How You'll Make an Impact:
As Sales Director, you will play a pivotal role in Cloudbeds' growth, leveraging your extensive network and deep understanding of the mid-market hotel landscape to drive high-value ARR and expand our brand. Your expertise in hospitality technology will be essential as you build relationships, forge partnerships, and position Cloudbeds as the go-to solution for independent hotels. This is a hunter role focusing on acquiring new clients.
What You Bring to the Team:
- Build and execute a sales strategy targeting independent hotels and groups, identifying opportunities to drive revenue and expand Cloudbeds' presence.
- Deliver on your sales forecasts to ensure that we hit our ambitious goals
- Conduct exceptional virtual client presentations that clearly articulate Cloudbeds’ value proposition
- Represent Cloudbeds at major industry events, serving as a brand ambassador and building connections with potential clients and influencers.
- Provide valuable feedback from the field to sales leadership, product and marketing teams.
- Cultivate strong post-sale relationships (NOT Account Management, that’s another team) that lead to happy clients and fuel valuable referrals.
What Sets You Up for Success:
- 5+ years of experience as a top-performing sales professional, using a highly consultative approach.
- A deep understanding of the mid-market hotel ecosystem with a proven track record of successfully selling to independent hotels, groups and driving ARR growth
- Expertise in hospitality technology, with a passion for helping hotels thrive through innovative solutions.
- Strong business acumen, exceptional negotiation skills, and a consultative sales approach.
- Proven success in building pipelines independently, without BDR/SDR support
- Expertise in Salesforce CRM and experience with long-term pipeline management
- Exceptional communication and listening skills
- Alignment with Cloudbeds’ core values
Bonus Skills to Stand Out:
- Good knowledge of PMS technology
- Multilingual capabilities
- Experience in the hospitality or lodging industry.
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