Partner Growth & Agility, New Partners Associate - Mandarin Language (Kuala Lumpur)

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success. Why Join Us? To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win. We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a global hybrid work setup (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We're building a more open world. Join us. Introduction to team Travel Partnerships and Media helps partners deliver excellent traveler and B2B experiences, driving growth for them and the EG marketplace through competitive supply, a valued advertising and travel media network, and affiliate solutions. Are you a driven sales person, a real 'hunter', looking to make an impact at a ground-breaking tech company, powered by the world's largest online travel platform? This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Partner Growth & Agility - New Partners team based in Kuala Lumpur. The Associate's primary responsibility is to call potential properties within their assigned territory who have not worked with us and educate them on Expedia's UVP, and assist in the set up and onboarding of these new hotel partners. You will help them maximize the production potential from their participation in the Expedia marketplace by smartly leveraging the power of Expedia Group's unique data insights. This role is central to our account management mission: of delivering exceptional travel experiences by bringing the power of the platform to life for our partners, both current and new. This team ensures that our global customers always find the best hotel for their dream trip wherever they want to go, and that our hotel partners can effectively, efficiently and throughout the year, reach our full breadth of global traveler demand. In this role, you will: Execute on high value conventional lodging leads from fresh leads and untouched opportunities within target markets as assigned to you Build the portfolio of hotel partners by introducing prospective partners to Expedia and facilitate their onboarding process Educate partners on how to offer competitive hotel products (content, rates and availability) to be consistently optimized on the Expedia sites Advise partners on additional lodging rates and availability information regarding high demand and compression periods Employ active listening during conversations with potential partners to adapt responses to local market conditions and partner needs Share best practices within the team in order to achieve overall team targets Continuously promote and develop hotel partners' high engagement with Expedia's full suite of: Unique market insights (partner reports, competitive data, key performance drivers) Revenue management tools (dynamic promotions, packages, fenced deals, mobile) Marketing and merchandising opportunities Specialized brands (e.g. Hotwire, Media Solutions) potential opportunities Self-service tools (Expedia Partner Central) Once property is live on our sites, carry out follow-up calls with new partners to answer questions and help maximize partners potential Experience and qualifications: Bachelor's Degree; or equivalent 1-2 years' relevant work experience, commercial experience is a plus Business fluency in English and Mandarin Chinese is a must (this role is assigned to speak with our hotel partners in Greater China) Majority of your time will be executing on leads with minimal travel (market visits or industry events) Hungry, driven, motivated, willing to take action and results-focused Organized with good time management skills and attention to detail Persistence when facing challenging situations Ability to multi-task effectively and be able to change gears quickly

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.