About Rocket Travel by Agoda:
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 dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to reach new heights in their career. We encourage all applicants looking to expand their knowledge working alongside talented, dedicated colleagues to apply to our team.
Empowering the world's leading companies to reward every traveler’s journey, Rocket Travel by Agoda is a trailblazer of travel technology—delivering unmatched loyalty solutions with speed, innovation, and a culture that champions inclusivity, collaboration, and excellence at every step. Here is how we work:
- Work with a group of intrinsically motivated people with a track record for building successful new businesses from scratch.
- Embody curiosity, community, and accountability. We live and build products by these values every day.
- Own decisions and take action that can be implemented in a matter of days (or hours).
- Get inspired and encouraged to vacation faster, with an annual vacation stipend.
- Receive a competitive compensation package, including bonus, 401k with match, flexible vacation time, maternity and paternity benefits, health, and dental insurance.
- Chicago hybrid (preferred). We have an amazing office in Chicago West Loop. We have a hybrid team and a flexible work environment.
- Share your passion for travel with equally adventurous teammates.
- Work within the largest online travel company in the world. Rocket Travel creates B2C and B2B2C travel products and is part of Booking Holdings (BKNG). We have many worldwide partners and a diversified business.
About the Role:
We are looking for a dynamic and versatile Senior Marketing Manager who will focus on marketing guidance and support for our white label travel platform partners. This is a strategic role where you will work closely with our Partner Managers, Product Owners and the larger Marketing team to understand the partners’ needs, advise them on impactful marketing initiatives, and drive the growth of the platform.
Key Responsibilities:
- Marketing Strategy and Execution: Understand the partners’ business models and goals and provide expert advice on the best marketing strategies to achieve growth. Recommend initiatives to optimize campaigns and enhance platform performance for end-users.
• Data-Driven Insights: Analyze large datasets to uncover trends and opportunities, delivering actionable insights that inform marketing strategies. Regularly monitor platform performance and recommend optimizations based on data findings.
• Influencing Decision-Making: Guide and influence partners to adopt strategies and solutions that align with their goals as well as our business objectives. Serve as an advisor, simplifying complex marketing strategies for non-experts.
• Revenue Growth: Strategically focus on maximizing contribution margin and ROI while ensuring partner satisfaction and long-term engagement.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams, including sales, product, analytics, and operations, to ensure smooth execution and alignment of initiatives.
Key Qualifications:
- +7 years of relevant Marketing experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field; MBA preferred.
• Proven marketing experience, ideally within e-commerce, travel, or SaaS environments.
• Experience in a consultative or advisory role, preferably with a consulting background.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to dissect data and provide actionable recommendations. Knowledge of SQL, at least basic, is a big plus - Exceptional communication, both written – clear, powerful slides – and spoken – ability to handle conversations with stakeholders and motivate them to adopt strategic decisions.
• Exposure to sales with an understanding of how partnerships contribute to revenue growth.
• Proven track record of leading multi-stakeholder initiatives successfully.
There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. In addition to a competitive base salary, roles are eligible to be considered for an annual bonus.
The annual salary range for the Chicago-metro area is $125,000-$150,000.
Why Join Us:
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment where you’ll lead initiatives that deliver measurable outcomes for both the company and its partners. You’ll be collaborating internationally with top-tier business partners, applying cutting-edge strategies to grow performance globally. If this role matches your aspirations and you’re ready for a challenge, apply today to help us revolutionize travel solutions for global partners!
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What We Do
Rocket Travel by Agoda is Agoda's strategic partnerships arm, working with the world’s largest companies to create branded experiences from the first search to check-out from their stay. Our global partnerships range from world-class airlines to international banks, as well large-scale shopping platforms, SuperApps, and the largest travel players in the world.
Our customers can earn and redeem miles, points, and gift cards, or save big with exclusive discounts, for booking travel accommodations around the world, from global favorite brands to boutique bed and breakfasts. We also help our partners curate vacation excursion planning and car rental services, with a completely branded experience from the first search to check-out from their stay.
We attract customers from every corner of the globe with a user experience that's built in-house from ideation to finished product. We have offices in Chicago, NYC, Bangkok, Medellín, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and Cebu, as well as colleagues working remotely across four continents.
Why Work With Us
Our team is inquisitive. Data drives our decisions, informing everything from creative to business development. Our team is energized. We work with a sense of urgency, hustling to launch and test projects. Our team is worldly. We value unique cultures, languages, and wanderlust. And our team is growing.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Employees work remotely but have the option to come into our Chicago headquarters at anytime. On Wednesdays we offer free lunch and monthly free haircuts. We also have an office in NYC. We encourage our employees to work however they work best.
