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# Principal Product Manager at Rocket Travel, Inc.

- **Company:** Rocket Travel, Inc.
- **Location:** Chicago Illinois, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/rocketmiles/jobs/8163656

## Job description

## About Rocket Travel by Agoda

Rocket Travel by Agoda is a travel technology company founded in 2012 under our flagship consumer facing product, [rocketmiles.com](http://rocketmiles.com/). Since then, we have evolved to partner with some of the largest consumer travel brands in the world creating white-label solutions that allow customers to earn and redeem miles and points for booking hotels, rental cars, flights and activities. Our global partnerships range from world-class airlines to international banks to large-scale shopping platforms.  We help our partners develop successful [go-to-market strategies](https://www.rockettravel.com/blog-articles/go-to-market-strategy) through [marketing expertise](https://www.rockettravel.com/blog-articles/the-travel-marketing-expertise-that-supports-our-partnerships) and [data to support their overall growth](https://www.rockettravel.com/blog-articles/digging-into-data).

We attract customers from every corner of the globe with a seamless user experience that’s built in-house from ideation to finished product: our team includes front- and back-end developers, customer service, data analysts, designers, marketers, accountants, partnership sales, and managers.

Rocket Travel by Agoda is dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to reach new heights in their career, and expand their knowledge working alongside talented, dedicated colleagues. We encourage all applicants with a touch of wanderlust to apply to our team, as we work toward helping our travelers reach the vacation of their dreams.

About The Team:

In Product, ideas come alive. The world is moving fast so our culture empowers ownership and minimal bureaucracy. That’s the environment that enables you to do what you think is right – and quickly. Our Product Managers move fast, fail, learn, and pivot.

Being a product-centric organization, our team works cross-functionally to build products from conception to launch by bringing together engineering and business worlds. Rocket Travel’s Product Managers work closely with executive leadership and have high visibility among partners; they have direct impact on growth and strategy.

What you’ll do:

Strategy & Analysis

- Lead competitive-landscape and market analyses to identify new loyalty growth opportunities.
- Define product strategy and success metrics using quantitative methods and data-driven insights.
- Analyze user requirements and inform roadmap decisions.

Execution & Delivery

- Drive end-to-end product development: conceptualize, launch, and optimize loyalty features and solutions.
- Build and run experiments to test performance, measure impact, and iterate rapidly.
- Develop engineered processes and innovative technologies to improve organizational efficiency.

Collaboration & Influence

- Partner with Engineering, UX, Marketing, and Legal teams to deliver cutting-edge travel solutions.
- Liaise with senior internal and external stakeholders to align on vision, priorities, and go-to-market plans.
- Collaborate across regions, product areas, and functions to solve some of the world’s most difficult loyalty challenges.

What you’ll need to succeed:

- Bachelor’s degree in technical field (i.e. Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar quantitative discipline).
- Proven ability to leverage analytics and quantitative methods to inform and influence decision-making
- Strong data skills
- Bias for action to unlock business value for our partners and RTA
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written in English) with proven ability to convey complex messages clearly and with conviction to different stakeholders
- Experience developing and launching products
- Experience leading global product vision, go-to-market strategy and design discussions.
- Entrepreneurial and analytical skills; effective at breaking down complex problems and driving and managing change
- Hands-on mentality

It’s great if you have:

- MBA or Master’s degree in Math, Economics, Computer Science or Statistics
- Data tools – SQL, Python, R, or equivalent

There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. In addition to a competitive base salary, roles are eligible to be considered for an annual bonus and equity grant.

The base and bonus range for Chicago-metro area is $228,760 – 268,660.

Diversity at Rocket Travel by Agoda

Rocket Travel by Agoda is dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to reach new heights in their career. We encourage all applicants looking to expand their knowledge working alongside talented, dedicated colleagues to apply to our team.

Note on general employment requirements

Candidates should be authorized to accept employment in the US from any employer and must be able to work a hybrid work schedule with 2-3 days per week in the stated physical office (unless otherwise indicated).

