Account Executive, KAYAK
Commercial Partnerships, 12-month contract
Travel required.
Travel search engine
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Travel search engine
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Travel required.
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help millions of travelers around the globe make confident travel decisions.
Role
Who you are
- KAYAK is seeking a highly motivated and curious Commercial Partnerships Account Executive to support our commercial activities in the Flight vertical and manage strategic partnerships
- This role is ideally suited for a quick learner with a curiosity about air travel and how everything builds into the wider travel industry, adept analytical skills, and strong interpersonal skills a must as this role is external facing
- Are you passionate about traveling and building outstanding client relationships? Then join us at KAYAK and help shape the future of travel!
- 1-2 years of meaningful experience, travel industry experience is a plus
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- High proficiency in Excel and Google Suite
- High attention to detail
- A self-starter with the ability to work both independently and in teams
- Ability to manage projects of varying size and scope simultaneously, while prioritizing appropriately
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and presentation experience
- Fluency in English written and spoken
- Ability to effectively liaise with internal technical teams and interact with senior members of the KAYAK team across globally located offices
- BA/BS degree
- Travel required
What the job involves
- As an employee of KAYAK, you will be part of a travel company that operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights and HotelsCombined, among others
- From start-up to industry leader, innovation is in our DNA and every employee has an opportunity to make their mark
- Our focus is on building the best travel search engine to make it easier for everyone to experience the world
- Build and maintain business relationships with travel agency distribution partners on the flight vertical
- Analyze and monitor partner performance, with proactive investigation to address changes or issues
- Develop strong relationships with the KAYAK commercial, engineering, finance and product teams
- Help identify opportunities to improve existing relationships in terms of revenue generation and the best user experience
- Support Team Managers with strategic accounts, including reporting, tracking, billing, day-to-day operations, optimization, etc
- Monitor the competitive landscape of travel search sites, identify KAYAK’s weaknesses, formulate and execute a plan to close the gap
Salary benchmarks
Our take
KAYAK is a travel agency and metasearch engine owned and operated by Booking Holdings. KAYAK processes over 6 billion queries across its platforms each year for travel information - as one of the world’s leading travel search engines, KAYAK searches other sites to show travellers the information they need to find the right flights, hotels, rental cars and vacation packages. It offers a variety of tools and features such as KAYAK trips, explore, and price forecast.
There’s been speculation over the years about online travel companies getting into the hotel business and KAYAK is no exception. The company is expanding its hospitality offerings beyond its traditional hotel referral and booking services but despite speculation through the 2020s, has stopped short of opening hotels under its own brand, preferring to partner with preexisting companies on their hotel tech.
Since being acquired by Booking Holdings, the global leader in online travel, in 2013, KAYAK has continued to expand and innovate, enhancing the travel experience for users all around the world. And now KAYAK manages a portfolio of metasearch brands including SWOODOO, checkfelix, momondo, Cheapflights, Mundi and HotelsCombined. With the aim to make it easier for everyone to experience the world - it now operates sites in more than 70 countries and territories.
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Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Work flexibly: Our global flexible work policy lets our teams decide if they head into one of our offices or work from anywhere else
- Team-wide time off: Most of our team disconnects at the same time each year to recharge and reconnect
- Global volunteer week: Take VTO (Volunteer Time Off) to support the organizations and charitable efforts you believe in
- Wellness: We take care of each other - providing opportunities and spaces to live that work-life balance
- Resource groups: Our five ERGs are employee-led groups for underrepresented communities and their allies
- Career growth: We provide opportunities for our team to develop their skills – or learn new ones – on their own terms
Company HQ
South End, Stamford, CT
Articles
Leadership
Steve Hafner
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Board Member of Trulia, Blade and SeatGeek and currently an Executive at OpenTable.
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