Director of Strategic Accounts at SiteMinder driving revenue growth through team leadership and strategic client engagement. Focusing on SaaS and hotel technology in the Americas market.
Responsibilities
Recruit, onboard, coach, and mentor a high-performing team of Account Managers, fostering a culture of ownership, strategic thinking, and client advocacy.
Own and be accountable for the team's financial performance, with a focus on maximising Net New MRR.
Directly oversee and drive the team's success in closing new business from a defined list of named accounts.
Maximise revenue from the existing base through either the sale of new products/add-ons, and through hotel property expansion.
Strategically negotiate price increases and favourable terms during all contract renewals.
Maintain oversight of customer attrition (Churn MRR), ensuring the portfolio remains below the established target.
Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and pipeline forecasting, ensuring the team consistently meets or exceeds their growth and retention quotas.
Design and implement a highly focused strategy for pursuing and acquiring business from the list of named accounts, collaborating cross functionally to penetrate these strategic targets.
Act as an executive point of escalation for priority clients and serve as the senior deal sponsor for critical named account acquisitions.
Define the strategy, content, and executive participation for the QBR process, ensuring these sessions clearly demonstrate ROI, justify pricing, and drive MRR Expansion discussions.
Act as the final escalation point for all high-value contract renewals, leveraging a deep understanding of value delivered to successfully negotiate price changes and contract term extensions that contribute to overall MRR.
Serve as the primary liaison between the Account Management team and key internal stakeholders, to ensure alignment on go-to-market strategies.
Requirements
Extensive progressive experience in B2B SaaS Sales, Account Management, and Revenue Leadership, at a Director-level or equivalent leadership role.
Proven track record of consistently achieving and exceeding multi-million dollar revenue quotas (ARR/MRR) across both new logo acquisition and expansion revenue.
Deep expertise in the Hotel Technology (Hotel Tech), Travel Tech, or closely related SaaS industry, with established professional networks in the US hospitality market.
Demonstrable experience in designing and executing sophisticated Named Account/Target Account selling strategies.
Expert-level command of negotiation, commercial contracting, and pricing strategy, specifically within a recurring revenue (MRR/ARR) model.
Significant experience managing a highly complex sales cycle that involves C-suite engagement and multiple stakeholders.
Exceptional ability to recruit, onboard, coach, and mentor a geographically dispersed, high-performing Account Management or Sales team.
Proficiency in pipeline management, sales forecasting, and revenue operations tools to drive data-driven performance insights.
Strong orientation toward process, accountability, and metric-based performance management (KPIs: Net Retention Rate, Expansion MRR, New Logo Acquisition).
Demonstrated ability to function as a strategic cross-functional leader, capable of building alignment with Marketing, Product, and Finance teams.
Benefits
Equity packages for you to share in SiteMinder's growth and successes
Hybrid working model (3 days per week in the office)
Private health insurance
Mental health and well-being initiatives
Referral bonus for bringing in new talent
Paid birthday, study and volunteering days off every year
Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to help you connect and get involved
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