Business Development Executive

Tripadvisor

About Tripadvisor  The Tripadvisor Group connects people to experiences worth sharing, and aims to be the world’s most trusted source for travel and experiences. We leverage our brands, technology, and capabilities to connect our global audience with partners through rich content, travel guidance, and two-sided marketplaces for experiences, accommodations, restaurants, and other travel categories. The subsidiaries of Tripadvisor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP), include a portfolio of travel brands and businesses, including Tripadvisor, Viator, and TheFork. What you will do: We are seeking a driven and high-performing Field Sales Representative who will be responsible for  growing Viator’s catalogue of products by acquiring new and exciting suppliers across your geographic region. The Field Sales Representative role requires excellent sales and communications skills, effective relationship-building talents, and a proven track record of exceeding targets with experience in outside sales, telesales, new customer acquisition and/or business development, preferably with an online or travel company.  You are a brand ambassador that will be proactive, motivated, organized, responsible, and able to work well in a fast-paced, team-oriented, and entrepreneurial environment. This is a great opportunity for a motivated candidate with a passion for travel to join a fun team and have immediate impact driving revenue for a global leader experiences industry.  Responsibilities: * Facilitate negotiation of terms, including rates and margins, to close new business * Manage designated pipeline and make outbound calls * Engage with destination marketing organizations and other trade groups to win customers * Travel: 30-50% * Consultatively position our distribution platform and value proposition * Modify customer engagement to overcome objections and identify solutions to roadblocks * Achieve and exceed communicated targets * Collaborate with sales operations, supplier support, and account management teams to ensure a smooth and efficient sales cycle * Take ownership and accountability over the full sales cycle from lead generation, outreach, negotiations, closing, and onboarding * Travel as needed to meet with assigned targets, travel to attend trade events, participate in regional speaking engagements, attend internal team meetings Key Skills & Experience: * 3+ years of experience in sales, preferably with an online company * Travel industry experience preferred, particularly with tours, activities, or attractions * Language skills: Fluent in English and French. * Strong sales, negotiation, and closing skills * Proven record of contracting new business and regularly exceeding sales targets * Territory and pipeline management experience using Salesforce or another CRM tool * Strong written and oral communication skills * Results-driven hunter mentality with relentless drive to sign up new customers * Proven self-starter with ability to deliver on initiatives without constant supervision * Confident and energetic; flexible and adaptable; organized and able to succeed in a fast-paced, dynamic environment  Job Location: UK Remote Skills & Experience  * Demonstrated ability to use AI tools to improve efficiency, quality, and decision-making in day-to-day work. * Proven ability to operate effectively with a global-first mindset  What We Offer  * Competitive compensation packages (routinely benchmarked against the latest industry data), including base salary and annual bonuses * “Work your way” with flexibility to suit your lifestyle. Tripadvisor Group takes a remote-friendly approach to collaboration across a worldwide team, with the option to join on-site as often as you’d like or as required by your team. * Flexible schedule. Work-life balance is ingrained in our culture by design. Trust and accountability make it work. * Donation matching. Give back? Give more! We match qualifying charitable donations annually. * Tuition assistance. Want to level up your career? We love to hear it! Receive annual support for qualified programs. * Lifestyle benefit. An annual benefit to spend on yourself. Use it on travel, wellness, or whatever suits you. * Travel perks. We believe that travel is employee development, so we provide discounts and more. * Employee assistance program. We’re here for you with resources and programs to help you through life’s challenges. * Health benefits. We offer great coverage and competitive premiums. * Generous referral scheme. Help us grow and be rewarded with generous awards for referring successful candidates. Our Cultural Pillars: Traveler first We exist to create value for our customer, the traveler. We enable our suppliers and partners to unlock this value. Their collective behaviors and insights are what drives us.  Execution is our edge We act fast, experiment, learn from failure, iterate, and improve the solutions of tomorrow across every aspect of our business. Our execution is agile, data-driven, prioritised, and built to scale. We assume no problem is someone else’s problem and finish what can be done today, knowing tomorrow will bring fresh challenges.  We succeed together The best outcomes are driven by empathic, humble, and diverse subject matter experts working toward shared goals. We collaborate relentlessly, challenge assumptions, give actionable feedback, and set each other up for success through empowered teams with a clear charter. We transparently take ownership of our growth, individually and as a team. We celebrate the quality of our effort, our learnings, and our collective achievements. We strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please make sure to reach out to your individual recruiter or our team at AccessibleRecruiting@tripadvisor.com. If you have any additional questions about careers at Tripadvisor you can email us at recruitment@tripadvisor.com. We have all the answers!     #LI-WR1

