Manager, Travel Marketing Specialist (Payments)

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; hybrid work with at least 3 days in the office

Company

hirify.global is a global payments technology company connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments across more than 200 countries and territories.

What you will do

• Own the Malaysia travel marketing strategy and annual activation roadmap, prioritizing high-opportunity cross-border travel corridors.
• Build growth plans for the Singapore–Johor Bahru corridor and other priority corridors, defining traveller segments, use cases, propositions, partners and measurable outcomes.
• Lead bilateral planning and execution with hirify.global market teams, aligning priorities, funding, capabilities, timelines and governance.
• Develop end-to-end traveller propositions covering inspiration, planning, booking, arrival, in-destination spending and repeat travel.
• Build merchant, issuer and partner ecosystems, and deliver integrated programs across brand, content, media, digital and on-ground activation.
• Manage business cases, agencies, budgets, risk and compliance, program delivery and post-campaign evaluation while tracking corridor performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Travel and Tourism, Economics or a related discipline.
• 8–10 years of relevant experience in travel, tourism, payments, consumer marketing, partnerships, destination marketing, loyalty or a related sector.
• Experience building growth strategies and executing multi-partner programs with clear commercial and marketing outcomes.
• Strong understanding of the traveller journey and ecosystems involving issuers, acquirers, merchants, airlines, hotels, online travel platforms, tourism bodies, attractions and mobility partners.
• Experience leading complex cross-market or cross-functional initiatives through influence, alignment and governance.
• Strong commercial, analytical, communication, project management and budget management skills, with attention to risk, compliance and execution quality.

Culture & Benefits

• Work as part of the Malaysia Country Team and collaborate with regional teams, agencies, clients, merchants and external travel partners.
• Operate with a high degree of autonomy in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Contribute to repeatable travel marketing playbooks that can scale across Southeast Asia.
• At least 3 office days per week are required; exact expectations are confirmed by the Hiring Manager.