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Switch Platforms Commercial Lead

Europe

RateHawk is part of Emerging Travel Group— a pioneering travel-tech company also known for its two other brands, ZenHotels and Roundtrip, spanning over 220 markets worldwide.

Our mission is to create, distribute, and operate the most convenient travel products. We constantly innovate and break the rules of the highly complex travel industry to make travel more widely available for individuals, more rewarding for professionals, and simpler for everyone.

As a Switch Platforms Commercial Lead, you will lead and grow our portfolio and revenue from switch platforms. This role owns the commercial relationships, manages platform performance, and drives incremental value across unmanaged markets and non-chain hotels.

This is a remote vacancy open to candidates residing in Europe.

Job Responsibilities

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  • Develop and maintain strategic relationships with all switch platforms.
  • Lead negotiations for contracts, service level agreements, and exclusivity terms.
  • Analyze performance metrics to identify growth opportunities and address parity issues.
  • Collaborate with the API team to ensure seamless integration and efficient onboarding.
  • Coordinate with Regional and Chains teams to prevent channel conflicts.
  • Drive expansion into new markets and improve feed quality in unmanaged destinations.
  • Maximize platform ROI through regular performance reviews and supplier management.
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Key Qualifications

  • Relevant Experience. Minimum of 2 years in hotel distribution, travel tech, or bedbank strategy roles.
  • Market Knowledge. In-depth understanding of the region's travel market, deep understanding of switch platforms and/or API connectivity.
  • Language knowledge. Fluent in local language and English. Spanish is a plus.
  • Travel Requirements. Up to 20% of travel time may be required.
  • Analytical skills. Used to data-driven decision-making, metrics-driven, good with numbers, excellent negotiation and commercial contracting skills. Strong analytical mind – comfortable with dashboards and reporting.
  • Personal skills. Proactive, ambitious, motivated, action-oriented, results-focused, appetite for innovative technology, comfortable with the fast-changing business environment, team player.
  • International mindset. Ability to understand and work across a wide range of cultural contexts reflecting ETG’s global presence.

We Offer You

  • Flexible schedules and opportunity to work remotely;
  • Ambitious and supportive team who love what they do, appreciate each other, and grow together;
  • Internal programs for adaptation and training, development of soft skills, and leadership abilities;
  • Partial compensation for participating in external training and conferences;
  • Corporate English school: Group and individual lessons, speaking clubs with colleagues from all over the world;
  • Corporate prices on hotels and travel services;
  • MyTime Day Off - an extra non-working day without loss of compensation.
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