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We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a global hybrid work setup (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.
Market Manager Houston
Introduction to team
The Market Manager’s primary responsibility is to develop and maintain a high-quality portfolio of relevant, attractive, and competitive hotel and property products for Expedia Group’s fast-growing global traveler base. The Market Manager works with lodging partners within their assigned territory to help maximize the production potential in the marketplace. While this is a virtual role, the selected candidate must reside in the Houston, TX market.
Make an impact!
The Market Management team ensures that global travelers always find the most suitable property for their dream trip, and that hotel partners can reach Expedia Group’s full breadth of global traveler demand.
In this role, you will:
- Ensure that partner hotels’ products (content, rates, and availability) are consistently optimized on Expedia Group sites to maximize customer conversion
- Secure seasonal deals and promotions to support the brands’ merchandising and marketing efforts
- Represent Expedia Group in assigned market(s) and establish relationships with key local influencers (e.g. tourism bureau/board, hotel/government association, etc.)
- Cross collaborate with internal stakeholders to execute business initiatives
- Travel for partner visits 20-30% of the time
- While this is a virtual role, the selected candidate must reside in the Houston, TX market.
Experience and qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience in account management, partner/client success, consultative sales, or related field
- Proficient in English language skills
- Passionate about travel
- Work autonomously and collaboratively with a diverse team
- Possess a strong appetite for innovative technology, fast-changing business environment, and data driven decision-making
- Prioritize and multi-task effectively to achieve critical targets, goals, and/or strategic objectives set by E4B leadership team
- Continue to follow up when facing testing situations
- Present ideas and directives clearly and persuasively
- Demonstrate analytical skills with market trends, partner performance, and competitor analysis to address business and partner needs
- Proactively and consistently demonstrate the unique value proposition of partnering with Expedia Group
- Possess a growth mindset, consistently using feedback to improve in role/company
- Strong negotiation skills
- Relationship builder; earns the confidence of others. Bridges and sustains solid partnerships based on mutual support through a collaborative style
- Drive for results
The total cash range for this position in Virtual is $90,000.00 to $126,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $144,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.
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.
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.
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What We Do
Expedia Group 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™.
