Account Executive - Brisbane jobs at Booking in Australia

Role Title: Account Executive - Melbourne

Key Responsibilities

• Pro-active communication with partners in the region by telephone and by internal messaging to assist with the development of Booking.com’s business.

• Responsible for a portfolio of partners, the first point of contact, answering questions and following up when needed.

• Responsible for maintaining a stable relationship with the accommodation partners (i.e. frequent performance calls and contact to ensure they offer our customers the best availability and competitive pricing) at property level.

• Be knowledgeable on Booking.com’s products so that their benefits and usage can be explained to Partners.

• Identify opportunities for partners that will help improve Booking.com’s business by using its internal segmentation to prioritise.

• Identify new potential partner leads and pass these leads on for further follow up.

• Responsible for taking Customer Service escalations which relate to their managed portfolio and solving these in the most efficient manner for the business, partner and customer.

• Support the organization of events, such as workshops and webinars, for partners. Also expected to attend and participate in the partner events for their managed portfolio.

Communications with Stakeholders

• Accommodation partners

• Account Managers

Years of relevant Job Knowledge

• Basic Job Knowledge (2 - 5 years)

Requirements of Special knowledge/skills

• Solution oriented and results driven

• Strong work ethic; self-directed and resourceful

• Proactive, flexible and capable of working independently as well as working in a team

• Ability to prioritise own workload and efficiently manage their time

• Strong and engaging communication skills

• Ability to influence partners over the phone to implement suggestions

• Eye for accuracy and ability to be analytical

• Language: English written and verbal

• Has a full car driver's license for Australia

• Hybrid work arrangements - 40% in the office a week

• This role does not support relocation nor work visa sponsorship

Booking.com’s Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive , as well as unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave

• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)

• Industry leading product discounts - up to €1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit

Application Process:

• Let’s go places together:

• Detailed instructions on post-application requirements including any required application materials, deadlines, portfolios, coding challenges, or other assessments as defined by BU or department.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, research, and contact prospective customers and build positive relationships that will generate future sales and repeat business;
• Responsible for maintaining a strong relationship with the accommodation partners (i.e. visiting accommodations, contacting on regular basis);
• Acting on leads, partner feedback and information on competitor activity;
• Able to translate statistics and insights about Booking.com's competitors as well as local market knowledge into relevant actions;
• Responsible for providing trainings to accommodations about the online reservation systems;
• Partner events: support in organizing Booking.com events and webinars, as well as participating in external events and trade fairs representing the company.

Communications with Stakeholders

• Accommodation Partners
• Account Executives

Years of relevant Job Knowledge.Years of relevant Job Knowledge

• Broad Job Knowledge (3 - 5 years)

Requirements of special knowledge/skills

• Solution oriented and result driven
• Strong work ethic; self-directed and resourceful
• Proactive, flexible and capable of working independently as well as working in a team
• Good communication and analytical skills
• Ability to multi-task & flexible attitude
• Commercially driven attitude
• Objection handling
• This role must be based in the Melbourne office - hybrid work arrangements.
• Possesses a full Australian car driver's license
• Travel for work: up to 50% of the time
• This role does not support work visa sponsorship nor relocation

Booking.com’s Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive, as well as unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
• Industry leading product discounts - up to €1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit

Application Process:

• Let’s go places together:
• Detailed instructions on post-application requirements including any required application materials, deadlines, portfolios, coding challenges, or other assessments as defined by BU or department.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.

Key Responsibilities

• Pro-active communication with partners in the region by telephone and by internal messaging to assist with the development of Booking.com’s business.
• Responsible for a portfolio of partners, the first point of contact, answering questions and following up when needed.
• Responsible for maintaining a stable relationship with the accommodation partners (i.e. frequent performance calls and contact to ensure they offer our customers the best availability and competitive pricing) at property level.
• Be knowledgeable on Booking.com’s products so that their benefits and usage can be explained to Partners.
• Identify opportunities for partners that will help improve Booking.com’s business by using its internal segmentation to prioritise.
• Identify new potential partner leads and pass these leads on for further follow up.
• Responsible for taking Customer Service escalations which relate to their managed portfolio and solving these in the most efficient manner for the business, partner and customer.
• Support the organization of events, such as workshops and webinars, for partners. Also expected to attend and participate in the partner events for their managed portfolio.

Communications with Stakeholders

• Accommodation partners
• Account Managers

Years of relevant Job Knowledge

• Basic Job Knowledge (2 - 5 years)

Requirements of Special knowledge/skills

• Solution oriented and results driven
• Strong work ethic; self-directed and resourceful
• Proactive, flexible and capable of working independently as well as working in a team
• Ability to prioritise own workload and efficiently manage their time
• Strong and engaging communication skills
• Ability to influence partners over the phone to implement suggestions
• Eye for accuracy and ability to be analytical
• Language: English written and verbal
• Has a full car driver's license for Australia
• Hybrid work arrangements - 40% in the office a week
• Travel for work for up to 25% of the time
• This role does not support relocation nor work visa sponsorship

Booking.com’s Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive, as well as unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
• Industry leading product discounts - up to €1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit

Application Process:

• Let’s go places together:
• Detailed instructions on post-application requirements including any required application materials, deadlines, portfolios, coding challenges, or other assessments as defined by BU or department.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.