At Booking.com, we want to empower everyone to experience the world. Through our products, partners, and people is how we do it. There's a whole planet of possibilities out there and we bring it all together, in one place. We are seeking a RCountry Manager - Partner Services, Japan & South Korea in our lovely Tokyo office.

The Country Manager - Partner Services, Japan & South Korea leads, coaches and develops high performing teams, supporting Booking.com strategy for their region, and translates global strategy into a regional relevant way, to define local execution. The Country Manager - Partner Services commercially and operationally responsible for the performance of an assigned region, and advocates and represents opportunities for the region to the right stakeholders.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Manages, develops and coaches a team of managers to high performance to achieve both organizational and regional objectives.
• Representative of the brand in the travel ecosystem and PA/PR activities, representing booking,com in public speaking events and media interactions.
• Delivers and executes travel ecosystem plans/strategy
• Provides senior-level connection with highest value partners in the region to drive the relationship
• Supports the team in managing top-tier partners with key decision makers in the region
• Drive tactical planning and execution of commercial, managerial and financial targets and initiatives for the region
• Builds and maintains relations with multi-level stakeholders in an (internal) matrix organization
• Monitor progress and manage performance of the partner services teams in the designated region
• Leads initiatives to deliver the business and people strategy in the assigned region
• People management responsibilities, such as recruitment, performance management, succession planning, talent development etc.

What You'll Bring:

• Extensive knowledge within a relevant business (8-12+ years) and North APAC market knowledge
• 5+ years of work experience in Japan and/or South Korea with intensive market knowledge
• 4+ years of leadership experience
• Proven ability to lead and manage cross-functional teams in an international environment
• Ability to lead teams through change and sponsor changes
• Ability to lead strategic commercial opportunities in multiple markets for the region
• Excellent internal and external stakeholder management at C-suite level
• Excellent Public Speaking and communication skills
• English and Japanese or Korean language ability

Benefits & Perks: Global Impact, Personal Relevance

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parental (22-weeks paid leave), grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, working from home furniture and ergonomic support, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
• Coffee, and snacks, including healthy and vegan options, daily*
• Discounts & Wallet credits to spend on our products, upgrade to Booking.com Genius Level 3, and friends & family Booking.com discount vouchers
• Free access to online learning platforms, development and mentorship programs
• Global Employee Assistance Program, free Headspace membership

*Please note that while our philosophy is the same in every location, benefits may differ by office/country.