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title: 'Hotel Experience Manager (all genders) at HRS'
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# Hotel Experience Manager (all genders) at HRS

- **Company:** HRS
- **Location:** Cologne, Germany
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hrs/7b9c3209-e861-455f-87f9-46809eebb794

## Job description

## ABOUT HRS

HRS is the global leader in business travel intelligence. Our AI-native Copilot and Connect Platform transforms fragmented travel, payment, and compliance data into real-time decisions — saving enterprises millions and giving CFOs, procurement teams, and travel managers the control they need. 1B+ Business travel transactions processed annually 3,500+ Enterprise clients across 55 countries 35+ Years building the global travel ecosystem AI-native Copilot & Connect Platform — built for enterprise scale

## BUSINESS UNIT

Within our STAY Unit, the Hotel Success Management team is responsible for the operational delivery of HRS's hotel partnerships. Hotel Experience Management handles both inbound and outbound activities to enable the HRS 5S Framework and drive hotel performance. While the team covers inbound support requests from all hotel partners, most outbound activity is focused on strategically relevant hotels — acting as consultants who understand the required performance indicators, enable the 5S Framework for our customers, and manage hygiene factors such as hotel status, content, and general support.

## MISSION & IMPACT

Mission We are looking for a Cologne-based Hotel Experience Manager to become part of our Hotel Success Management team. In this role, you serve as the daily operational interface for HRS's hotel partners, ensuring excellent operations and support while enabling partners to unlock the full value of the HRS 5S Framework. Impact You strengthen HRS's hotel partnerships by delivering smooth onboarding, reliable operational support, and proactive consulting that helps hotels grow market share. Your impact shows up in hotel partner satisfaction, adoption of HRS solutions, and the efficiency and quality of the support delivered across the partner portfolio.

What you'll own: Hotel Partner Operations & Support

- Serve as the daily operational interface for HRS hotel partners, ensuring excellent operations and support.
- Support and manage inbound support requests from hotel partners related to HRS LaaS Solutions and general administration.
- Prioritize support requests based on economic impact.

Onboarding & Enablement

- Lead technical onboarding and training of new hotel partners to provide an easy and fast go-to-market solution.
- Support sign-up and submission of HRS Labelling, Classifications, Corporate RFPs, and CCR Procurement to facilitate enablement of HRS's value proposition and solutions.

Consulting & Performance Growth

- Proactively consult hoteliers on activities along the HRS 5S Framework to increase market share, including pricing/availability and training on the HRS VPAY Solution.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

- Collaborate closely with the regional Hotel Account Manager team, taking over delivery support tasks or briefing Hotel Account Managers on important developments with key hotels.
- Work cross-functionally within the STAY Unit to understand customer needs and their implications for hotel offerings and services.
- Actively contribute to continuous process improvements, identifying automation potential and improving working procedures.
- Solve complex problems and find solutions by collaborating with other departments across HRS.

Who you are:

- A commercial education, preferably in the travel industry, or a degree in Business Administration.
- Preferable experience in an operations role combined with experience in the B2B Travel Industry, a B2B SaaS company, or Customer Service.
- Good understanding of the HRS USP and products, the B2B travel industry, and the competitive landscape.
- Excellent two-way communication skills: understanding the pain points and gains of hotels and presenting the best possible solutions, actively listening and questioning, recognizing the needs of conversation partners, and adapting your own communication style.
- Excellent relationship management skills — initiating positive contact, acting convincingly (e.g. in consulting), and behaving professionally.
- A passion for finding the best possible solutions while keeping economic impact in mind.
- High level of self-motivation and ability to cope with pressure.
- Willingness to develop and constantly challenge the status quo.
- Structured way of working with a commitment to detail in an organized manner.
- Team player with a strong orientation toward results and strategic goals.
- Flexible thinker able to operate in a changing environment.
- Must have - German language professional level (C2) spoken and written and fluent in English (professional level).

Our Hiring Process Recruiter Call -> Hiring Manager -> Panel Interview -> Bar Raiser The market is ready. The platform is built. Now we need the people to close it. HRS has built the AI-native platform that changes that — and we're now in the phase where enterprise customers are actively looking for what we offer. A genuinely differentiated platform Our AI Copilot and Connect Platform isn't a feature add-on. It's a new operating layer for enterprise travel and payments. 35 years of infrastructure, startup urgency The credibility and global reach of an established enterprise player with the ownership culture of a company still building its best chapter. Ready to close the deal that matter? Apply Now! Join HRS to shape the future of business travel and meetings, empowered by a culture of growth and setting new industry standards worldwide.

