Distribution Controller - Meta
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Job Description
The Distribution Controller Meta plays a key role within the Distribution team, responsible for driving the airline’s presence, performance, and profitability across metasearch platforms.
This role ensures the effective execution of distribution strategies, optimizes visibility and conversion across channels, and supports the airline’s broader commercial and digital objectives through data-driven performance management and strategic partnerships.
Accountabilities
- Lead the day-to-day management of the metasearch portfolio to execute the digital strategy and roadmap, focusing on achieving incremental revenue growth by growing referrals and maximizing ROI.
- Identify, analyze, and capitalize on new and existing opportunities within core metasearch listings to enhance market reach, competitiveness, and booking performance.
- Stengthen and nurture existing relationships with key metasearch partners.
- Identifying and onboarding new strategic partners to ensure consistent brand presence and performance across all relevant global and regional platforms.
- Collaborate with internal technical, commercial, and marketing teams to identify and implement data, pricing, and feed optimization initiatives.
- Ensure seamless system integration with metasearch platforms to enhance visibility, accuracy, and conversion rates.
- Monitor key performance metrics like fare accuracy, participation rate & utilize partner market insights to provide actionable insights thereby improving outcomes.
- Audit, reconcile, and process partner invoices with strict adherence to contractual and financial governance standards.
Qualifications
- A passionate, energetic individual who has excellent understanding of comparison-shopping websites and Meta/OTA
- A bachelor’s degree with minimum 4 years of hands-on experience managing metasearch or OTA portfolio and historically handled multimillion dollar metasearch/OTA regional/global portfolios with direct responsibility of revenue targets.
- Strong technical understanding of the systems and integration for optimal metasearch setup.
Additional Information
Etihad Airways is more than the UAE’s national airline - we’re shaping the future of global aviation.
From our hub in Abu Dhabi, we connect people across continents and cultures, while driving our “Journey 2030” ambition to double our fleet, expand our network and grow our people for a new era of excellence.
Join us and become part of a vision where the world is your workplace and extraordinary experiences take flight.
To learn more visit www.etihad.com
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We will never ask for personal information, bank details, or payment during the recruitment process.
Interviews are conducted face-to-face or via video/telephone before any formal offer.
If you are asked for money, please treat it as fraudulent.
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