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 the most delightful way tohead outto our next real-life experience. We do this by running a managed marketplace to the world's most exceptional real-life experiences — from immersive tours to museums to live events and everything in between.
We've got scale, fast growth, and solid fundamentals
Headout has served tens of millions of guests from 196 countries on one of our experiences across 70+ cities in 9 languages. Today, we've sales in 100s of millions of $s a year and have grown 4x+ in '22. Contrary to the norm, we deliver this scale and growth while being profitable. We raised $42M in '22 and have a decade+ runway enabling us to think truly long term.
Now is the right time
While we have a fast-growing business, we are still very early in our journey with a large upside to capture and have a team that is small enough for you to have an indelible outsized impact on our journey. We are not too early, we are not too late.
Our culture
Every place has its own beat and we are no different. We are not the right place for everybody but we are the right place for a certain group of people. Read more about it here: https://bit.ly/HeadoutPlaybook
👩💻The Role
We are looking for a Business Development Manager - USA (West Coast) to join our North American Business Team. Reporting to the General Manager - North America, the BD Manager will lead our commercial efforts and expansion in the West Coast. You will be the face and voice of Headout to our Supply Partners in the region.
🤩What makes this role special?
You'll have your fingerprints all over Headout's. You'll 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 - from what cities or regions to launch next, to how we can keep bananas and avocados ripe to ultimately minimize spoilage.
Identify, reach-out and onboard new Supply Partners in the West Coast on the Headout platform
Develop relationships with our existing Supply Partners in order to leverage them for additional growth
Liaise between internal stakeholders (Operations, Tech, Marketing, etc) and your accounts in order to ensure smooth execution of the partnerships and growth of bookings
Identify, reach out to and sign distribution-side partnerships in the West Coast
💝What skills & experience do you need?
Native English speaker (open to remote applications)
3-5 years of experience in business development, ideally in the entertainment and/or tourism industry
Experience working with a CRM - eager to learn and use new tools
Bonus
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 the West Coast and really understand the market's pulse.
Graduate from a Business School (or similar)
This role will have a base pay range of $100,000 - $120,000 based on the candidate's location, background and experience. Our total compensation package also includes incentive compensation and early equity via our ESOP program.
Additional Benefits
Health insurance including dental and vision.
Hybrid work schedule, including 3 days per week in our NYC office for teammates nearby.
$250 to set up a productive work environment outside of the office.
$500 Headout Credits to, you guessed it, head out to any of our experiences around the world.
Unlimited Learning Credits for paid courses and sessions to aid your learning & growth.
Travel across our 9 global offices if your role demands it.
If your role requires you to move countries, we will do whatever it takes to take care of you. We are not limited by any policies when it comes to getting great talent to join us.
EEO statement
At Headout, we don't just accept differences — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our partners, and the community at large. Headout provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability. During the interview process, if you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact the recruiter assigned to your application or email us at [email protected].
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