Optimization Manager – Cairo, Egypt

Commercial, Middle East & Africa

April 24, 2023

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As the Optimization Manager, you will be responsible for leading and supervising the optimization department, managing technical support and relationships with partners, optimizing partner performance, and onboarding new business.

 

Job Title: Optimization Manager

Department: Commercial Technology

Location (primary): Cairo, Egypt

 

What will you do on your journey with WebBeds?

WebBeds is the world’s fastest growing provider of accommodation distribution services to the travel industry. Our products incorporate distribution APIs, payment integrations, ERP integration, Data Lakes, User Interfaces, and others. Our search API reach peaks of more than 50.000 requests per second, each one consisting of tens or hundreds of hotels, with continued expansion.

“We design, deliver and support innovative solutions through engagement, collaboration and a fearsome passion for creating customer value” is our mission as an IT organization.

With this in mind, we strive to be at the leading edge of technology when it comes to build the platform that meets the needs of our Supply partners and customers. This translates to the use of latest technology including .NET Core versions, K8S, microservices architecture, clouds hosting and orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, Proactive monitoring, and alerting systems, to name a few.

Our delivery teams have the creativity and freedom to express themselves by building innovative solutions to often complex problems and are challenged to reach higher levels daily. Our teams consist of product owners, QA engineers, Software Engineers, and people from across the business all working collectively and collaboratively. We have a very strong technical team from which you will be able to learn, but are encouraged by new ideas and fresh thinking that you will bring with you.

 

How you will make an impact?

Elements to this role include, but not limited to:

  • Team management and development: You will act as a leader of the optimization department, supervising all objectives and initiatives, and ensuring all KPI trackers, questionnaires, and protocols are up to You will also manage client optimization batch allocations.
  • Technical Support & Relationship Management: You will own partner onboarding and technical optimization of top API Accounts, diagnose issues with customer integrations, and answer support questions from both internal and external parties.
  • Improve Partner Performance: You will optimize WebBeds’ portfolio of key accounts through focused analysis and experimentation to help grow the business. This will be driven by reviewing partner technical performance, understanding opportunities, and proposing relevant solutions.
  • New business onboarding: You will work with the customer’s team, sales managers, and technology team to integrate new customers and support and maintain current You will oversee analysing and defining requirements, translating them into functional requirements for the development team, and owning the implementation until the customer is integrated, providing ongoing support, testing, and troubleshooting.
  • Key optimization initiatives: You will lead key optimization initiatives, research, and brainstorm new optimization initiatives, and take initiatives in identifying growth opportunities.
  • Account management: You will keep track of key account metrics (search traffic, errors, search KPIs), review customer mappings, review customer pricing and account configurations, and propose adjustments where needed.
  • Customer relationship management: You will build strong customer relationships, especially with key customer stakeholders and internal teams, and communicate progress to both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with our team: You will collaborate with our team to achieve sustainable growth.

 

The skills we would love to see in your suitcase!

  • 3+ years of experience in a similar role in the travel industry.
  • Technical expertise in XML and APIs.
  • Knowledge of performance optimization techniques.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn data into insights.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize effectively.
  • Experience in managing and mentoring teams.

 

Download:  Job Description – Optimization Manager – Cairo, Egypt

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