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 Strategy Manager, Vertical Growth – Travel & Hospitality to join our ever-evolving team and help shape the future of global commerce. You will 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 closely with global and regional teams including Business Development, Relationship Management, Marketing, Partnerships, Product, Legal, Risk and Compliance.

Together with your team, you will plan, develop and execute long-term goals and strategic objectives to position Worldpay as a thought leader in Airlines, Travel and Hospitality industries and grow the vertical globally. You will support the vertical lead in day-to-day activities and contribute to the development and maintenance of a Plan to Win for the Travel & Hospitality verticals across priority markets in NORAM, EMEA, APAC and LATAM.

Your responsibilities include developing the Vertical Messaging Brief aligned to the Plan to Win, researching and creating materials to articulate thought leadership, supporting trade publication contributions, speaking slot submissions, and sales discussions. You will help develop the Worldpay value proposition for each sub-vertical, own delivery of initiatives within the vertical go-to-market plan, and maintain lists of relevant tradeshows, publications and industry associations.

Additionally, you will support Marketing in planning and executing vertical-specific events, assist regional Business Development and Relationship Management teams with tactical requests, and support Sales Development in optimizing prospect outreach. You will also provide input into the product roadmap by acting as the voice of the customer for target industries and work closely with the broader Vertical Growth team to drive the Travel & Hospitality Plan to Win.

Developing a strong internal network among key stakeholders across multiple functions is essential to your success in this role.

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

About you
Self-motivated with the ability to define priorities across a complex, global organization and quickly close knowledge gaps. Strong consensus builder with the ability to achieve buy-in and deliver on goals. Intermediate communication skills including panel discussions, webinars and event speaking. A natural networker with strong analytical and 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. Strong writing and content development skills. Good organisational skills.