About the Role
Support the development and execution of strategic initiatives within the Travel & Hospitality verticals across global regions, contributing to Worldpay's thought leadership and market positioning.
Responsibilities
- Support the vertical lead in day-to-day activities.
- Assist in developing and maintaining a Plan to Win for Travel & Hospitality verticals across NORAM, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM.
- Undertake activities to support the development of the Vertical Messaging Brief for Travel & Hospitality.
- Research and develop topics and trends in the Travel & Hospitality vertical to create thought leadership materials.
- Support the team in generating thought leadership for trade publications, speaking engagements, and sales discussions.
- Support the team in developing the Worldpay value proposition for each sub-vertical.
- Own the delivery of specific initiatives within the vertical go-to-market plan.
- Research and maintain lists of industry events and publications for potential Worldpay participation.
- Support the Marketing team in planning and executing vertical-specific events.
- Assist regional Business Development and Relationship Management teams with ad-hoc requests.
- Support the Sales Development team by maintaining updated materials on thought leadership.
- Execute ad-hoc requests to provide input into the product roadmap as the voice of the customer.
- Collaborate with the broader Vertical Growth team to drive the Travel & Hospitality Plan to Win objectives.
- Develop a strong internal network with key stakeholders across various departments.
Requirements
- 2+ years of expertise within a Travel, Mobility, or Hospitality business, preferably in payments, marketing, or customer experience.
- Active contribution to strategic decision-making processes.
- Comfortable making choices and assessing trade-offs.
- Strong writing and content development skills.
- Good organizational skills.
- Payments or other financial services experience is desirable.
- Self-motivated with the ability to define priorities in a complex global organization.
- Ability to quickly close knowledge gaps.
- Ability to build consensus and achieve buy-in to deliver on goals.
- Intermediate communication skills, including speaking in panels, webinars, and at events.
- Natural networker.
- Good analytical experience.
- Strong project management skills.
- Comfortable with global travel.
- Track record as a high EQ colleague, fostering team engagement and collaboration.
Skills
- Travel & Hospitality Strategy
- Payments
- Marketing
- Customer Experience
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Content Development
- Organizational Skills
- Financial Services
- Project Management
- Analytical Skills
- Communication Skills
- Networking
Location
- EMEA
Work Type
- Global Travel
Experience Level
- 2+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
About the Company
- One of the biggest names in payments.
- Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team.
- Curious and innovative – always finding better ways to deliver impact.
- Empower each other to make decisions.
- Passion drives excellence in everything we set out to do.
