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# SME Product Manager (Travel Platforms) at Kensington

- **Company:** Kensington
- **Location:** Toronto, Canada
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/kensingtontours/jobs/5228439007

## Job description

Kensington delivers the world’s most personal travel experiences. We bring to life each client’s desire to travel in a way that’s tailored specifically for them, in the company of local private guides who ensure that they enjoy the authentic best of their destination. The result is a unique journey rich in memories that last a lifetime!

We achieve this because of our extraordinary people, passionate experts with deep knowledge of their destinations. They are what enables us to deliver remarkable experiences in over 120 countries worldwide, and across each of our businesses – Private Touring, Cruises, Villas, Yachts, Expeditions, Ultraluxe Land, Private Jets, and Air.

To learn more about Kensington, visit [kensingtontours.com](http://kensingtontours.com/).

For candidates based in Toronto, this is a hybrid position that currently requires two days per week onsite at our office located at 2 Queen St. E, Toronto, ON. Out-of-province candidates will be considered for a fully remote arrangement.

Job Summary:

The Product Manager, Platform Enablement is the connection point between Kensington's travel product team and our technical product team. Sitting within the travel product team, this role gathers business requirements from across Product, Merchandising, Sales, and Procurement Operations, then shapes them into clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria that the technical team builds from. The expectation is to shape solutions, not just document requests: understanding how the business actually works, evaluating options, and recommending an approach. The focus is day-to-day requests, smaller projects, and business-as-usual updates to our proprietary product platform — the foundation for our product database, quoting and booking engine, reporting, and the content pipeline that powers the website. Success depends on knowing the business well enough to ask the right questions, having the technical product fluency to translate the answers, and knowing who to bring in to get the work delivered.

Key Responsibilities:

- Run working sessions with Product, Merchandising, Sales, and Procurement Operations to gather, clarify, and confirm business requirements.
- Write clear, complete product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria the technical team builds from.
- Analyze how the business builds, sells, and promotes travel product, mapping current and future state to recommend better ways to use the platform.
- Assess requests against system constraints, surfacing trade-offs and feasibility questions to the business.
- Help prioritize competing requests, balancing user impact, feasibility, and business goals.
- Lead smaller initiatives from intake through delivery, coordinating dependencies and flagging risks early.
- Serve as the day-to-day point of contact with the technical product team, tracking requests through to delivery and validating delivered work against requirements.
- Advocate for intuitive design and tagging structures that support how the business sells product and how clients discover it.
- Stay aware of platform changes outside this scope that could affect the business, and communicate proactively across teams.
- Maintain documentation and support change communication, onboarding, and adoption for platform updates.
- Use AI to work more efficiently, and identify where AI could help the business get more from the platform.

Skills and Qualifications:

- Experience in product management, business analysis, or a similar business-side role working with travel, hospitality, or similar platforms.
- Skilled at facilitating requirements sessions and writing requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria technical teams can build from.
- Technical product fluency, enough to translate business needs into structured requirements and hold a credible conversation with technical teams.
- Experience analyzing business processes and recommending improvements, not just documenting what was asked for.
- Strong problem-solving skills, comfortable using performance data to inform priorities.
- Strong organizational skills, able to manage multiple requests and deadlines at once.
- Clear communicator, able to translate business needs for technical teams and technical detail for business teams.
- Fluency in tagging and metadata structure and its role in discovery, reporting, and personalization.
- Comfortable using AI tools day-to-day, and curious about where AI could help the business get more from the platform.
- Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, CMS platforms, and reporting tools.

## Compensation

We provide a competitive compensation package with a strong pay-for-performance rewards approach. Employees have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and compensation tied to business and individual performance. The expected compensation range for this position is: $65,000 to $75,000.

The actual compensation may vary depending on local market conditions, geography, and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. #LI-Hybrid  #LI-KC1

We are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any stage of our hiring process, please advise us when completing your application. The Range Group may use artificial intelligence throughout the recruitment process to screen, assess or select applicants for this position. These tools assist our hiring team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by the hiring team.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

## About Kensington

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Kensington delivers the world’s most personal, private-guided luxury travel experiences across more than 120 countries, designing tailor-made journeys for discerning clients.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Founded**: Year not publicly available
- **Founders**: Names not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Luxury Travel Arrangements / Custom Tour Operations
- **Target customers**: B2C (high-net-worth individuals and luxury travelers seeking personalized, private-guided experiences)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To bring to life each client’s desire to travel in a way that’s tailored specifically for them, in the company of local private guides who ensure they enjoy the authentic best of their destination — creating a unique journey rich in memories that last a lifetime.

