Partner Enablement Manager

About Us:

At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We're the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you encounter. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the memories you make. Through our products, partners and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world!

Role Overview

The Partner Enablement Manager is a key member of the Connectivity Partner Program & Development team, responsible for driving scalable, digital-first partner enablement across our global hospitality software partner ecosystem. This role designs, delivers, and continuously optimizes enablement and go-to-market initiatives that help technology partners grow their business and succeed across all stages of the partnership lifecycle.

The role leads the strategy and execution of partner enablement through partner-facing tools and platforms, delivering self-service education, actionable data insights, and integrated co-marketing and co-selling initiatives at scale. By leveraging digital channels and partner ecosystem capabilities, the Partner Enablement Manager ensures partners can efficiently onboard, activate, grow, and innovate within our connectivity ecosystem.

As the owner of partner enablement performance, you are accountable for shaping partner business development topics, setting annual objectives, and defining a clear enablement and go-to-market roadmap. You will build, launch, and continuously improve digital self-service capabilities across multiple partner portals, and design and execute global marketing and sales initiatives that drive measurable commercial impact.

Success in this role requires a strong data-driven and experimental mindset. The Partner Enablement Manager continuously tests and optimizes digital enablement capabilities (including partner education, performance reporting, and analytics) to increase results across key commercial priorities. These include the acquisition of new accommodations, improving partner performance, and driving increased API adoption in collaboration with hospitality connectivity providers. Ultimately, this role owns execution and outcomes, ensuring defined goals are met while building long-term, high-impact partnerships.

Role Qualifications and Requirements

Partner Enablement & Ecosystem Growth

• Drive scalable enablement for a global ecosystem of hospitality software and technology partners across all stages of the partnership lifecycle
• Ensure partners are successfully onboarded, activated, and continuously growing within the connectivity ecosystem
• Align partner enablement initiatives with broader business and ecosystem growth objectives

Digital Enablement & Self-Service Capabilities

• Design, launch, and continuously optimize digital-first partner enablement programs, including partner portals, self-service education, and content hubs
• Own and evolve self-service capabilities across multiple partner-facing platforms to improve partner experience, adoption, and efficiency
• Apply experimentation and iteration to improve enablement effectiveness and scalability

Go-to-Market & Commercial Initiatives

• Define and execute partner go-to-market initiatives, including digital co-marketing and co-selling programs
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Partner teams to drive acquisition, activation, and growth outcomes
• Translate strategic objectives into executable campaigns that deliver measurable commercial impact

Performance Management & Data-Driven Optimization

• Define success metrics and KPIs for partner enablement and go-to-market initiatives
• Monitor performance through reporting and analytics, translating insights into concrete optimization actions
• Continuously improve results across key commercial priorities such as new accommodation acquisition, partner performance, and API adoption

Strategy, Planning & Execution Ownership

• Shape partner business development topics and enablement strategy in line with company priorities
• Set annual objectives and define a clear enablement and go-to-market roadmap
• Own execution end-to-end, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and against defined goals

Stakeholder & Partner Collaboration

• Act as a central point of coordination across internal stakeholders and external partners
• Build strong, long-term relationships with technology partners through clear communication and shared objectives
• Influence and align cross-functional teams to drive successful partner outcomes at scale

Role Qualifications and Requirements

• The role is user-focused, keeps all our different connectivity customers (providers) at the heart of everything we do in a complex technology ecosystem;
• Strong interpersonal skills - a strong network of people is needed and to drive trust in order to succeed together and achieve own goals;
• Experience in heavy stakeholder management environments - The role manages a wide variety of stakeholders within different crafts like tech, design, product, marketing, legal, technical support and sales
• Technology background with a focus on connectivity, APIs, cloud based models or Internet of Things - The role understands how our technology solutions and our partners software works, and ideates on new technology changes that can improve our partnership and advise our technology partners about improving their systems
• Strong leadership and communication skills - Ability to lead business impactful conversations with our connectivity partners on a C-level
• Strong background in data testing and proven analytical skills - Defines hypotheses, spots new opportunities and proves with new programme products/services incremental business with partners
• Experience in the industry of B2B technology partnerships
• Strategic thinking - balancing long-term vision with short- and medium-term goals
• Strong change and project management skills - drives change in an agile project management / product development environment - Manages proposed changes and development, able to influence to get support from other teams and lead product related discussions with both internal teams & our technology partners
• Strong work ethic; proactive, flexible and capable of working independently
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Solution oriented and result driven

Inclusion at Booking.com:

Inclusion has been a core part of our company culture since day one. This ongoing journey starts with our very own employees, who represent over 140 nationalities and a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations.

Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: "At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn't just build an outstanding workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. It's a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech."

We ensure that colleagues with disabilities are provided the adjustments and tools they need to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Application Process:

• Let's go places together: How we Hire
• This role does not come with relocation assistance.

Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.

Pre-Employment Screening

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.

Client-provided location(s): Amsterdam, Netherlands

Job ID: booking-27497

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-01-20T18:35:24