Metasearch Manager (London)

Job Description

hackajob is collaborating with loveholidays to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

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Why loveholidays?
At loveholidays - we trailblaze together. We’re on a mission to open the world to everyone, giving our customers’ unlimited choice, unmatched ease and unmissable value for their next getaway. Our team is the driving force behind our role as our customers’ personal holiday expert - the smart way to get away.

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We’re using progressive tech to drive cutting-edge innovation and open the world to everyone. Within our Commercial and Support teams, you'll find a place to accelerate your growth by actively seeking learning opportunities and carving your own path. You'll create impact for our future by owning projects and shaping the business strategy to reach shared goals, all within our enhanced international community of collaborative and passionate teams.

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The impact you’ll have:

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Reporting to the Head of PPC, the Hotel Only (Meta Search Manager) will own the strategy and performance of loveholidays’ Hotel Only activity across key meta search partners including Google Hotel Ads, Trivago, TripAdvisor and other emerging platforms.

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This role plays a key part in growing one of our most important acquisition channels, driving incremental bookings, improving marketplace competitiveness and scaling hotel-only demand across our markets. You will combine analytical thinking, commercial acumen and strong stakeholder collaboration to unlock growth opportunities and optimise performance across the hotel meta ecosystem.
Your day-to-day:

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• \nOwn and optimise Hotel Only performance across meta search partners such as Google Hotel Ads, TripAdvisor, Trivago and other marketplaces for all points of sale.\n

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• \nAnalyse channel performance to identify growth opportunities, improve competitiveness in the auction and drive profitable bookings.\n

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• \nWork closely with revenue management,, engineering, data science and analytics teams to improve feed quality, bidding logic and platform integrations.\n

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• \nDevelop testing roadmaps across bidding strategies, placements, partners and traffic types to continuously improve performance.\n

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• \nMonitor key marketplace dynamics including competitor behaviour, pricing competitiveness and auction trends.\n

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• \nForecast performance and manage budgets to maximise ROI while scaling the channel efficiently.\n

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• \nTranslate complex data into clear insights and recommendations for stakeholders across marketing, trading and leadership teams.\n

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• \nStay up to date with developments in hotel meta search, travel marketplaces and performance marketing to ensure loveholidays remains competitive.\n

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• \nDrive growth in hotel-only bookings and contribute to the broader expansion of the channel across existing and new markets.\n

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Your skillset:

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• \nExperience managing hotel meta search partners such as Google Hotel Ads, Trivago, TripAdvisor or Kayak.\n

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• \nKnowledge of travel industry dynamics including hotel pricing, rate competitiveness and seasonal demand patterns.\n

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• \nStrong analytical mindset with the ability to work with large datasets and translate insights into clear actions.\n

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• \nProficiency in SQL and Excel (or equivalent analytical tools) to analyse channel performance and support decision-making.\n

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• \nExperience managing performance marketing channels within travel, eCommerce, marketplaces or similar digital environments.\n

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• \nStrong understanding of auction dynamics, bidding strategies and marketplace performance drivers.\n

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• \nExperience building testing frameworks and evaluating experiment results to optimise channel performance.\n

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• \nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to present insights clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.\n

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• \nHighly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.\n

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Desirable:

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• \nExperience working with product, engineering or data science teams on feed integrations or bidding systems.\n

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• \nExperience with data visualisation tools such as Looker.\n

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• \nExperience launching or scaling performance channels in new markets.\n

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• \nExperience working with large data environments such as BigQuery or similar data warehouses.\n

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The interview journey:

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• \nTalent Acquisition Partner screening - 30 mins\n

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• \n1st stage with Hiring Manager - 45 mins\n

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• \nFinal stage with key stakeholder/s including a task to present, in office - 1 hour\n

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Perks of joining us:

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• \nCompany pension contributions at 5%.\n

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• \nIndividualised training budget for you to learn on the job and level yourself up.\n

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• \nDiscounted holidays for you, your family and friends.\n

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• \n25 days of holidays per annum (plus 8 public holidays) increases by 1 day for every second year of service, up to a maximum 30 days per annum.\n

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• \nAbility to buy and sell annual leave.\n

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• \nCycle to work scheme, season ticket loan and eye care vouchers.\n

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At loveholidays, we focus on developing an inclusive culture and environment that encourages personal growth and collective success. Each individual offers unique perspectives and ideas that increase the diversity and effectiveness of our teams. And we value the insight and potential you could bring on our continued journey.