Airline Partnerships Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive end-to-end testing of codeshare and interline implementations across all distribution systems and platforms, ensuring our partnerships deliver a flawless customer experience.
• Ensure accurate configuration of fares, schedules, and commercial conditions in GDS systems, direct channels, and partner platforms while implementing monitoring protocols to detect technical discrepancies.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison between TUI Airline and partner carriers' implementation teams, coordinating cross-functional resources to resolve complex integration challenges.
• Develop and maintain technical reporting frameworks that measure the accuracy and effectiveness of partnership implementations, identifying optimization opportunities to improve conversion rates.
• Create comprehensive technical documentation for all partnership implementations, building a repository of testing protocols and system configurations to enable scalable partnership growth.

• Proven experience in airline distribution systems, GDS platforms, or technical partnership implementation with demonstrable expertise in testing methodologies for airline distribution channels.
• Strong understanding of codeshare, interline, and fare filing technical requirements, with experience working with virtual interlining partners such as Hahn Air, Go7 or Dohop.
• Experience with API integrations and technical documentation in travel distribution environments, along with the ability to interpret complex fare rules and partnership conditions.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a systematic problem-solving approach and strong project management capabilities for technical implementation timelines.
• Excellent communication skills to translate technical concepts to commercial stakeholders and can work effectively across multiple time zones with international airline partners.
• Strong business English (written & spoken).

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