Strategic GDS & Alliances Product Manager

Vueling; Viladecans; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vueling is seeking an experienced Product Leader to own the GDS and Alliances distribution strategy and roadmap. You will align commercial objectives with technology capabilities, partner requirements, and industry evolution to maximize revenue and channel performance.

You will collaborate with travel agencies, OTAs, GDSs, connectivity providers, and internal teams to deliver scalable distribution capabilities, drive transformation, and manage KPIs across channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Technology, or a related discipline.
• Additional education or professional exposure combining business, technology, product management, and digital commerce is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product strategy, vision, roadmap, and backlog for GDS and Alliances distribution channels, translating commercial priorities and market opportunities into actionable product initiatives.
• Lead the discovery, design, prioritization, and delivery of new distribution capabilities through collaboration with travel agencies, OTAs, GDSs, connectivity providers, technology partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Manage the three-year channel transformation plan and execute the annual roadmap, ensuring alignment between strategic objectives, investment priorities, and business outcomes.
• Prioritize initiatives based on revenue impact, profitability, operational efficiency, technology feasibility, partner adoption, and cost-to-serve considerations.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with external partners including GDS providers, travel agencies, OTAs, GSAs, technology providers, IATA, and other industry stakeholders.
• Coordinate testing, validation, and implementation of new capabilities with technology teams and external partners to ensure seamless integrations and successful product releases.
• Monitor channel performance through KPIs and market analysis, identifying optimization opportunities related to conversion, reliability, latency, partner adoption, operational efficiency, and revenue growth.
• Drive the evolution of indirect distribution channels, leveraging emerging technologies, automation, AI-driven tools, and LLM-enabled commerce opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Technology, Commercial Strategy, Sales, Revenue Management, Finance, Network, Customer, Data, Digital, and Operations teams to ensure successful delivery and stakeholder alignment.
• Coordinate with IAG stakeholders and participate in industry forums such as IATA and ATPCO to influence standards, foster innovation, and ensure alignment with future distribution models.
• Support investment decisions by providing business cases, performance analysis, prioritization recommendations, and budget execution oversight.

Skills

Product management

GDS ecosystems

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Strategic thinking

Communication

Languages: English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree

Business/Tech blend

Tools

Amadeus

Sabre

Travelport

IATA/ATPCO knowledge

Job description

Vueling is seeking an experienced Product Leader to own the GDS and Alliances distribution strategy and roadmap. You will align commercial objectives with technology capabilities, partner requirements, and industry evolution to maximize revenue and channel performance.

You will collaborate with travel agencies, OTAs, GDSs, connectivity providers, and internal teams to deliver scalable distribution capabilities, drive transformation, and manage KPIs across channels.