internally and externally
Experience and/or familiarity with Corporate Travel and Expedia Market Management is a plus
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About Expedia Group
Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) powers travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solutions to fuel partner growth and success, while facilitating memorable experiences for travelers. Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™.
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