Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Ready to take your career global? Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a proven Travel & Hospitality Strategy Manager to join our ever-evolving EMEA Commercial team to help us unleash the potential of every business. You will support the vertical lead in day-to-day activities and help develop and maintain a Plan to Win for the Travel & Hospitality verticals across priority markets in NORAM, EMEA, APAC and LATAM. Your responsibilities include supporting the creation of the Vertical Messaging Brief aligned to the Plan to Win, articulating Worldpay’s right to win and key trends to inform outreach by Commercial and Marketing teams. You will research and develop topics and trends in the Travel & Hospitality vertical, creating materials to articulate thought leadership and position Worldpay as an industry influencer. You will support initiatives within the vertical go-to-market plan, maintain lists of tradeshows, publications and industry associations, and assist Marketing in planning and executing vertical-specific events. Additionally, you will support Business Development, Relationship Management, and Sales Development teams with tactical requests, customer meetings, RFPs, and prospect outreach. You will act as the voice of the customer for target industries, providing input into the product roadmap, and work closely with the broader Vertical Growth team to drive the objectives of the Travel & Hospitality Plan to Win. Developing a strong internal network among key stakeholders including Business Development, Relationship Management, Marketing, Partnerships, Product, Legal, Risk and Compliance is essential.

About the Team
Be part of a strategic planning team focused on the Airlines, Travel & Hospitality sector, reporting to the Vertical Leader within the Global Enterprise Go-to-Market function. You will collaborate with global and regional teams to plan, develop and execute long-term goals and strategic objectives to position Worldpay as a thought leader and grow the vertical globally.

What Makes a Globalpayer?
Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative – always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do. If this sounds like you, apply now to take your career global.

Experience
2+ years’ expertise within a Travel, Mobility or Hospitality business, preferably within payments, marketing or customer experience. Proven contribution to strategic decision-making processes and comfortable making choices and assessing trade-offs. Payments or other financial services experience is desirable.

About You
Self-motivated and able to define priorities across a complex, global organization while closing knowledge gaps quickly. Ability to build consensus behind a vision and achieve buy-in to deliver on goals. Strong writing and content development skills. Good organisational and analytical skills. Intermediate communication skills including speaking on panels, webinars and at events. A natural networker with strong project management skills. Comfortable with global travel to attend internal and external events and customer meetings. High emotional intelligence, fostering team engagement and collaboration.

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree preferred.