Senior Manager Destination Partnerships📣 Job Ad

About the Role: Senior Manager Destination Partnerships

Qiddiya is seeking a Senior Manager Destination Partnerships to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves leading the development and execution of strategic partnership initiatives designed to enhance Qiddiya's destination positioning, commercial performance, and visitor growth.

Role Purpose and Scope

The Senior Manager Destination Partnerships is responsible for establishing and managing relationships with a diverse range of tourism stakeholders. This includes tourism boards, travel trade, airlines, hospitality partners, Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), destination marketing organizations, government entities, and other strategic partners. The primary objective is to drive demand, expand market reach, and support Qiddiya's overall destination objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the destination partnerships strategy in alignment with Qiddiya's commercial and destination marketing objectives.
• Identify, evaluate, negotiate, and manage strategic partnerships with key industry players.
• Lead joint marketing and co-op campaigns with strategic partners to increase destination awareness and visitation.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local, regional, and international tourism stakeholders.
• Develop partnership frameworks, commercial proposals, and collaboration agreements that deliver measurable business value.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Commercial, Destination Distribution, Events, and Operations teams to activate partnership initiatives.
• Represent Qiddiya at industry events, trade shows, networking forums, and tourism exhibitions.
• Monitor partnership performance through defined KPIs and prepare executive reports highlighting commercial impact and opportunities.
• Identify new partnership opportunities that support destination growth, tourism development, and long-term strategic objectives.
• Ensure effective governance, contract compliance, and relationship management across all strategic partners.
• Manage the partnership budget and oversee resource allocation to maximize return on investment.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Tourism Management, Hospitality Management, International Business, or a related field.
• 8-10+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, tourism, destination marketing, commercial strategy, or travel trade.
• Experience working within a Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), tourism authority, airline, hospitality group, destination developer, travel company, or major events organization.
• Demonstrated success in developing and managing high-value strategic partnerships.
• Experience negotiating commercial agreements and partnership contracts.

Essential Skills and Attributes

• Experience working with senior executives and managing cross-functional stakeholder relationships.
• Previous people management experience is preferred.
• Ability to lead, coach, and develop a team while fostering a high-performance culture.

Application Information

Candidates meeting the specified qualifications and experience are invited to apply for this full-time position based in Riyadh.