Senior Airline Partnerships Manager - Testing & Development

TUI Cruises GmbH; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive remuneration

Generous travel benefits

Health & well-being support

Flexible working

Learning Hub access

Global projects exposure

TUI Care Foundation involvement

Job summary

TUI Airline is seeking a technically skilled Senior Airline Partnerships Manager to ensure seamless integration and commercial success of codeshare and interline partnerships, serving as the technical bridge between TUI's systems and partner airlines.

You will lead end-to-end testing across distribution systems, configure fares and schedules in GDS, and coordinate with partner teams to resolve complex integration challenges, driving improvements and growth.

Qualifications

• Proven airline distribution system experience.
• Testing methodologies for airline distribution channels.
• Knowledge of codeshare, interline and fare filing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing of codeshare and interline implementations across distribution systems and platforms.
• Ensure accurate configuration of fares, schedules and commercial conditions in GDS systems, direct channels and partner platforms.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison between TUI Airline and partner carriers' implementation teams; coordinate cross-functional resources.
• Develop and maintain technical reporting frameworks to measure accuracy and effectiveness of partnership implementations.
• Create comprehensive technical documentation for all partnership implementations and testing protocols.

Job description

TUI Airline is seeking a technically skilled Senior Airline Partnerships Manager to ensure seamless integration and commercial success of our codeshare and interline partnerships, serving as the technical bridge between TUI's systems and partner airlines.

This vacancy can be located at any of our headquarters of our Airline AOC locations - namely Luton, Rijswijk, Zaventem, Stockholm or Hannover.

This role sits within Airline Commercial and Network Planning & B2B Sales (SD_0654) and reports to Head of Strategic Airline & Airport Partnerships.

The role will be published until 27 September 2026.

ABOUT OUR OFFER

• Personal benefits: Attractive remuneration, generous travel benefits, extensive health & well-being support, and more.
• Flexible working: Work is something you do, not somewhere you go. We encourage a healthy work-life balance with a dynamic working environment.
• A career to shape: Access the TUI Learning Hub to level-up and reach your ambitions.
• Broaden your network: We champion intercultural collaboration and provide opportunities to work on global projects and teams.
• Community: Get involved with incredible local charity and sustainability initiatives like the TUI Care Foundation.

ABOUT THE JOB

• You'll lead comprehensive end-to-end testing of codeshare and interline implementations across all distribution systems and platforms, ensuring our partnerships deliver a flawless customer experience.
• You'll ensure accurate configuration of fares, schedules, and commercial conditions in GDS systems, direct channels, and partner platforms while implementing monitoring protocols to detect technical discrepancies.
• You'll serve as the primary technical liaison between TUI Airline and partner carriers' implementation teams, coordinating cross-functional resources to resolve complex integration challenges.
• You'll develop and maintain technical reporting frameworks that measure the accuracy and effectiveness of partnership implementations, identifying optimization opportunities to improve conversion rates.
• You'll create comprehensive technical documentation for all partnership implementations, building a repository of testing protocols and system configurations to enable scalable partnership growth.

ABOUT YOU

• You haveproven experiencein airline distribution systems, GDS platforms, or technical partnership implementation with demonstrable expertise in testing methodologies for airline distribution channels.
• You possess strong understanding of codeshare, interline, and fare filing technical requirements, with experience working with virtual interlining partners such as Hahn Air, Go7 or Dohop.
• You bring experience with API integrations and technical documentation in travel distribution environments, along with the ability to interpret complex fare rules and partnership conditions.
• You demonstrate exceptional attention to detail with a systematic problem-solving approach and strong project management capabilities for technical implementation timelines.
• You have excellent communication skills to translate technical concepts to commercial stakeholders and can work effectively across multiple time zones with international airline partners.
• This role requires strong business English (written & spoken).

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