Director, Connectivity Partnerships

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Engine is seeking a senior leader to own the group connectivity strategy and drive partnerships across hotels, providers, and platforms.

You will define roadmaps, lead cross-functional teams with Product and Engineering, and represent Engine in complex multi-stakeholder collaborations, shaping the group travel connectivity landscape.

Experience in travel tech, platform businesses, and a proven record of closing strategic partnerships is essential for this high-visibility role.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of experience spanning product, connectivity, and partnerships in travel, hospitality, travel technology, marketplaces, or platform businesses.
• Strong working knowledge of travel connectivity and how bookings move across partners, platforms, and systems.
• Ability to set strategy and pressure-test feasibility without owning the build.
• Track record of structuring and closing complex partnerships.
• Product intuition and ability to translate strategic vision into product and engineering requirements.
• Strategic judgment in positioning and sequencing tradeoffs.
• Experience engaging large, sophisticated partners at a senior level.
• Ability to interact with commercial and product leadership at strategic partners.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functionally through influence in matrixed, fast-scaling organizations.

Aufgaben

• Own Engine’s group connectivity strategy and define how group bookings move across partners and platforms
• Set the strategy for deeper group connectivity and create a prioritized roadmap across the group booking lifecycle
• Lead supply and connectivity partnerships with hotel chains, connectivity providers, technology platforms, and intermediaries from initial discussion through signed, activated agreements
• Contribute to Engine’s broader connectivity strategy with Supply and Lodging leadership
• Build relationships with connectivity providers and technology partners
• Partner with Product and Engineering to shape group connectivity capabilities and integrations
• Serve as a subject-matter expert on group travel, connectivity models, and related technology
• Prioritize group connectivity investments against engineering capacity and commercial outcomes
• Represent Engine externally in complex, multi-stakeholder partnerships
• Monitor industry trends across group travel, meetings, distribution, and connectivity

Kenntnisse

Group Connectivity Strategy

Partnership Development

Travel Technology Expertise

Cross-Functional Leadership

Strategic Judgment

Executive Presence

Product Development

Jobbeschreibung

• Own Engine’s group connectivity strategy and define how group bookings move across partners and platforms


• Set the strategy for deeper group connectivity and create a prioritized roadmap across the group booking lifecycle


• Lead supply and connectivity partnerships with hotel chains, connectivity providers, technology platforms, and intermediaries from initial discussion through signed, activated agreements


• Contribute to Engine’s broader connectivity strategy with Supply and Lodging leadership


• Build relationships with connectivity providers and technology partners


• Partner with Product and Engineering to shape group connectivity capabilities and integrations


• Serve as a subject-matter expert on group travel, connectivity models, and related technology


• Prioritize group connectivity investments against engineering capacity and commercial outcomes


• Represent Engine externally in complex, multi-stakeholder partnerships


• Monitor industry trends across group travel, meetings, distribution, and connectivity

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience spanning product, connectivity, and partnerships in travel, hospitality, travel technology, marketplaces, or platform businesses


• Strong working knowledge of travel connectivity and how bookings move across partners, platforms, and systems


• Ability to set strategy and pressure-test feasibility without owning the build


• Track record of structuring and closing complex partnerships


• Product intuition and ability to translate strategic vision into product and engineering requirements


• Strategic judgment in positioning and sequencing tradeoffs


• Experience engaging large, sophisticated partners at a senior level


• Ability to interact with commercial and product leadership at strategic partners


• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functionally through influence in matrixed, fast-scaling organizations


• Executive presence, clear communication, and sound decision-making under ambiguity

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in group connectivity strategy and partnerships within the travel and hospitality sectors, with a strong focus on product development and stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence decision-making in complex environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Group Connectivity Strategy


• Partnership Development


• Travel Technology Expertise


• Cross-Functional Leadership


• Strategic Judgment

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Travel Connectivity


• Product Development


• Partnership Structuring


• Engineering Requirements Translation


• Complex Negotiation

Soft Skills

• Clear Communication


• Executive Presence


• Decision-Making Under Ambiguity

Industry Keywords

• Travel


• Hospitality


• Marketplaces


• Platform Businesses


• Group Travel


• Distribution