Country Lead Southern Italy (All Genders) Bari

Country Lead Southern Italy (All Genders)
Bari
Puglia, Bari

Holidu is one of the fastest-growing travel tech companies worldwide. With more than $100M in funding to date and an international team of travel and technology enthusiasts, our mission is to finally make the search and booking of vacation rentals easy. With our search engine for vacation rentals Holidu we help travelers book the ideal accommodation for the lowest price, and through our software-and-service solution Bookiply we also support vacation rental owners in multiplying their bookings with less work. Do you want to have an impact on millions of travelers worldwide? Then pack your bag, hop on board and get ready for takeoff Your future team Holidu offers a software and service solution that helps hosts manage and distribute their properties more efficiently. As Country Lead Southern Italy, you will lead our Sales & Account Management teams in Italy South (Bari), Sardinia (Cagliari), and Sicily (Catania), and will act as direct manager for the Area Leads in these markets. Your teams assume responsibility for our inventory coverage in terms of property selection, best prices and quality, as well as our end-to-end business results (revenues, margin, profitability). You will report to the Head of Sales & Account Management Italy & Eastern Mediterranean. Your role in this journey Take over responsibility for our supply in Italy South, Sardinia, and Sicily and be accountable for inventory growth, revenue targets, and the resulting P&L. Grow our inventory with a focus on adding high-quality, instantly bookable inventory in high-demand areas, in collaboration with the Head of Italy & East Med. Support the area leads in driving high team performance by visiting local offices, shadowing team members, providing coaching, and offering training opportunities to the local teams. Assist the area leads in identifying opportunities for further geographical presence in your markets. Recruit, train, and manage best-in-class Sales & Account Management teams alongside your Area Leads. Support the Head of Italy & East Med in implementing new company processes, tools, best practices in your markets. Support the area leads in building a strong company presence in the local markets, streamline procedures, improve processes, and share best practices across teams. Build a community with other Country Heads and Leads, as well as Area Leads, to support mutual growth and knowledge exchange. Your backpack is filled with A successful track record in sales, account management, or business development (several years of profound work experience). Profound experience in recruiting and leading high-caliber talent to world-class results. A keen ability to mentor, coach and motivate team members. A strong analytical and data-driven mindset to continuously optimise our approach towards inventory acquisition and our inventory itself. A sales-minded personality with strong communication and negotiation skills. A hungry but humble personality, setting ambitious targets while always trying to improve. A strong understanding of technology and product development processes is a plus. A degree in management, economics, tourism or related fields. Near native Italian skills and fluent English skills, further language skills area plus. Our adventure includes Impact : Make a difference for hundreds of thousands of monthly users. Growth : Take responsibility from day one and develop through regular feedback, workshops, and knowledge exchanges. Personal Development : Use your learning budget and 2 extra study days for conferences, books, courses, and more. Community : Engage with international, diverse, yet like-minded colleagues through regular events and 2 office days per week with your team. Flexibility : Benefit from our hybrid work policy and the chance to work from other local offices for up to 8 weeks a year. Travel : Enjoy 22 vacation days the possibility to take up to 10 unpaid vacation days with interesting discounts on our Holidu Homes. Need a sneak Peek? Check out the adventure that awaits you on Instagram lifeatholidu and dive straight into the world of Sales at Holidu for more insight Want to travel with us? Apply online on our career page Your first travel contact will be Gloria from HR. We are committed to diversity in all aspects of our business. We encourage applications from all genders, all corners of the world and all individual backgrounds. You are welcome to submit your application without a photo and without stating your gender, date of birth, marital status, nationality or disability status (if applicable). If you require any special assistance when arranging interviews, office visits or the recruitment process in general, please contact the relevant HR person responsible for this job and we will do our best to accommodate your needs. J-18808-Ljbffr