Product Manager (Travel) All genders

Hrs As a Company

HRS, a pioneer in business travel, aims to elevate every stay through innovative technology. With over 50 years of experience, their digital platform, driven by ProcureTech, TravelTech, and FinTech, transforms how companies and travelers Stay, Work, and Pay.

ProcureTech digitally revolutionizes lodging procurement, connecting corporations and suppliers in a cutting-edge ecosystem. This enables seamless efficiency and automation, surpassing travelers' expectations.

TravelTech redefines the online lodging experience, offering personalized content from selection to check-in, ensuring an unparalleled journey for corporate travelers.

In FinTech, HRS introduces advancements like mobile banking and digital payments, turning corporate back offices into touchless lodging enablers, eliminating legacy cost barriers. The innovative 2-click book-to-pay feature streamlines interactions for travelers and hoteliers.

Combining these technology propositions, HRS unlocks exponential catalyst effects. Their data-driven focus delivers value-added services and high-return network effects, creating substantial customer value.

HRS's exponential growth since 1972 serves over 35% of the global Fortune 500 and leading hotel chains.

Join HRS to shape the future of business travel, empowered by a culture of growth and setting new industry standards worldwide.

BUSINESS UNIT

HRS' Product Management department is a critical function in driving the success of the company's Lodging-as-a-Service (LaaS) platform. The department collaborates with cross-functional teams to define the product vision, roadmap, and strategy, and prioritizes features using analytics and data to meet business goals and deliver an exceptional experience for stakeholders.

Product Managers at HRS own the program backlog, define product increments and releases, and are responsible for the product vision, roadmap, pricing, licensing, and ROI. They possess strong business and technical knowledge, as well as excellent communication and prioritization skills.

The department operates based on HRS' leadership principles, putting the customer view first and striving for customer success over commercial success. They think and act big, challenging the status quo, and constantly leaving their comfort zones to achieve growth. As coaches, they hire the most likely to win and help develop team members to become the best through radical candid feedback.

Product Managers at HRS are learning pioneers, continually seeking to improve processes, products, commercial models, technologies, and ways of working. They take ownership of the entire customer experience, seeking truth and committing to decisions once they are made. To succeed in the role, candidates must possess strong business and technical know-how, prioritize tasks accurately, and have excellent communication skills. They must also have an up-to-date knowledge of the latest trends and technologies and be comfortable presenting their ideas to internal stakeholders.

POSITION

We are seeking a Cologne or Berlin-based Product Manager (all genders) to further reinforce our position as a global market leader for Payment and Invoicing solutions in the lodging sector. You will be responsible for our end-to-end processes for our payment and invoicing solution, which automates interactions between bookers, travellers, finance teams and other stakeholders. This will streamline the payment and reimbursement process, allowing our customers to focus on value-adding activities. You will join a global team of engineers, data specialists and payment consultants working on innovative solutions for our corporate customers, hotel partners and internal stakeholders. These solutions will serve millions of business travellers worldwide.

CHALLENGE

• Develop and communicate a clear product vision and break it down into an executable strategy aligned with company goals and market trends
• Create and maintain a product roadmap that prioritizes features based on customer feedback, business objectives and technical feasibility
• Define and analyze relevant input and output metrics to measure product performance and ensure product success
• Utilize various methods such as interviews, surveys and analytics to understand user needs and behaviors
• Together with the Product Owner, specify requirements in detail (including visualized process flows and mock-ups if needed) and hand over to the Engineering teams
• Work closely with the Product Owner, Engineering, Design and Product Marketing to ensure alignment and successful execution of the product roadmap
• Effectively manage product development projects end-to-end, including setting timelines, defining deliverables, stakeholder communication and tracking progress
  
  

FOR THIS EXCITING MISSION YOU ARE EQUIPPED WITH...

• Several years professional experience in Product Management in a SaaS environment
• Strong experience in data-driven product development including proven ability to measure product success based on metrics
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Deep understanding of agile development and prioritization methodologies
• Senior expertise in management of internal and stakeholders
• Entrepreneurial thinking, ability to work independently and pragmatic decision making
• Willingness to get your hands dirty
• Experience in business travel, SRM, BSM tools preferred but not required
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written. German language skills preferred but not required
  
  

PERSPECTIVE

Access to a global network of a globally united and mutually responsible “Tribe of Intrapreneurs” that is passionately dedicated to renew the travel industry and while doing so reinvent the ways how businesses stay, work and pay.

Our entrepreneurial driven environment of full ownership and execution focus offers you the playground to contribute to a greater mission, while growing personally and professionally throughout this unique journey. You will continuously learn from a radical culture of retrospectives and continuous improvement and actively contribute to making business life better, smarter and more sustainable.

LOCATION, MOBILITY, INCENTIVE

The attractive remuneration is in line with the market and, in addition to a fixed monthly salary, all necessary work equipment and mobility, will also include an annual or multi-year bonus.