About the role

  • Strategic Sales Director leading account management for Choice’s largest enterprise customers and driving revenue growth through complex negotiations and relationships. Requires extensive experience in B2B sales and account management.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end relationship and commercial performance for a designated portfolio of 8–10 of Choice’s largest enterprise customers
  • Lead preferred travel program negotiations and bids for groups, event and project RFPs
  • Develop account plans aligned with client goals and Choice’s corporate strategy
  • Conduct executive-level Quarterly Business Reviews and strategic planning sessions that demonstrate business performance, pipeline opportunities, and incremental revenue strategies
  • Maintain deep familiarity with enterprise travel trends, competitive dynamics, and macro forces that impact large corporate programs
  • Represent Choice Global Sales at key external events, including conferences and tradeshows
  • Act as a senior mentor to account teams; model executive engagement best practices and drive a culture of customer obsession
  • Coordinate with partner organizations and sales teams (including hotel segments, revenue management, specialist sales and more) to develop revenue acceleration and gap closure plans
  • Partner with finance and distribution to negotiate large, multi-year agreements with large corporate customers, frequently with novel commercial terms
  • Influence product and operational roadmaps based on strategic customer needs; translate customer feedback into prioritized actions and enterprise solutions
  • Deep understanding of account agency of record model, working closely with the Channel Partner team to leverage the triangular impact

Requirements

  • 7+ years of B2B sales and strategic account management experience, with some or all in the hospitality, travel or related services industry
  • Demonstrable experience managing large enterprise accounts
  • Proven track record of meeting or exceeding quota on large revenue targets
  • Proficiency working in a CRM, preferably Salesforce
  • Skilled in account mapping
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office products (e.g. PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
  • Comfortable analyzing account and market data in platforms like Tableau to create actionable insights and recommendations
  • Ability to travel up to 40–60% as required to meet with enterprise customers and attend industry conferences and events
  • Location near a major city – within 30 miles of a major airport
  • Executive presence, polished presentation and negotiation skills, and the ability to engage at C-suite and procurement levels
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and comfort building and presenting customer-facing proposals and program ROI analyses
  • Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen, problem-solving skills, and a bias for driving measurable outcomes.
  • Demonstrated leadership and coaching skills; ability to influence without direct authority.
  • SAMA Certification desired or equivalent strategic account management coursework

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Leave and paid time-off for holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious observance
  • Financial benefits for retirement and health savings
  • Employee recognition programs
  • Discounts at Choice hotels worldwide

Job title

Corporate Sales Director

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$101,250 - $135,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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