What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager, Hospitality Commerce position at Fora Travel?
About Fora
Fora is the modern travel agency, redefining what it means to be a travel advisor in today’s world. We’re a next-generation platform that provides a comprehensive, business-in-a-box solution—combining cutting-edge technology, personalized training, a vibrant community, and exclusive industry partnerships—all designed to empower anyone with a passion for travel to turn that passion into a thriving business. Whether you're a travel enthusiast or an experienced professional, Fora equips you with everything needed to launch and scale a successful travel advisory business, making it the ultimate way to align work with your lifestyle.
At the heart of Fora is our mission: to power the next generation of travel entrepreneurs to transform their love for travel into a fulfilling full-time or part-time career, offering unparalleled flexibility, autonomy, and support. We believe that everyone, from seasoned travel professionals to first-time entrepreneurs, can build a career that’s both profitable and aligned with their passions.
Our platform combines innovative technology with the human touch, offering:
We're proud of the recognition we've received, including:
About The Role
We’re looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead the development of products that power our rapidly growing advisor and traveler booking platforms, specifically to build our first integrated offerings beyond hotel for cruise, flights, group travel, tours, activities, and insurance. You’ll take ownership of building the products that unlock scale, drive revenue, and elevate the experience for both our travel advisors and their clients.
As the dedicated product lead for these categories, you’ll join our rapidly growing Booking Platform Pod, reporting to the VP of Product and work with dedicated product, engineering, design and data colleagues to to understand pain points, shape product strategy, and deliver iterative solutions that create meaningful business impact. You’ll also collaborate with key stakeholders and company leadership, across the executive team, supplier partners teams, international teams, and specialty desks / travel operations teams.
This is a high-visibility, high-impact role at Fora HQ in lower Manhattan ideal for someone who thrives in 0→1 environments, enjoys building systems from the ground up, and finds energy in turning complex challenges into seamless, scalable systems.
Key Responsibilities
Compensation for this role varies based on experience, with an indicative range of $140K–$180K equity. Final compensation will depend on the level at which the candidate is hired, as we’re considering multiple levels for this role.
Additional benefits include:
Our Values
We’re forging our own path
Fora has always been about driving change within the industry. We’re not interested in maintaining the status quo.
We’re stronger together
Community is our cornerstone and collective power is our strength. We believe we can all go further when we operate together, using our combined leverage to unlock better opportunities and outcomes for our advisors, partners, and travelers.
We believe in technology
We believe technology is an answer to some of the most fundamental challenges the travel industry faces. We believe advancements in AI, bold investments in our platforms, and a world-class data infrastructure will transform the work of our advisors and our partners, while creating better travel experiences for travelers.
We’re here to serve
We operate in service of our community and believe that when they’re empowered to focus on what they do best, we all win. It’s why we relentlessly advocate for our advisors and prioritize their best interest every step of the way.
We mean business
Fora is equal parts fun, meaningful work and serious travel business. We’re unlocking opportunities for thousands of travel entrepreneurs, delivering a stream of high-quality guests at scale for our partners, and providing a superior travel experience for our travelers. It’s a better equation for the future of our industry.
You must have authorization to work in the United States. Fora is unable to assist applicants with obtaining work authorization.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Fora is committed to an equitable hiring process and an inclusive work environment. BIPOC and traditionally underrepresented candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We will not discriminate and will take action to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law.
Fora is the modern travel agency, redefining what it means to be a travel advisor in today’s world. We’re a next-generation platform that provides a comprehensive, business-in-a-box solution—combining cutting-edge technology, personalized training, a vibrant community, and exclusive industry partnerships—all designed to empower anyone with a passion for travel to turn that passion into a thriving business. Whether you're a travel enthusiast or an experienced professional, Fora equips you with everything needed to launch and scale a successful travel advisory business, making it the ultimate way to align work with your lifestyle.
At the heart of Fora is our mission: to power the next generation of travel entrepreneurs to transform their love for travel into a fulfilling full-time or part-time career, offering unparalleled flexibility, autonomy, and support. We believe that everyone, from seasoned travel professionals to first-time entrepreneurs, can build a career that’s both profitable and aligned with their passions.
Our platform combines innovative technology with the human touch, offering:
- Best-in-class training programs to help agents develop expert knowledge, no matter their starting point.
