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Optimization Specialist

Angel Host

Angel Host

Operations
Mexico City, Mexico
Posted on Sep 27, 2024

We’re hiring!

We’re Angel Host, a Canadian-based, data-driven and tech-enabled Vacation Rental Maximization service provider that helps Property Managers and Hosts worldwide outperform their market. With Angel Host taking care of listing optimization, channel optimization and pricing strategy, our clients get to focus on growth while increasing their revenues.

Angel Host was founded by highly experienced, award-winning entrepreneurs and hospitality operators, and is supported by some of the most prominent Venture Capital Funds in the world. Our mission is to become a worldwide leader in vacation rental management and we're on the right track, currently working with 1000+ properties in the US, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe.

Does our mission appeal to you? Are you an Optimization expert looking to work in a fast-paced, fun, and flexible work environment with unlimited growth, happiness, and learning opportunities? Would you like to take part in a rapidly growing start-up, full of energetic people from all around the world? If so, keep reading!

The position: Optimization Specialist

As our Optimization Specialist, you will be responsible for Analyzing platform performance data, ensuring optimization tasks drive bookings, implementing visibility-enhancing strategies, and staying up-to-date with industry best practices. This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented individual with strong organizational skills, initiative, a positive attitude, and the ability to work on various tasks as needed.

This position is for you if you are ready to jump into an energetic start-up environment where you will become an expert. Because you will be amongst our first Optimization Specialists, you will not only play a key role in the company, but you will also have direct access to the company's leadership. Most importantly, you will have the opportunity to build a career as we work on growing the company.

Specifically, we need you to:

  • Manage a high volume of property listings under pressure, ensuring tasks are completed in a timely manner while maintaining strong organizational skills and attention to detail;
  • Take charge of onboarding new clients by effectively communicating initial optimization tasks and strategies via email to ensure a seamless start to their experience;
  • Follow up on the optimization tasks to make sure they result in generating bookings;
  • Monitor optimization related KPIs such as views, first page impressions, click through rate, etc;
  • Constantly look and take action on the different opportunities/tips from each platform to increase visibility;
  • Study and learn platforms best practices, new features, updates and become an expert on Airbnb, Guesty, VRBO and Booking.com and any other relevant provider or player in the Industry;
  • Because of our start-up environment, we need you to be open to working on many other tasks that might come up and we will appreciate your flexibility with the schedule if needed.

Is this job for you? It is if:

  • You have at least 2 to 3 years of experience in the short term rental industry and office work;
  • You have experience with Guesty or other similar Property Management softwares;
  • You have a keen attention to detail and thrive in a work environment that demands high levels of accuracy and focus;
  • You possess strong organizational skills, enabling you to manage multiple tasks effectively and prioritize them accordingly;
  • You have a very strong initiative: You are not the type of person that waits for someone to tell you what needs to be done. The words “this is not my responsibility” are not part of your vocabulary;
  • You have an incredibly positive attitude: negativity has no space at Angel Host;
  • You have a willingness to work in a startup environment;
  • Bilingualism in English and Spanish is a plus! (written and oral);
  • You love to laugh and be part of an awesome team.

So, what’s in it for you?

We believe that to attract the best, we also need to offer the best. And while we love to work, we also love everything else that life has to offer, like spending time with family and friends, traveling, or simply taking time to relax or meditate. That’s why we’ve designed a well-balanced compensation package. As our Optimization Specialist you will receive:

  • Very competitive annual base salary based on experience;
  • Paid vacation + all national holidays - because we only live once;
  • Freedom to work from home or from anywhere where you can have reliable wifi and dedicated working space. If you prefer, you can also choose to work from our beautiful co-working space in Old-Port Montreal;
  • Up to 3 days of paid time off to volunteer in the charity of your choice through “Angels Care,” our plan for giving back to the community;
  • Private Health Insurance coverage (paid 50% by the company);
  • Participation in our very generous Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP), because we believe that good things should be shared;
  • Yearly incentive trip to one of our awesome destinations.