--- title: 'Senior Partner Manager (Rocket Travel by Agoda) at Rocket Travel, Inc.' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-partner-manager-rocket-travel-by-agoda-rocket-travel-inc-chicago-dw2hm583jebk' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-05' --- # Senior Partner Manager (Rocket Travel by Agoda) at Rocket Travel, Inc. - **Company:** Rocket Travel, Inc. - **Location:** Chicago, IL - **Posted:** 2026-07-22 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/rocketmiles/jobs/8028936 ## 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. As a Senior Partner Manager at Rocket Travel, you will: - Take the lead in growing Rocket Travel's largest partnerships in the Americas region with careful day-to-day management, goal and strategy setting, data analysis, and a keen focus on relationships. - Establish goals for partners and set the strategy to hit those goals. Influence internal and external partners to take on new initiatives to accomplish big milestones. - Prepare partner presentation materials, including account reviews for existing partners, and new product collateral. - Manage the partner marketing calendar so the entire team is aware of partner marketing activities, including briefing customer service and other stakeholders on promotion or campaign details. - Serve as the first point of escalation for partners to resolve issues with customers, partner platforms, etc. - Proactively benchmark competitive landscape on a regular basis to ensure that our products are well positioned and remain best-in-class; identify net new product features to evaluate/bring to the team for discussion. - Support finance with billing reconciliation to ensure correct billing from the partner. - Make recommendations for future campaigns and placements to optimize campaign performance, including promotional design and writing copy. - Collaborate with a team of marketers and designers to enhance the quality and performance of marketing and product efforts across Rocket Travel. - Participate in A/B testing using different approaches to driving conversion and repeat behavior that may differ from Rocket Travel core regions. - Manage your own deadlines across projects. There will be short turnarounds for some projects, and longer engagements for others. You know how to manage your time and balance both. - Be scrappy. We’re a small team and often wear many hats. Some projects may not be completely defined. This individual will take a resourceful approach to what’s needed and drive results. About you: - You have a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related field. - You have 7+ years of relevant experience in partnership marketing & business development. - You are entrepreneurial and able to work independently/take ownership. - You understand how to summarize complex concepts and craft win-win strategies with partners. - You enjoy working with analytical people in data-driven businesses. - You have impeccable attention to detail, taking end to end ownership and quality control in all projects. - You have the ability to communicate with partners as needed with little to no oversight. - You put the customer front and center. Customers can be a traveler, a partner, or even a colleague. You ensure that work centers around solving their pain points. - You seek feedback. You have a growth mindset, are comfortable soliciting thoughts from others, and are curious to learn from a spectrum of perspectives. - You balance exploration with execution. Exploration and execution are both key to building innovative experiences. You understand when it’s time to explore and when it’s time to deliver. - You work well cross-functionally and are able to communicate effectively with others of varying backgrounds and areas of expertise. ## About 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, should be willing to start within three weeks of accepting an offer, and should be able to work the same daily working hours as our Chicago office. ## 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. 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) A Final Word: To all recruitment agencies: Rocket Travel by Agoda does not accept third party resumes. Please do not send resumes to our jobs alias, employees or any other organization location. Rocket Travel by Agoda is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. 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. The range for Chicago metro area is $111,000 - $131,000. 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. 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