Area Manager

BOOKING.COM (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel technology company in Singapore is seeking an Area Manager to lead and develop high-performing teams. This role involves driving a high-performance culture, managing partner relationships, and translating business strategy into operations. Ideal candidates will have experience in cross-functional team management and strong stakeholder influence skills. The position offers opportunities for career development in an inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Benefits and perks offered by the company

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and leading cross-functional teams in an international environment.
• Ability to lead teams through change effectively.
• Strong ability to influence stakeholders and decision-makers.

Responsibilities

• Drive a high-performance culture amongst the team.
• Identify opportunities to represent Booking.com in the ecosystem.
• Set targets and monitor performance of partner services teams.
• Support team in managing top-tier partners and decision makers.

Skills

Managing cross-functional teams

Stakeholder management

Public speaking

Strong communication skills

Job description

Role Overview

The Area Manager is responsible for leading, coaching and developing high performing teams, by supporting the Booking.com strategy for their area, optimizing partner relationships and the industry ecosystem. Translate global strategy to assigned teams to ensure continuous business development towards the commercial objectives of the company.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties

• Drives a high performance culture amongst the managed team. Leads a team of individual contributors and/or managers and supports their development within the organization. Steers and directs the team to allow them to achieve both organizational, team and individual objectives.

• Responsible for identifying opportunities to actively represent the Booking.com brand in the ecosystem.

• Representing Booking.com by leading conversations with the local and regional travel industry and PA/PR with the goal to develop the business initiatives.

• Support the team in managing top-tier partners and decision makers for the area.

• Set targets for, monitor progress and manage performance of the partner services teams in your designated area.

• Support the roll out of changes and enable the team to embed commercial Booking.com frameworks into daily operations.

• Responsible for translating and implementing the business strategy within the area, ensuring coordination with other departments.

• Lead the internal business review with regional management on area performance and opportunities to create action plans on those.

• People management responsibilities, such as recruitment, performance management, succession planning, talent development etc.

Role Qualifications and Requirements

• Experience in managing and leading cross-functional teams in an international environment where applicable.

• Ability to land and lead teams through change.

• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence stakeholders and key decision makers.

• Ability to identify and operationalize commercial opportunities for the area.

• Public Speaking and strong communication skills.

Total Reward Philosophy

• The benefits and perks offered by the company. These can be found here.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Booking.com

Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: “At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn’t just create a unique workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. It’s a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech.”

Career Development Opportunities

• Learn more about Your Career Journey here.

• Become a Mentee and benefit from a mentoring relationship with a more experienced person to help you identify and achieve your professional and personal development goals.

Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.