Senior Sales Manager (Spanish Speaking)

Position summary:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Sales Manager to drive new business growth for Sojern’s Hotel Media Solutions across Spain and Portugal. In this Individual Contributor role, you will leverage Sojern’s comprehensive suite of SEM, Metasearch, Email, Social, and Display (Display, Native, and Video) solutions to help hotels optimize direct bookings. You’ll be responsible for selling Pay on the Stay (PoTS) and CPM (Managed) Campaigns, building a diversified pipeline, and consistently exceeding sales targets.

A highly driven self-starter with a hunter mindset, you excel at understanding the diverse needs of various hotel segments, anticipating each property’s marketing and branding challenges, and crafting compelling pitches that influence decision-makers. Drawing on your deep knowledge of digital advertising, advanced prospecting skills, and consultative selling techniques, you will cultivate lasting partnerships and deliver measurable results—solidifying Sojern’s reputation as a premier hospitality marketing partner in the region.

What you will do:

• Develop and grow a high-value pipeline by owning and expanding a portfolio of independent and regional chain hotel clients across Spain and Portugal, leveraging Sojern’s full range of advertising solutions (SEM, Metasearch, Email, Social, Display, Native, and Video) while managing the entire sales funnel—from prospecting through close—and executing targeted strategies that drive revenue growth for Pay on the Stay (PoTS) and CPM (Managed) campaigns, tailored to each client’s unique needs and market challenges.
• Consistently meet and exceed new-win targets while focusing on revenue impact and overall revenue goals, fueling Sojern’s success in digital travel marketing.
• Design compelling pitches using insights to highlight Sojern’s value proposition, educating hotel partners on driving direct bookings, brand visibility, and measurable ROI.
• Collaborate with regional booking engines and other partners to uncover new client opportunities, further expanding Sojern’s global presence, and confidently present at workshops, seminars, and industry events to engage audiences and deliver compelling insights.
• Maintain thorough and up-to-date records of all sales activities, opportunities, and client interactions, employing advanced reporting and dashboards for data-driven insights.
• Work closely with Onboarding, CSM teams, Marketing/PR, Product, and other regional sales teams to share best practices and ensure seamless cross-functional collaboration.
• Be prepared to travel regionally for client meetings, industry events, and trade shows to build relationships and remain informed about market developments.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the latest ad tech innovations, programmatic tools, and hospitality marketing practices to enhance sales pitches and promote continuous improvement.

What you bring to the table:

• 5+ Years of Sales Experience: Proven track record in business development, preferably within digital marketing or hospitality, backed by industry contacts that can accelerate your success.
• Bilingual Proficiency: Fluency in Spanish and English; Portuguese is a strong plus.
• Digital Marketing Acumen: Solid understanding of the latest advertising trends, channels, and best practices, with hands-on experience in selling media solutions to hotels.
• Hotel Industry Experience: Familiarity with the hospitality sector—whether through marketing or overall Distribution—enabling you to quickly understand hotel-specific challenges and opportunities.
• Pipeline Building Expertise: Proven ability to identify and nurture prospects, maintaining a robust and diversified pipeline that consistently generates new business opportunities.
• Results-Oriented Mindset: Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding targets, using data-driven strategies to optimise performance and achieve measurable outcomes.
• Team Player Mentality: Collaborative spirit and willingness to work cross-functionally, sharing knowledge and insights to help the broader team succeed.
• Comprehensive understanding of sales strategies, market trends, and competitor analysis 
• Proficiency in standard business and sales software, including Salesforce, Gsuite, and Office products, or similar
• Ability to build sales plans and RFP responses

What we have for you:

We take a whole-person approach to create a Sojernista Experience that allows our people to thrive, not just as employees, but as humans. As an employee of Sojern, you would benefit from this in the following ways:

• Rewards & Recognition: Competitive compensation packages, stock options offered to every employee, Bonusly program to reward and recognize team wins and performance, plus employees can take up to 40 hours of paid time per year to volunteer and give back to the community 
• Flexibility: Flexi-Friday benefit, hybrid or remote work options for most roles, time-zone friendly work hours with async collaboration
• Connection: Team offsites planned annually, six employee resources groups, regular virtual and in office team building events, monthly company All Hands & leadership Q&As
• Wellbeing: PTO allowance to recharge, comprehensive healthcare options, paid parental leave (16 weeks for birthing parents; 12 weeks for non-birthing parents), retirement contributions and investment options (for applicable locations), travel benefits (hotel stay benefit & IATA membership), plus mental health, wellness & financial health resources
• Growth: Learning & development stipend, mentorship program, career development programs, leadership training
• Productivity: Home office tech set up (laptop, monitor, keyboard, mouse), monthly internet and phone allowance, modern tools to communicate and collaborate (Slack, Google Suite)

Our Sojernista First workplace philosophy is designed to take a flexible approach, recognizing that the needs of our employees may differ depending on their role, team, or location. What does not differ is our focus on building genuine connections, increasing global collaboration, and providing programs, tools and resources centered around the needs and wellbeing of our employees, regardless if you are working in an office, hybrid, or fully remote.

About Sojern:

At Sojern, we believe in the power of travel as a way to bring the world together. It is that passion that drives Sojern to build smart digital solutions that help travel marketers reach travelers efficiently, and increase long-term growth, customer loyalty and profitability.

Our customers include hotels, attractions and tourism boards, and they use the power of machine learning, data science and real-time traveler data in Sojern’s products to build direct relationships with travelers across social, mobile and the web. Now, more than ever, our thousands of customers rely on Sojern to drive visits, bookings, and ticket sales by engaging with travelers as they plan their travel.

As a globally distributed company, we are headquartered in San Francisco with employees based in 14 countries and counting. Our team is passionate about travel and the core values that define our culture: Win as a Team, Embrace Inclusion, Be Genuine, Deliver Wow, and Center Around the Customer. Check out our Glassdoor reviews!

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