Market Manager (New York)

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.

Why Join Us?

To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

Introduction To The Team:

Travel Partnerships and Media helps partners deliver excellent traveler and B2B experiences, driving growth for them and the EG marketplace through competitive supply, a valued advertising and travel media network, and affiliate solutions.

Make An Impact:

The Market Manager’s primary responsibility is to onboard, develop and maintain a high-quality portfolio of hotel and property products (i.e. relevant, attractive and competitive) for Expedia’s fast-growing global customer base, within their assigned territory.

In doing so, you will also continuously work with Expedia Groups property partners to help them maximize the production potential from their participation in the Expedia marketplace by smartly utilizing the power of Expedia Group’s unique data insights, marketing, distribution and revenue management toolset.

This role is the core on which the Market Management team is based. The team ensure that the Expedia Group brands’ global customers always find the most suitable property for their dream trip wherever they want to go, and that our hotel partners can effectively, efficiently and throughout the year, reach Expedia Group’s full breadth of global traveler demand.

In This Role You Will:

Develop and sustain strong partner relationships by providing relevant data insights and high-quality consulting services to hotel partners (revenue management advice, marketing opportunities)

Build the portfolio of local hotel partners by introducing prospective partners to Expedia’s marketplace and facilitate their onboarding process

Ensure that partner hotels’ products (content, rates and availability) are consistently optimized on the Expedia sites to maximize customer conversion

Secure additional lodging rates and availability information over high demand and compression periods to satisfy customers’ pressing needs

Secure seasonal deals and promotions within the guidelines set by management to support the brands’ merchandising and marketing efforts

Continuously promote and develop hotel partners’ high engagement with Expedia’s full suite of Unique market insights (partner reports, competitive data, key performance drivers), Revenue management tools (dynamic promotions, packages, fenced deals, mobile), Marketing and merchandising opportunities, Specialized brands (e.g. Egencia, Hotwire, Media Solutions) potential opportunities, and Self-service tools (Expedia Partner Central)

Represent Expedia in the local market, build Expedia’s company profile with key local influencers (e.g. tourism bureau, hotel association, etc.) and provide expertise to the local industry

Provide coaching to colleagues (peers, Associate Market Managers, Market Associates) on standard methodologies

Other reasonable duties, as assigned

Experience and Qualifications:

2-5 years of relevant experience

Approximately 20 – 30% of travel for market visits

We also utilize highly effective video and social technologies that can allow employees to optimize their commitment to travel, communication and collaboration

High impact personality: intellectual agility, entrepreneurship, compassion in relationship, and great teammate

Hungry, determined, motivated, willing to take action, and results-focused

Organization and time management skills, rigor, attention to details

Proven follow-up/persistence when facing challenging situations

Ability to multi-task effectively and be able to change gears quickly without skipping a beat

Demonstrates ability to prioritize work and be laser-focused on achieving critical targets, goals and/or strategic objectives set by LPS leadership team

Relationship builder; earns the confidence of others

Bridges and sustains solid partnerships based on mutual support through a reciprocal style

Appetite for innovative technology, fast-changing business environment, data driven decision-making

Demonstrates analytical skills

Ability to select and present insights, including performance, market, and competitor analysis and to implement significant action plans based on the data

Proficiency in English language skills

Presents ideas and directives clearly and persuasively; actively listens when spoken/presented to

Ability to effectively communicate to various levels and through a variety of communication channels

Able to work independently as well as be a strong team worker, ensuring the whole team wins

Help other team members acquire skills or achieve targets/goals

The total cash range (inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target) for this position in New York is $102,500.00 to $143,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $164,000.00, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role. Incentive plan performance above target will also earn more than the incentive target compensation amount.

Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent ( IATAN ) membership. View our full list of benefits .

Accommodation requests

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request .

We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.

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