Operations Analyst

New York, NY

The role of Sr. Analyst, Lodging Account Support is to manage the day-to-day operational engagement of a portfolio of lodging benefit partners (Fine Hotels and Resorts and The Hotel Collection). The Sr. Analyst is expected to ensure contractual compliance and integrity of the partner information within American Express platforms globally including contract database, point of sale tools, on-line visibility, OTA (Expedia) and GDS platforms (SABRE, Apollo, Worldspan and Amadeus) that drive to point of sale tools. Parallel to daily business functions, the analyst will lead business process improvement initiatives (re-engineering) designed to drive operational efficiencies in the organization.

Tactical responsibilities include:

Continuous analysis of brands within assigned portfolio to ensure rates, program benefits, critical sales information and appropriate content is displayed across all point-of-sale tools (offline and online)
Onboarding new partners from contracting to rate loading on both online and offline channels
Relationship management of assigned portfolio to identify opportunities that align with TLS strategy and brand growth targets (growth of brand relative to overall program growth)
Collaborate effectively with Lodging Strategic Partnerships team on account initiatives
Consult and negotiate property-level program benefits to drive incremental Card Member value
Manage on-going contract maintenance (annual updates, renovations and closures, flag changes, adds/drops)
Review partner compliance (i.e. mystery shop evaluations, scorecards) to ensure partners are in good standing with lodging program standards
Resolve escalations that prevent seamless Card Member experience at point of sale (offline and online) in an efficient and expedient manner
Lead and manage program enhancements and process improvements by deploying detailed analytical review and project management structure
Individuals with 2+ years of experience in an account support and/or partnerships function
Demonstrated analytical skills and strategic thinking to improve process and drive implementation, including the ability to analyze large sums of data from multiple sources, summarize key trends and takeaways, and use data to identify opportunities for process improvement
Demonstrated superior project management skills in addition to experience developing and executing winning strategies
Established success concurrently driving multiple projects and priorities forward with a will-to-win attitude in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Attention-to-detail, flexibility and creative problem-solving skills
Strong Excel skills including the ability to create and manipulate spreadsheets
Travel experience strongly preferred, not required. Knowledge and experience within the Online Travel Agency landscape (preferably Expedia) as well as additional knowledge of SABRE GDS, Apollo, Amadeus and Worldspan preferred

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