## About HRS

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: HRS is a global technology platform that reimagines corporate lodging and meetings management through an AI-powered end-to-end SaaS solution.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped, owned by CEO Tobias Ragge)
- **Headquarters**: Cologne, Germany
- **Founded**: 1972
- **Founders**: Founded as a regional reservation service; current CEO and owner is Tobias Ragge

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Corporate travel management (lodging and meetings), Fintech (payment solutions), Sustainability tech (Green Stay Initiative)
- **Target Customers**: B2B — Enterprise (Fortune 500), SMBs, and business travelers
- **Mission/Purpose**: "To reinvent the way business travelers can STAY, WORK and PAY" by challenging legacy structures and over-engineered ecosystems.

## Products & Services
- **[HRS Connect](https://corporate.hrs.com/)**: An all-in-one booking and procurement platform for lodging (transient, groups, longstay) and meetings. It connects to GDS, non-GDS, OTA, and direct inventory, automates rate filtering, rebooking, payment, and invoicing.
- **[HRS Copilot](https://corporate.hrs.com/)**: A patent-pending AI-powered assistant that provides real-time, data-driven recommendations to optimize savings, compliance, traveler satisfaction, and carbon emissions. Integrates with existing tech stacks and expense systems.
- **[HRS Green Stay](https://corporate.hrs.com/)**: An ISO 14067-certified initiative that provides science-based property-level data on water, waste, and energy consumption, enabling companies to report, reduce, and remove CO₂ emissions from hotel stays. HRS is a Climate Pledge signatory.
- **[HRS Payment Solutions](https://corporate.hrs.com/)**: Automated payment and invoicing tools that include VAT reclaim, line-item invoice data, and credit card rebate optimization.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available (privately held by CEO)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue not disclosed; the company serves **35% of Fortune 500 companies** [corporate.hrs.com](https://corporate.hrs.com/).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: HRS is privately owned. It partners with 200+ solutions (TMCs, OBTs, expense and payment systems). Strategic equity investment in Itelya for integrated payment solutions.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Recognized among **Germany’s TOP 100 Most Innovative Companies** [corporate.hrs.com](https://corporate.hrs.com/about).
    - Member of the **Global Sustainable Tourism Council**.
    - **EcoVadis Bronze Medal** (top 35% globally) for sustainability management.
    - Operates in **30 markets** globally including London, Milan, Mumbai, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, and Sydney [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Our-history/?locale=en_US).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Data-First Moat**: Their patented rate filter, automated rebooking, and Copilot AI generate unique, actionable data that creates lock-in with enterprise clients.
- **End-to-End Automation**: Unlike traditional TMCs, HRS offers a fully automated process from procurement to payment and reclaim, reducing manual work and delivering VAT rebates.
- **Sustainability Standard-Setting**: The Green Stay Initiative is a first-of-its-kind, science-based, ISO-certified tool that directly ties sustainability data into procurement decisions.
- **50-Year Heritage + Startup Agility**: Described as a "50-year-old start-up," they combine the stability of a mature company with the innovation culture of a tech firm.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-First Transformation**: Deepening the role of Copilot to move from a booking tool to a strategic decision-making assistant for travel and procurement managers.
- **Fintech Expansion**: Integrating payment and invoicing deeper into the platform to create a unified "stay, work, pay" experience (e.g., investment in Itelya).
- **Net-Zero Leadership**: Pledging net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 (a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement) and scaling the Green Stay initiative globally.
- **Platform Convergence**: Unifying lodging, meetings, and longstay under a single, seamless interface to increase adoption and spend visibility.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a "tribe of Intrapreneurs" with a focus on entrepreneurship, passion, enthusiasm, and teaming. The CEO Tobias Ragge says: "Be a missionary, work hard, have fun, and make history" [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Culture/?locale=en_US).
- **Diversity**: Over **850 employees** representing **57 nationalities**, with a strong emphasis on DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Culture/?locale=en_US).
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Not explicitly stated as fully remote. The company operates from 30+ global markets (Cologne HQ, London, New York, San Francisco, etc.), suggesting a hybrid or in-office collaborative environment depending on role.
- **Perks & Engineering Culture**:
    - Ranked among Germany’s TOP 100 most innovative companies, indicating strong R&D and engineering investment.
    - Culture of "learning from failure and scaling through operational excellence."
    - Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI, fintech, and sustainability solutions at a global scale.
    - Young, agile environment with a 50-year history of stability.

## Sources
1. [corporate.hrs.com](https://corporate.hrs.com/) – Official corporate site (products, mission, partners)
2. [corporate.hrs.com/about](https://corporate.hrs.com/about) – About page (history, leadership, sustainability, DEI)
3. [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Culture/?locale=en_US) – Culture and careers page
4. [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Our-history/?locale=en_US) – History & team success factors
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/hrs](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hrs) – Official careers portal (Ashby)

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