Modulr - Strategic Partnerships Manager, Travel
Requirements
• A proven track record of sourcing and signing new partnerships in the travel payments ecosystem • A strong network across travel — GDS, intermediaries, aggregators, OTAs, TMCs and travel SaaS platforms • Deep knowledge of embedded payments and virtual cards, and how travel platforms embed them to create value • If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you! • What you’ll need • A proven track record of sourcing and signing new partnerships in travel payments or the wider travel ecosystem, consistently hitting or exceeding new-partner targets • An established network and credibility across the travel ecosystem (GDS, intermediaries, aggregators, OTAs, TMCs, travel SaaS) • An understanding of how platforms embed payments, and of partnership commercial models such as revenue share, referral and embedded finance • Strong understanding of virtual cards / VCNs in travel payments, plus the wider payments landscape (card schemes, acquiring, real-time payments) • A consultative, partnership-led approach, comfortable navigating long, complex, multi-stakeholder deals • Commercial acumen — building business cases, structuring partnership deals, and forecasting pipeline and downstream value • Confident presenting to and negotiating with C-suite and senior stakeholders • Comfortable managing pipeline and forecasting in a CRM such as Salesforce • Business-level fluency in Spanish • Existing relationships with enterprise travel brands (e.g. Juniper, GDS, airlines) • Experience building embedded payments or channel/partnership propositions • A curious mindset and a drive to explore how AI can sharpen how we win and support partners
Responsibilities
• Own the full partnership lifecycle for Modulr’s Travel channel — from identifying and engaging target platforms through to negotiating and signing new partners • Build and manage a pipeline of target travel partners: GDS, intermediaries, aggregators, OTAs, TMCs and travel SaaS platforms • Make the commercial case for embedding Modulr’s payments and virtual card capability into partners’ platforms and workflows • Structure and negotiate partnership commercial models — revenue share, referral and embedded — that work for both sides • Develop and execute a plan to consistently hit new-partner and partnership-revenue targets • Take deals through to signature and a successful launch, working with product, solutions consulting, legal, risk and compliance • Represent Modulr at travel industry events, building the network and profile that generate inbound and referral opportunities • Feed market and competitor insight from the travel ecosystem back into Modulr’s product and go-to-market priorities
Benefits
• Bonus – Our annual discretionary bonus, paid in May for the previous year, is based on both company and individual performance. • Bonus • Flexible benefits – £1,000 to spend on benefits to suit you, including private medical insurance, gym membership, dental, and more. • Wellbeing app – confidential, on-demand access to therapy, coaching, counselling, management training or mindfulness sessions with accredited professionals, with company-funded hours and top-up options available. • Wellbeing app • Holidays – 33 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays) plus your birthday off. In the UK, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day are fixed holidays. You can choose the remaining days to suit your personal schedule. • Holidays • Learning opportunities – Our two-day onboarding programme, ModStart, helps equip you for success. Learning doesn’t stop there; we’ll continue to support your development through various channels. • Learning opportunities • Company-Wide Events – Participate in collaborative and engaging events with colleagues across the business. • Company-Wide Events • Bike to work / E-bike scheme • ModInclusion • At Modulr, we’re committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds as we believe it’s the right thing for our people, our business, and the community we operate in. • Modulr | Embedded Payments | Software-Driven Payment Automation • Discover Modulr Finance, the leading platform for embedded payments and software-driven payment automation. Unlock your business with seamless, secure, and scalable solutions to streamline payment ...
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