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Global Sales Director – Travel – Enterprise Sales
All, Software/SaaS
Chicago, IL
$85,000.00 - $200,000.00
Location: Chicago, IL (Remote) | Schedule: Full-time, remote with approximately 25% travel
Overview
A growing organization in the corporate travel services space is looking for a seasoned enterprise sales executive to anchor its go-to-market efforts in the Chicago metro area. This leader will own the sales strategy, cultivate relationships with major national and global accounts, and close high-value enterprise agreements that fuel the company's next stage of growth.
What you'll do
- Define and drive the enterprise growth strategy for the organization
- Build and maintain a robust pipeline of large, strategic accounts
- Guide major sales opportunities from first contact through signed contract
- Cultivate senior, C-suite level relationships with both prospective and current clients
- Lead negotiations on complex commercial agreements
- Collaborate closely with marketing, product, and client-facing teams
- Deliver regular pipeline and revenue forecasts to leadership
- Serve as a visible representative of the company with key clients and at industry events
Required qualifications
- 8+ years of enterprise B2B sales experience
- 4+ years of experience in corporate travel services or a closely related industry
- Demonstrated success winning and expanding Fortune 1000 accounts
- Track record of closing $1M+ enterprise deals
- Familiarity with corporate travel, payments, expense management, events, or fintech sectors
- Strong C-suite relationship-building and negotiation skills
- Experience leading and developing sales talent
- Bachelor's degree required
Preferred qualifications
- MBA preferred
- Existing relationships within corporate travel
- Background in enterprise SaaS
- Experience building strategic partnerships and sales channels
Why this role
This is an executive-level opportunity to shape market strategy and close significant enterprise agreements with Fortune 1000 organizations, in a remote role based in the Chicago area with approximately 25% travel.
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