Business Development Manager, MENA
Job Description
Why Headout
We&aposre a rocketship: 9-figure revenue, record growth, and profitable
With $130M in revenue, guests in 100+ cities, and 18 months of profitability, Headout is the fastest-growing marketplace in the travel industry, and we&aposre just getting started. We&aposve raised $60M+ from top-tier investors and are building a durable company for the long term because that&aposs what our mission needs and deserves.We&aposre growing, profitable and nowhere near done.
What we do is important
In an increasingly digital world, there is a desperate need to augment our human experience by getting us to interact with the real world around us and the people in it. At Headout, our mission is to be the easiest, fastest, and most delightful way to head out to a real-life experience from immersive tours to museums to live events and everything in between.
Why now
The foundation is strong. The opportunity ahead is even bigger. We&aposve hit profitability, built momentum, and proven the model but there&aposs so much more to build. If you&aposre looking to join a company where the trajectory is steep and your impact is real, this is the moment.
Our culture
Reinventing the travel industry isn&apost easy, but that&aposs the fun part.
We care deeply about ownership, craft, and impact, and we&aposre here to do the best work of our careers. We won&apost pretend like it&aposs for everyone but if you&aposre a builder who loves solving tough problems, you&aposll feel right at home.Read more about our unique values here: https://bit.ly/HeadoutPlaybook
The role
We are looking for a Business Development Manager - MENA to join our Business Team in the Middle East. Reporting to the GM - MENA & APAC, the Business Development Manager will lead our commercial efforts & expansion in MENA. You will be the face & voice of Headout to our Supply Partners in the region.
What makes this role special- Build. You&aposll have your fingerprints all over Headout. You&aposll do whatever it takes to launch quickly, get 1% better every day, and scale something completely new. This means everything from high-level strategy to nitty-gritty operational details - Launch new cities by identifying, reaching-out and onboarding new supply partners & distribution-side partnerships in MENA
- Nurture. Continuously nurture relationships with our existing Supply Partners in order to leverage them for additional growth
- Collaborate. Liaise between internal stakeholders (Operations, Tech, Marketing, etc.) and your accounts in order to ensure smooth execution of the partnerships and growth of bookings
- Analyze. Identify market trends and provide market & competitor analysis to optimize business strategies.
- Based in Dubai or worked in Dubai for the last 3-5 years
- 3-5 years of experience in business development, preferably in the entertainment and/or tourism industry
- Experience working with a CRM; eager to learn and use new tools
- You have experience starting or scaling a successful startup
- You have a demonstrated interest in marketplaces, travel, events and all things experiential
- You have spent a considerable amount of time in MENA and really understand the market&aposs pulse
EEO statement
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