## Products & Services
- **Private Guided Tours (Kensington Tours)**: Custom, private-guided itineraries in over 100 countries, crafted by destination experts with deep in-country knowledge.
- **Kensington Cruises**: Curated cruise experiences with private guides and personalized shore excursions.
- **Kensington Yachts**: Luxury yacht charters with bespoke itineraries.
- **Kensington Villas**: High-end villa rentals with concierge-level service.
- **Kensington Expeditions**: Adventure-focused private expeditions to remote destinations.
- **Kensington Corporate**: Tailored corporate travel and incentive programs.
- **Kensington Jets**: Private jet travel arrangements.
- **Kensington Air**: Air travel booking and logistics services.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **$27.0M** (latest available data)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed. The company operates under the TripArc umbrella (a travel technology and services group).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount of **541 employees** (+22.3% year-over-year, adding 132 people)
  - LinkedIn followers: **32,980** (up 27.6% year-over-year)
  - Operates in **13 countries** (including Canada, US, UK, Ireland, Egypt, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Spain, New Zealand)
  - Named one of “The Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth” by National Geographic Adventure Magazine
  - Received “World’s Best Awards” from Travel + Leisure Magazine (2011, 2015)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep local expertise**: Employs destination experts with genuine in-country knowledge, not generic travel agents.
- **Private-guided model**: Every journey is private and guided by local experts — a premium differentiator vs. group tour operators.
- **Global scale with personal touch**: Operates in 120+ countries while maintaining a highly personalized, one-client-at-a-time approach.
- **24/7 on-trip support**: Unbeatable around-the-clock support for travelers in any time zone.
- **Multi-brand portfolio**: Offers tours, cruises, yachts, villas, expeditions, corporate travel, and private jets — a comprehensive luxury travel ecosystem.

## Strategic Focus
- **Technology & data-driven personalization**: Actively hiring for BI Developer, Senior BI Developer (Executive Analytics & Fabric Platform), Manager of Business Insights, and Analyst roles — signaling a push toward data-driven product and customer experience.
- **Commercial expansion**: Hiring a VP of Travel Product & Commercial Strategy, Directors of Sales, and Cruise Experts — indicating growth in sales channels and product lines.
- **Digital platform investment**: Senior Director of Website & Digital Platforms on the leadership team; hiring a Director of CX Optimization & Experimentation.
- **Cybersecurity**: Hiring a Director of Cybersecurity, suggesting scaling of digital infrastructure.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & values**: Emphasizes five core values: *We Earn Trust*, *We Fail/Learn Fast*, *We Deal in Facts*, *We Are a Team*, and *We Take Ownership*. Highly collaborative, data-driven, and accountability-focused environment.
- **Diversity & inclusion**: **67% of leadership positions held by women**; **35 nationalities** represented on the team.
- **Flexibility**: Offers a **remote work program** and opportunities to work remotely when necessary (though primary HQ is Toronto office-based).
- **Travel perks**: Top performers receive **familiarization trips**; shared love of exploration is a core part of the culture.
- **Wellness & benefits**: Extended health coverage including employee assistance and wellness offerings; lunch-hour yoga classes; regular learning sessions.
- **Compensation**: Industry-leading salaries, **RRSP matching program**, referral bonuses, and recognition rewards.
- **Community impact**: Active volunteer program (Kensington Cares) — supports local charities and global causes.
- **Growth & training**: Committed to career advancement with ongoing training and development opportunities.
- **Team composition**: 1,430 total years of travel industry experience among staff; strong talent pipeline from companies like Travel Edge, Flight Centre, Navigatr, and G Adventures.

## Sources
1. [kensingtontours.com](https://www.kensingtontours.com/careers)
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kensington-tours)
3. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/kensingtontours/jobs/5047598007)
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/kensington-tours)
5. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/kensington-tours)

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