- A powerful suite of tools for booking, client management, and marketing, ensuring agents can focus on delivering exceptional travel experiences.
- Access to an engaged community of fellow advisors, fostering collaboration, support, and shared learning.
- Exclusive partnerships with top travel brands, providing access to competitive rates, perks, and experiences that elevate advisors’ offerings.
We're proud of the recognition we've received, including:
- LinkedIn’s Top Startups List 2024
- Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies 2025 and 2023
- Built In 2025 Best Places to Work
- And several "top agency" awards from our fantastic partners including Virtuoso, IHG, Four Seasons, and more
About The Role
We’re looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead the development of products that power our rapidly growing advisor and traveler booking platforms, specifically to build our first integrated offerings beyond hotel for cruise, flights, group travel, tours, activities, and insurance. You’ll take ownership of building the products that unlock scale, drive revenue, and elevate the experience for both our travel advisors and their clients.
As the dedicated product lead for these categories, you’ll join our rapidly growing Booking Platform Pod, reporting to the VP of Product and work with dedicated product, engineering, design and data colleagues to to understand pain points, shape product strategy, and deliver iterative solutions that create meaningful business impact. You’ll also collaborate with key stakeholders and company leadership, across the executive team, supplier partners teams, international teams, and specialty desks / travel operations teams.
This is a high-visibility, high-impact role at Fora HQ in lower Manhattan ideal for someone who thrives in 0→1 environments, enjoys building systems from the ground up, and finds energy in turning complex challenges into seamless, scalable systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Define the product vision, roadmap, and execution strategy to build booking technology, integrations and product for non-hotel categories (cruise, group travel, flights, DMCs).
- Conduct deep user and stakeholder interviews to uncover operational challenges and business opportunities.
- Work closely with the VP of Product, Specialty Desk Leads,Travel Partners, and engineering/design partners to prioritize, build, and launch solutions.
- Develop internal tooling and workflows that increase efficiency, reduce manual operations, and improve advisor/client experience.
- Leverage data to evaluate success, inform decisions, and iterate rapidly.
- Ensure close alignment with business growth goals by delivering scalable, revenue-driving products.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration across product, operations, engineering, and leadership teams.
- 5 years of product management experience
- Experience in travel, hospitality, and/or ecommerce
- Proven experience taking 0→1 products from concept to launch.
- Strong product intuition and user empathy, with a focus on solving real-world problems.
- Excellent collaboration, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Highly analytical and metrics-driven; comfortable using data to inform prioritization.
- Detail-oriented, decisive, and entrepreneurial.
- Based in New York City or willing to relocate.
Compensation for this role varies based on experience, with an indicative range of $140K–$180K equity. Final compensation will depend on the level at which the candidate is hired, as we’re considering multiple levels for this role.
Additional benefits include:
- Unlimited vacation
- Health Insurance (including an option completely covered by Fora HQ)
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Wellhub Memberships
- 401k plan with company match
- Commuter Benefits
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Stock Options
Our Values
We’re forging our own path
Fora has always been about driving change within the industry. We’re not interested in maintaining the status quo.
We’re stronger together
Community is our cornerstone and collective power is our strength. We believe we can all go further when we operate together, using our combined leverage to unlock better opportunities and outcomes for our advisors, partners, and travelers.
We believe in technology
We believe technology is an answer to some of the most fundamental challenges the travel industry faces. We believe advancements in AI, bold investments in our platforms, and a world-class data infrastructure will transform the work of our advisors and our partners, while creating better travel experiences for travelers.
We’re here to serve
We operate in service of our community and believe that when they’re empowered to focus on what they do best, we all win. It’s why we relentlessly advocate for our advisors and prioritize their best interest every step of the way.
We mean business
Fora is equal parts fun, meaningful work and serious travel business. We’re unlocking opportunities for thousands of travel entrepreneurs, delivering a stream of high-quality guests at scale for our partners, and providing a superior travel experience for our travelers. It’s a better equation for the future of our industry.
You must have authorization to work in the United States. Fora is unable to assist applicants with obtaining work authorization.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Fora is committed to an equitable hiring process and an inclusive work environment. BIPOC and traditionally underrepresented candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We will not discriminate and will take action to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law.
Salary : $140,000 - $180,000