FirstMind

Are you a proven business development executive with the track record to prove it? Do you want to take a step up from selling a product to building a company?   ABOUT US FirstMind is a first of its kind people-tech firm – built on a foundation of big data analytics - our tool creates a common language that lets people understand themselves, each other, and how best to work together. This drives better hiring decisions, personalised development pathways, and team construction at all levels of seniority, regardless of the industry. Athletes, military personnel, teachers, accountants, police – we have helped identify, select, and coach them all. FirstMind is backed by Nova Group, a leading European VC fund with a very hands-on approach. Success across FinTech, Performance Marketing, Events Management, Media, and Real Estate is underpinned in a belief that people & processes are the key ingredients to success – as evidenced by 17 successful portfolio companies to date.   WHAT WE OFFER YOU Change the talent industry from the ground up, get in on the ground floor of a hyper-growth start-up, and learn what it means to build a business. You will run sales end to end, owning the most important commercial element of the company. We will push you (and expect you to push us) to ensure constant, rapid growth. More tangibly: * An opportunity for getting operational experience in a start-up and helping build a company from the inside, while learning from some of Europe's most prolific and successful serial-entrepreneurs * Own the sales process end to end – and learn what being the commercial lead for a company really means * A chance to work closely together with the CEO on our business development strategy * Unlimited growth potential in our company - we strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally - (Fast-track to becoming a manager within 6-12 months) * International exposure where you will expand your c-suite network across Our Group and get unique access to our network of leaders   RESPONSIBILITIES Your responsibilities will be to: * Develop, maintain and grow relationships with customers * Consult, advise and coach customers including giving feedback as part of deliveries * Have full ownership over your pipeline and ensure it is never empty * Key stakeholder engagement & management * Deal Execution - selling, proposing and closing   EXPECTATIONS You possess an unparalleled work ethic with a high sense of urgency. You have a relentless drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. You take ownership of everything you do, are proactive and follow through on commitments. Moreover, you’re humble and you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. Furthermore, we expect that you: * Can show outstanding results from a role within sales * Are an excellent communicator especially verbally * Love to build and nurture relationships * Good networker * Have a natural ability to make people feel comfortable around you   START As soon as possible.

HRtechX

Are you someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, where you are given the autonomy and support to handle large amounts of responsibility?  Are you looking for the opportunity to accelerate your sales career whilst also being surrounded by an exceptional entrepreneurial team with motivated and extremely driven people? About us HRtechX is a world leading HRtech community, connecting industry executives, entrepreneurs and professionals. We are a start-up on a growth journey who help leaders evolve and create stronger businesses through people and technology. We aim to address the challenges and opportunities for HR and HR Tech. We bring together the most influential executives, investors, and entrepreneurs to share their insights on how technology will shape the future of HR, as well as forge long lasting partnerships and client relationships. HRtechX is part of United Media (https://www.united-media.com/) which focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc.  What we offer you You will be a key player in helping to build the greatest global conferences. We will ensure that you are given both the training and tools to succeed in the role and drive you to continue to push yourself in order to maximise your career development. You’ll be based out of our HQ in London where you will have the opportunity to interact with people at all levels across the business. We will offer you the following: * A competitive salary and market leading OTE with our top performers earning over £140,000 annually. * An opportunity for getting operational experience in a scale-up business where both your work and the results are highly tangible and matters to the businesses * A chance to work closely with our senior leadership team  on conference strategies  * International travel to our conferences. * Unlimited growth potential in our group - we strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally Your Responsibilities Your mission is to own the full sales cycle in selling high-value conference sponsorships to senior prospects. In order to be successful, your main duties will include: * Build new business revenue: Deliver credible, professional sales pitches to new prospects in order to achieve ambitious sales targets  * Pipeline development: Work with our marketing and analyst team to source, contact and set up meetings with potential sponsors * Establish client relationships: Work closely with our content and delivery teams to ensure best-in-class delivery * Leverage our expertise: Work hand-in-hand with our content team to create compelling pitches to inspire our prospects   What we expect from you You possess a strong work ethic with a high sense of urgency, and you have both the drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. You take ownership of everything you do, along with having a growth mindset constantly looking for areas to improve. Moreover, you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. We expect that you can demonstrate: * Sales excellence: Solid experience and evidence of regularly outperforming targets within a B2B sales role * Drive & Passion: Evidence of a passion for sales and business development  * Team Spirit: Are curious about people and love to speak, build and nurture relations * Communication Maestro: Showcase stellar verbal and written communication skills * Pride in Work: Uphold the highest standards, ensuring every task you undertake is a testament to quality. Startdate Flexible, Monday - Friday we work from our office (next to Sloane Square Station) and due to the collaborative nature of our work we do not offer remote work. You must have a UK work permit