Product Development Director (My Holidays) - Broadbeach, QLD

Flight Centre Travel Group; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Skills development

Travel discounts

Health & wellbeing programs

Beachfront office Broadbeach

Social events

Volunteer leave

Job summary

Traveltechessentialist in Australia seeks a Product Development Director to curate a premier selection of luxury travel products for discerning travelers. You will lead a high-performing product team and coordinate with advisory experts to maintain industry-leading offerings.

The role emphasizes commercial acumen, negotiation with suppliers, and delivering initiatives from concept to launch across Broadbeach's beachfront office.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a product role within travel, leisure, retail, or wholesale environments.
• Proven experience negotiating commercial agreements and supplier partnerships.
• Led cross-functional teams to deliver product initiatives from concept through launch.
• Experience coaching and developing team members with budgeting focus.

Responsibilities

• Align product team deliverables with timelines and milestones.
• Communicate milestones to internal and external stakeholders.
• Revenue responsibility: budget creation, value adds, inclusions, QA.
• Price market resorts/hotels, OTAs and direct channels analysis.
• Manage deal visibility from cut to conversion and booking stages.
• Strategize distribution, media plans and campaign analysis.
• Draft process flow documents for smooth execution of product ranges.
• Engage with stakeholders and seek new product opportunities.

Skills

Product management

Leadership

Pricing analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel

Negotiation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Product Development Director (My Holidays) - Broadbeach, QLD

Job no: 532631
Brand: Ignite
Work type: Full time
Location: Queensland
Categories: Commercial

Are you our next Product Development Director?

As a vital member of the Product team, your role involves curating a premier selection of products tailored for discerning travelers. Our expert advisors serve a high-net-worth clientele who expect extraordinary experiences and exclusive, high-value products. Your dedication and enthusiasm are key to maintaining our status as a leading global luxury provider, ensuring that our offerings continue to be exceptional and unmatched.

A day in the life:

• Ensure every member of the product team is aligned with the agreed-upon deliverables within the specified timeline
• Provide relevant and timely communication to internal and external stakeholders on milestones to deliver business outcomes
• Revenue - Creating a marketing budget, value-adds & inclusions and Quality Assurance
• Market pricing analysis of the market for resorts/hotels, Trip-a-Deal, Hoot, Travel Online, Inspiring Escapes, OTAs & Direct
• Deal visibility – be on top of deals from initial cutting of deal right through to conversion & booking stage – inputs touch every part of the business – keep on top of offer constantly and market competition
• Strategize distribution & media plan and analyse results of campaign
• Drafting process flow documents to guarantee that each product pillar has a smooth method for executing the negotiated range of transactions
• Internal Stakeholder Engagement & Coordination and proactively communicate and engage with key stakeholders
• Networking opportunities to unearth new products
• Strong business acumen, KPIs and key deliverables, as well as being customer centric

Who you are:

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a product role within travel, leisure, retail, or wholesale environments
• Demonstrated experience negotiating commercial agreements and supplier partnerships
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering product initiatives from concept through launch
• Experience managing and developing team members, including coaching and performance management
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing revenue-focused initiatives and budgets
• Experience conducting pricing analysis, competitor reviews, and market assessments
• Excellent stakeholder management, presentation, communication, and influencing skills
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications

What you'll enjoy:

Ongoing skills development

Catapult your career across a network of brands and businesses in an evolving industry

Say no to full price! Nab discounts on travel and more thanks to our sweet rewards program

Access to industry leading health and well - being programs and financial advisors

Set up shop in a swanky beachfront office in Broadbeach

Enjoy social events to promote networking, celebration of wins, and sometimes just for fun!

Take volunteer leave as part of giving back to the local community

Our Talent Acquisition Team kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Flight Centre Travel Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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