About this role
KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is a leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car and vacation package. We’re also transforming business travel with a new corporate travel solution, KAYAK for Business.
As an employee of KAYAK, you will be part of a travel company that operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights and HotelsCombined, among others. From start-up to industry leader, innovation is in our DNA and every employee has an opportunity to make their mark. Our focus is on building the best travel search engine to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.
KAYAK is seeking a highly-motivated Associate Manager of Commercial Partnerships who will be helping our commercial activities in North America, building and maintaining business relationships with our distribution partners in flights. You will be great in this position if you have a strong understanding of consumer behavior, excellent analytical skills and thrive working closely with engineering, design, and business teams. To succeed you are a self-starter and able to thrive in an agile, fast-paced and data-driven environment.
This position will report into the Director of Flights and be based in Cambridge, MA. Kayak is a flexible company and is supportive of a Hybrid working environment though occasional travel is expected.
In this role, you will:
Build, negotiate, and maintain relationships with partners in our flights business which includes both airlines and online travel agencies
Identify and address gaps in content within the search results.
Maximize existing relationships in terms of revenue generation and form new partnerships to benefit KAYAK’s product and users.
Analyze and monitor the performance of content on KAYAK and of partnerships with third parties.
Develop strong relationships and work cross-functionally with the KAYAK commercial, product and engineering teams.
Measure product performance using business and user metrics, establish relevant reports.
Monitor the competitive landscape of travel search sites, identify KAYAK weaknesses, formulate/execute a plan to close the gap.
Please apply if you have:
At least 2 years of meaningful experience, travel industry, online experience a plus
Excellent negotiator and target driven
Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, perhaps you’re a closet numbers junkie
Highly detail-oriented, problem solving and analytical skills absolutely required
Previous e-marketing experience desired, including an understanding of performance metrics
Ability to handle complex, multi-faceted relationships
Consistent track record of exceeding expectations through superior project management
Ability to run projects of varying size and scope simultaneously while prioritizing appropriately
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and presentation experience
Self-starter and ability to work independently
Ability to effectively liaise with both internal technical teams and senior members of the KAYAK commercial team
Embody the KAYAK ethos - Be Bold, Love Numbers, Win As One
Good sense of humor and likes working in an unstructured, fast-paced environment
BA/BS degree required
Benefits and Perks
Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
Focus on mental health and well-being:
Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
Company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
No meeting Fridays
Paid parental leave
Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
Paid volunteer time
Focus on your career growth:
Development Dollars
Leadership development
Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
Travel Discounts
Employee Resource Groups
Competitive retirement and health plans
Free lunch 2 days per week
Fun quarterly events such as boat trips, arcades, ski trips, Thursday happy hours, and more
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. The range for this United States located role is $75,000 - 100,000.00.
We offer a competitive base salary and benefits including: health benefits; flexible spending account; retirement benefits; life insurance; paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays); and parental leave benefits. This role is eligible to be considered for an annual bonus.
Inclusion
At KAYAK, we want everyone to have the space to grow, share ideas and do great work. That’s why we’re focused on hiring the best talent from all walks of life and experiences, supporting them well and making sure no one feels like they have to fit a mold to belong here.
Need any adjustments for the interview, application or on the job? No problem - just give us a heads-up. We’ve got you.