## Equal Opportunity Employer

At Rocket Travel by Agoda, we pride ourselves on being companies represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Rocket Travel by Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics. We will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file. For more details, please read Rocket Travel by Agoda’s privacy policy. Find our applicant policy here: https://www.rockettravel.com/privacy-policy

E-Verify Program Participant

We are an E-Verify employer – meaning that your Form I-9 information will be provided to the federal government to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

For more information, please view: [E-Verify Participation Poster](https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf) (English/Spanish) and [IER Right to Work Poster](https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf) (English/Spanish)

## About Rocket Travel, Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Rocket Travel by Agoda is the B2B strategic partnerships arm of Agoda, a Booking Holdings company, that builds customized travel loyalty platforms and distribution solutions for global brands.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of Booking Holdings, which is publicly traded on NASDAQ under ticker BKNG)
- **Headquarters**: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- **Founded**: 2013 (launched as Rocketmiles.com)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Travel technology / travel loyalty solutions
- **Target customers**: B2B – airlines, financial services, telecommunications, and other large brands seeking to offer travel rewards; also serves hotels and accommodation providers via distribution and rate integrity tools.
- **Mission statement**: “To reward every traveler’s journey by being the fastest and best partner to the world’s leading companies.”

## Products & Services
- **White Label Platform**: A fully branded travel storefront that companies can use to run advanced loyalty programs – no rigid templates, uses premium supply and flexible rewards.
- **Accommodation API**: Provides access to 31M+ lodging listings across 220+ countries and territories; claimed to meet or beat competitors 98.4% of the time.
- **Global Distribution Network**: Enables partners to sell inventory on Agoda, Booking.com, Priceline, and 70,000+ affiliates in one step.
- **Affiliate Partnerships**: Monetize audience via commission-based travel bookings.
- **Performance Advertising**: High‑impact placements leveraging rich intent data to drive bookings.
- **Rate Integrity / Wholesale Distribution Control**: Tools for hotels to monitor and enforce rate parity across distribution channels.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (subsidiary); Booking Holdings market cap is ~$150B+.
- **Key Metrics**: Estimated annual revenue of $4.8M; total funding of $8.5M (Seed $2M in April 2013, Series A $6.5M in January 2014).
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Initial investors from 2013/2014 (not all named); parent company Booking Holdings; over 6,500 partner brands including airlines, financial services, and telecoms.
- **Growth Signals**: LinkedIn follower growth of +28.9% year‑over‑year (10,995 followers); 16% user base growth and 12% increase in bookings per customer reported; operates in 15 countries; 124 employees.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Booking Holdings ecosystem**: Access to the world’s largest online travel inventory (Agoda, Booking.com, Priceline) and deep market intelligence.
- **Proven partner network**: Trusted by 6,500+ global brands across airlines, financial services, and telecommunications.
- **Flexible, data‑driven technology**: API that frequently beats competitors on pricing and availability; agile approach to customization.
- **Rate integrity solutions**: Real‑time visibility and enforcement capabilities to resolve rate leakage.

## Strategic Focus
- Expand loyalty and white‑label travel programs for enterprise partners.
- Strengthen rate parity and wholesale distribution controls for hotel partners.
- Leverage Asia‑based supply and demand growth (Agoda’s strength).
- Continuous investment in data science and measurement to optimize partner performance (e.g., repeat purchase rate growth, ROAS improvements).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture values**: “Take ownership and make a difference,” “Be a scientist, experiment and measure,” “Move fast and be efficient,” “Rise together,” “Be direct and respectful,” “Do things the right way,” “Take moonshots.”
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Global company with remote and in‑person teams; offices in Chicago, New York, Bangkok, Bogotá, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and Cebu.
- **Benefits**: Competitive compensation, professional development, flexible work schedules, wellness programs, company‑sponsored travel, paid company holidays.
- **Engineering & data focus**: Heavy emphasis on using data to support decisions, testing, and experimentation; roles in software engineering, product management, marketing analytics, and data science.

## Sources
1. [Rockettravel.com](https://www.rockettravel.com/)
2. [About Us | Rocket Travel by Agoda](https://www.rockettravel.com/about-us/main)
3. [Careers | Rocket Travel by Agoda](https://www.rockettravel.com/about-us/careers)
4. [LinkedIn – Rocket Travel by Agoda](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocket-travel-inc-)
5. [Greenhouse – Jobs at Rocket Travel, Inc.](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/rocketmiles/jobs/6681459)

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