Product Development Director (My Holidays) - Broadbeach, QLD

Ignite; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Flight Centre Travel Group in Broadbeach, QLD is seeking a Product Development Director to lead the product team, curate high-value travel experiences for a discerning clientele, and maintain our status as a premier luxury provider.

You will align deliverables, communicate milestones to stakeholders, perform market pricing analyses, manage revenue-focused initiatives and budgets, and shape distribution and media plans across resorts, OTAs, and direct channels.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Align product team deliverables with timelines and milestones.
• Provide timely communication to stakeholders on milestones and outcomes.
• Revenue-related duties including budgeting, value adds, inclusions, and QA.
• Price analysis and market assessments for resorts/hotels and OTAs.
• Manage deal visibility from negotiation to booking and ensure competitive offerings.
• Strategize distribution and media plans and analyze campaign results.
• Create process flows to ensure smooth execution of negotiated product ranges.
• Engage internal stakeholders and external partners to source new products.
• Build strong business acumen, KPIs, and customer-centric focus.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Influencing skills

Leadership

Budget management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Product Development Director (My Holidays) - Broadbeach, QLD

Full time

11d ago , from Flight Centre Travel Group

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 andanalyse 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:

• 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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