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Introduction to the Team
Travel Partnerships and Advertising helps partners, including hotels, airlines, destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and more, deliver excellent traveler and B2B experiences. We drive growth for our partners and the Expedia Group marketplace through competitive supply, our leading advertising and travel media network and affiliate solutions.
The Technical Account Manager is a member of the VRBO Technical Relationship Management Team, part of our Vrbo Connectivity Operations organization, and works with our Property Manager (PM) and Property Management Software Company (PMSC) clients during pre-sale/pre-integration and post-sale/post-integration phases. You will also work closely with the Connectivity Account Management, Onboarding, Integration Engagement Management, Partner Success and Support teams to ensure great service for our PM and PMSC clients.
In this role, you will:
Partner with Connectivity Account Management, Integration Engagement Management, and Partner Success to ensure optimal systems setup for PMSCs and PM clients, including pre-sales support, recommendations, and post-integration training.
Manage long-term technical relationships with PMSCs, including regular reviews of upgrades, releases, integration health, and processes.
Act as the primary technical relationship contact for PMSCs, coordinating with Connectivity Account Management and Advanced Integration Support as needed.
Monitor integration projects and serve as an escalation/concern point for the Engagement Management team.
Develop processes and systems to provide timely, detailed responses to internal and external client requests.
Conduct analysis and research to propose creative solutions to technical challenges.
Collaborate with Engagement Management to plan global capacity and support strategic initiatives.
Gather product requirements from PMs and PMSCs worldwide, and work closely with Product, Product Marketing, Onboarding, Engagement Management, and Advanced Support teams to shape integration strategies and future planning.
Experience and Qualifications:
Previous Technical Account Management, Sales Engineering, or similar experience in a client-facing role
Technical understanding of modern web integrations using XML, data transfer, data integrity and security, and payment and data processing compliancy good practices
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Good organizational, process, and project management skills
Strong communication/interpersonal skills; experience dealing with multiple international partners, as well as clients
A flexible, hands-on approach with strong initiative and motivation to work in a constantly changing environment
Bachelor’s degree, possibly in Computer Science or Engineering or applicable work experience
Fluency in written and spoken English, plus at least one other language: German, French, Italian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese
Knowledge about the Vrbo ecosystem would be a plus
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