What you will do
You will join us as an Account Executive, becoming a foundational member of our UK team. In this role, you will own the full sales cycle for our pioneering B2B SaaS technology, leveraging a hunter mentality to source new clients and close deals through proactive outbound efforts. Your mission is to help hotel brands across the UK increase their direct bookings by demonstrating the power and value of our platform.
Where you will have impact
- Proactively source and develop a robust pipeline of new business opportunities through strategic outbound prospecting, cold calling, and industry networking.
- Lead compelling product demonstrations and consultative sales processes, presenting professional proposals to prospective clients.
- Manage contract negotiations that balance client value with Lighthouse’s commercial goals and identify strategic growth opportunities.
- Skillfully handle objections and navigate complex decision‑making processes within a competitive market to close new business.
- Represent Lighthouse at industry conferences and regional events to build our brand presence and generate leads.
- Act as the voice of the customer, providing crucial market feedback to our product teams to guide our platform’s evolution.
- Maintain accurate sales records and forecasts in our CRM, using data‑driven insights to ensure pipeline quality and sales efficiency.
- Leverage AI‑driven insights and automation to optimize your sales process, improve forecast accuracy, and elevate pipeline quality.
About our team
You’ll be joining our vibrant Global Revenue team, a powerhouse of over 130 professionals spread across 24 countries. We are a passionate and fast‑growing group dedicated to helping hotels and global chains achieve their revenue goals. As a key member of our UK team, you’ll play a foundational role in shaping our regional success in a collaborative environment where we celebrate high performance, fresh ideas, and implementing feedback to drive results.
What’s in it for you?
- Flexible working environment: Work from home or at one of our global offices.
- Comprehensive health insurance: Private AXA coverage for you and your family.
- Flexible time off: Autonomy to manage your work‑life balance.
- Competitive compensation: Proactively maintained to value your work.
- Collaborative team: High‑bar, friendly, creative, and passionate colleagues.
- Career development: Workshops and frameworks to realize your full potential.
- Impactful work: Shape products relied on by 85,000+ users worldwide.
- Wellbeing support: Subsidised up to 80% ClassPass subscription.
- Referral bonuses: Earn rewards for bringing in new talent.
- Additional maternity leave compensation: For the first 12 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), we top‑up your SMP so that your salary reaches 100%.
Who you are
Essential
- Proven experience in a full sales cycle, new business development role with a strong hunter mentality.
- Demonstrated sales experience within the hospitality industry and/or a B2B SaaS environment.
- A track record of consistently meeting or exceeding sales quotas in a numbers‑driven environment.
- A resilient, self‑motivated, and results‑oriented mindset with a high degree of accountability and positivity.
- Exceptional communication, active listening, and negotiation skills.
- Proficiency in using CRM tools, such as Salesforce.
- You have a growth mindset and curiosity around AI, with an eagerness to use new tools to improve efficiency.
We welcome
- An established professional network within the UK hospitality market.
- A deep understanding of hotel operations and their technology needs.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that values equal opportunity for all. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and disability. We actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and are dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process and during employment to ensure all qualified candidates can participate fully.
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