Job Description
This job is with Skyscanner, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.The Role:As the Senior Partnerships Manager, you will thrive off building meaningful partnerships and thinking big picture for our program. You will lean into data lead decision making, be adaptable to our enterprise partners' needs, and have strong commercial awareness.
This role requires a strong negotiator with experience managing complex partner relationships.Your Responsibilities:Sales / Negotiations - You are a sales and negotiation expert. You love working with partners and know how to find value in those relationships that works for everyone.Big picture thinker - You are a creative and big-picture thinker - nothing is impossible.Forward thinker - You are an early adopter and like to be ahead of the competition - you look for partners that share those values.Partnership Management - Own and manage a portfolio of current partnerships by quickly building personal relationships with our global enterprise-sized partnerships and assessing opportunities to grow revenue.Reporting / Insights - Provide consistent reporting and insights to external partners as well as internal stakeholders.Data-driven decisions - Leverage internal data, partner insights, market trends, and the competitive landscape to make data-driven recommendations for perpetual improvementsTech knowledge - Continually researching and understanding the global travel tech environment to ensure that we remain at the forefront of the industry.Industry knowledge - Conduct competitive intelligence scans/benchmarking and develop strategies to adapt to changing environment within the travel verticalPartner growth - Lead and assist in negotiating media placements, collaborations, and exclusives with key partnersCommercial - Identify and initiate new ideas, incentives and bonus structures to achieve and exceed performance goalsSkills/Experience:Strong sales, negotiation and partnership management skills - knowing the travel tech space is a plusDeep technical skills and the ability to talk product: knowledge on APIs, feeds, widgets, etcAmbitious, results-driven individual that enjoys working as a team but can also thrive independentlyAble to statistically analyze data and determine partner or market success focused around ROICommercial outlook, negotiation and experience of managing 3rd partiesDemonstrated success conducting outreach and recruiting for new performance-based marketing partners and relationshipsYou love people. You'll be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with hundreds (if not thousands) of partnersStrong business and marketing acumen with an ability to identify business opportunities, deliver results, and adjust plans as appropriateExperience with management and tracking technologies used to measure performance (ie.
Tableau, GA, Impact Radius, Partnerize, CommissionJunction)Passion for digital marketing and a passion for performance efficiency#LI-CL1#LI-DNI