Head of Strategic Partnerships, Americas

New York, NY, United States

About GetYourGuide

GetYourGuide is the globally leading marketplace for unforgettable travel experiences. Travelers use GetYourGuide to discover the best things to do in a destination. Since its founding in 2009, people from all over the world have booked more than 150 million tours, activities, and attraction tickets through GetYourGuide. Powered by a global team of over 800 travel experts and technologists, we are headquartered in Berlin and have 17 local offices around the world. Visit our careers website to learn more.

Team mission

Our ambition is to become the market leader in the Americas. We are looking for an outstanding commercial leader to scale our Americas Strategic Partnerships business. This position reports directly to the Global Head of Marketing Partnerships who is based in Berlin.

Our mission is to enable awareness, trust and conversion of GetYourGuide products by marketing through influential and relevant partner brands. We aspire to deliver more unforgettable travel memories to more customers by establishing GetYourGuide as the world's #1 affiliate marketing solution in the tours and attractions space. This position enables GetYourGuide to efficiently drive brand visibility and revenue while diversifying marketing revenue from other channels. The Strategic Partnerships team works with industry leaders in online travel, loyalty, online publishers, transport and accommodation.

You will:

Be directly responsible for generating hundreds of millions of incremental GMV in the next three years as we become the market leader in a $375bn+ industry by growing the AMER business 10X+.

Build, own, maintain, and execute the 3-year affiliate marketing partnership strategy for the Americas that facilitates the channels' growth to achieve FY 2026 market share targets in strategic verticals in and around travel that achieve company and channel goals.

Work with Leadership to build, measure, and report on, and own KPI and OKR performance metrics and work with Revenue Operations to assess goal achievement and variable compensation distribution.

Regularly communicate strategies, impact, learnings, and next steps to GetYourGuide leadership via weekly, monthly, and quarterly business updates.

Build and maintain a world-class Strategic Partnerships Team that establishes, grows, and maintains partnerships with some of the world's leading brands in and around travel while building the next generation of leaders within the team.

Be responsible for the Sales/Business Development and Account Management function within the region. This includes, but is not limited to: regular time and investments tied to reporting and building best practices through GetYourGuide systems (CRM, Looker, etc) creating lead lists, activating prospecting efforts, outreach and lead generation tactics and strategies, pitching (sales), negotiating, signing, onboarding, and managing partnerships.

Work closely with Legal, FP&A, Partner Tech, Supply, Accounting, Product, and Brand and Growth Marketing Teams to build feasible, scaleable, and profitable partnership structures, ensure compliance and acheive partnership milestones, maximize impact on the GetYourGuide brand, and position partnerships to grow both short and long term

Represent GetYourGuide at key industry conferences and meetings with leaders of major players in and around travel and tech

Build and nurture a healthy team culture based on GetYourGuide's core values and act as a role model by creating an environment of personal growth, trust, passion, and high performance in your teams

Who you are

You are based in New York City or are willing to relocate. We operate on a hybrid business model and value weekly in-person interaction in our office in Manhattan.

7-10+ years experience working in sales, key account management, or business development functions

3+ years experience in management roles at high-growth marketplace, SaaS, or e-commerce companies

Well-connected, have a strong network and reputation, and can unlock conversations and negotiations with senior stakeholders and decision-makers with the most reputable brands in and around travel, tech, and finance

Proficient and have a good understanding of affiliate marketing

Strong business acumen and commercial instincts, specifically in contract negotiation and relationship management

Effective leader and people manager with a proven track record of recruiting and developing A-players

Deep understanding of online marketplace dynamics, with demonstrated success in driving growth, tangible results, and KPI improvements

Entrepreneurial attitude to win despite all challenges, thriving in a fast-paced environment, growth mindset, and learners attitude

Highly collaborative, low ego leader

Outstanding communication, negotiation, persuasion, and interpersonal skills with a strong win-win mentality and natural ability to build relationships

Data-driven, results-oriented, and accurate

Excited to spend up to 30% of your time traveling

Model GetYourGuide's in-person first value and work from the office 4+ days per week

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

How we set you up for success:

20 vacation days to start (plus one additional day per year of tenure up to 23 days)

401(k) plan plus company matching

13 public holidays

10 paid sick days per year

12 weeks 100% paid parental leave

Enjoy flexibility with a hybrid work-from-home and telecommuting policy

Invest in your development with an annual personal growth budget

Various commuter benefits. Save on transportation costs with discounted public transportation tickets

Gym reimbursement

Thrive in a dynamic work environment as part of a multinational team (Headquarters in Germany; work language is English)

GetYourGuide friends & family discount to experience our products for yourself

Full coverage medical plan options

100% employer paid dental and vision for employees and their dependents

100% employer paid life and short term disability

HSA and FSA plans

Voluntary additional life, disability, special disease and accident insurance

And more...

The reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $190,000 - $200,000, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.

We look forward to hearing from you

Unlock your full potential and join our mission to create unforgettable experiences for millions around the world. If you have the skills and passion for joining our team, we invite you to apply by submitting your CV/resume in English through the form below. Check out how we hire for tips and visibility into our process and check out life at GetYourGuide. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via [email protected].

We are an equal-opportunity employer

Our commitment is that every qualified person will be evaluated according to skills regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion. Please refrain from including your picture and age with the application.

Important notice: Protect yourself from recruitment scams

We want to ensure your safety during the application process. Please be aware of potential scammers impersonating GetYourGuide recruiters. Remember, GetYourGuide never requests payment or sensitive personal information during recruitment. All official job opportunities are exclusively posted on our Careers page. If you suspect fraudulent activity, report it to [email protected]. Stay vigilant and protect yourself from recruitment scams.

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