Market Manager - NYC (contract)

Airbnb is a mission-driven company dedicated to helping create a world where anyone can belong anywhere. It takes a unified team committed to our core values to achieve this goal. Airbnb's various functions embody the company's innovative spirit, and our fast-moving team is committed to leading as a 21st century company.

About the Organization:

The Airbnb Hotels organization, which includes HotelTonight, is a fun, entrepreneurial, start-up team where you can have outsized impact. Simplicity is at the core of our products. We pride ourselves on delivering the smoothest and most intuitive hotel booking experience. For hotels, we make it easy to drive incremental bookings so they can focus on the craft of hosting. We aspire to facilitate hotel discovery and serendipity at scale, benefitting guests and hotel partners.

Job Title: Market Manager- NYC Region

As a Market Manager, you will be responsible for delighting partners in your assigned territories by managing individual hotel and/or chain accounts and supply acquisition of high-quality inventory. Focusing on these responsibilities, you will build the Hotel category’s market presence in your assigned territory and collaborate with other teams. This includes partnering, strategizing, and running daily operations directly with hotels and chains, and ensuring that HotelTonight and Airbnb always have the best inventory and deals from hotels available for our guests.

You will help resolve challenges and ensure that partners feel valued and supported by our platforms. This will include deploying scalable tactics to address the needs of partners in tertiary markets at high volume. Ultimately, you are responsible for growing and supporting this business.

Location: Candidates must be located in the NYC region

Responsibilities:

• Meet and exceed KPIs by owning the performance and success of the hotels & serviced apartments within your region.
• Proactively and reactively actioning of HotelTonight initiatives and partner requests in scale markets
• Secure more inventory and create & implement strategic tactics to ensure your hotel & serviced apartment partners are successful in your markets, driving maximum business impact.
• Implement scalable strategies that drive maximum business impact across a wide range of hotel and serviced apartment partners.
• Consistently respond to and deliver exceptional service to your hotel & serviced apartment partners in a timely and efficient manner.
• Effectively promote and build strong relationships with hotel and serviced apartment partners by demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of our platforms and confidently pitching their value.
• Passionately continue learning and bettering your understanding as an expert in the hospitality industry and revenue management best practices, acting as a trusted industry advisor for your hotel & serviced apartment partners.
• Collaborate with other team members and cross-functional partners (Product, Marketing, Customer Experience, Revenue Operations, Strategic Partnerships) to drive regional supply strategy, cross-functional initiatives & implement innovative ideas in the mobile travel space.
  
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• 3-6 years of professional experience, preferably in a fast-growing startup tech company working in account management and/or sales
• Previous hospitality experience is a plus.
• The ability to get things done with constantly changing priorities, projects and deadlines.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills; detail-oriented but moves fast.
• Ability to establish strong relationships with and influence partners.
• Capacity to balance day-to-day responsibilities with longer-term strategic execution.
• You’re a quick learner and you’re fearless about doing whatever it takes to get the job done, even if it means making mistakes along the way.
  
  

Belonging & Accommodations:

Airbnb is committed to working with the best and brightest people from the broadest talent pool possible. We believe a diversity of ideas fosters innovation and engagement, and allows us to attract the best people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. If you need assistance, or reasonable accommodation during the application and recruiting process, please connect with your talent sourcing partner.

Pay Rate Range: $60-$70/hour.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K