Associate Account Manager, Small & Medium Business Vacation Rental – German Market (6‑7 month Fixed Term)
Travel Partnerships and Media helps partners deliver excellent traveler and B2B experiences, driving growth for them and the EG marketplace through competitive supply, a valued advertising and travel media network, and affiliate solutions.
The Associate Account Manager, Small & Medium Business is key to promoting and developing a high level of engagement with Vrbo’s Vacation Rental Hosts. Your primary responsibility is to work collaboratively with Hosts to improve their productivity and results within Vrbo’s marketplace. You will continuously work to maximize the production potential in the Vrbo marketplace by utilizing and sharing unique data insights, marketing, distribution, and revenue management tools with Hosts. Driven and focused, you are a taskmaster who loves working with people. You are diligent, thorough and can break down technical concepts with ease.
You will be responsible for driving the success of Vacation Rental Hosts on the Vrbo platform. This is a high-volume outbound call-based role, and you will use your persuasion skills to drive Host behavior on the site. The goal is to gain maximum Host success while providing a quality Traveler experience.
In this role, you will:
* Consistently exceed the mark on metrics (strategic objectives set by leadership)
* Establish performance goals with partners, develop action plans, and secure commitment for adoption/usage
* Optimize content, rate, and availability to maximize booking conversion
* Manage a large volume of clients through multiple consultations daily
* Understand key demand/supply indicators, economic data, trends, and competitive information within the designated strategic market
* Pitch additional relevant products to existing customers or prospects
* May include (up to 20%) travel for in person consultations
Experience and qualifications:
* German native speaker, or bilingual/proficient level of German, plus fluent in English
* Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a related field; or equivalent professional work experience
* 2 to 4 years of sales, client services, or account management experience
* Knowledge of the vacation rental industry is a plus
* Proficient in Microsoft Office
* Knowledge of SalesForce or other CRM systems and Tableau or other BI platforms
* Affinity for action and self‑initiative
* Strong client communication skills (both verbal and written)
* Superb organization and time management skills, self‑discipline
* Results-focused and metrics-driven mindset
* Demonstrated ability to balance a variety of activities to drive a high-volume of partner interaction
* Ability to interpret performance, market and competitor data analysis and implement impactful action plans based on the data
* A reputation for follow-up and persistence in challenging situations
* Authentic relationship skills that earn the confidence of others
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