Partnerships Manager, North America

Hey there, Busbud is looking for a Partnerships Manager, North America to join the team!

The role:

We’re looking for a Partnerships Manager, North America, who will be responsible for building strategic partnerships with suppliers and distributors in North America and maintaining solid relationships with our current partners.

Who we are:

Busbud is the largest online travel agency specializing in intercity bus and coach travel with the broadest global coverage. Travelling is our passion, and we work hard to offer the most comprehensive network of city-to-city travel. We are in over 80 countries and 21,000 cities and offer more than 2,300,000 bus routes. Our goal is to provide a more environmentally friendly, accessible and interconnected world for everyone.

What you can expect from this opportunity:

• Management and forecasting of assigned accounts to optimize overall performance including partner satisfaction & engagement, sales growth and performance. 
• Facilitates agreement renewals, scope changes and rate adjustments
• Analyze and identify potential partnerships prospects to generate demand and supply, revenue sharing activities and complement Busbud’s service offer;
• Actively upsells addition products to existing partners and new leads
• Opportunity to develop and execute PR or marketing initiatives (in collaboration with the marketing team) to support the launch or growth of (market) partnerships.
• Adept at business development and customer service but also analytical work. Industry research, sizing and trends. Experience with excel and crunching data to make digestible presentations as required.
• Research, collect, analyze and prepare data to facilitate growth opportunities within existing and prospective partnerships
• Prepare and deliver quarterly, semi annual and annual partnership reviews 
• Experience working cross-functionally within a company (product, marketing and customer experience) to scale assigned regions.

How can you impress us?

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (or equivalent);
• Minimum 3 years of experience in partnerships management, ideally in the travel industry;
• Your passion for business diplomacy, business development & customer service
• Required proficiency in English (Spanish is an asset);
• Strong interest in data analysis;
• Open to travel (international);
• Previous experience in the Bus industry (including operations, sales, and marketing);
• Ideal candidate is based in the United States.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive compensation based on experience
• Unlimited paid time off
• Work from anywhere in the world
• Health benefits
• Stock options
• Free bus tickets, discounted train tickets
• Annual sustainability fund & training fund
• Apple equipment
• Team events

Busbud is committed to equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing its team members with a work environment free from discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Busbud are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, regardless of race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Learn more about why we care about diversity.