Interim Team Lead Sales & Account Management Algarve (f/m/d)

Faro, Portugal

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Holidu is one of the fastest-growing travel tech companies worldwide. Our mission is to make the booking and hosting of holiday homes free of doubt and full of joy. We help hosts to manage their vacation rental with ease and guests to find the perfect holiday home they truly enjoy. Our team of more than 600 colleagues from 60+ nations shares a passion for modern technologies, an ambition for constant improvement and the drive to bring the best experience to more than 40k hosts and 100 million website users each year. You want to achieve amazing milestones with us? Then pack your bag, hop on board and get ready for take off!

Your future team

Holidu offers a software and service solution which helps vacation rental owners manage and distribute their properties more efficiently. You will take care of a dynamic, ambitious team and our local office in Faro. Your responsibility will be to successfully lead the team and ensure great team spirit.
This is a maternity cover position with a one-year contract.

Your role in this journey

Manage a high-performing sales and account management team for the Algarve.
Be directly responsible for growing our vacation rental portfolio in the area, acquiring new partners and building long-term relationships.
Train and coach the sales and account management team, and foster team spirit through motivational initiatives in order to reach your area targets.
Be responsible for the achievement of our ambitious targets.
Manage and optimize our existing portfolio of accounts, taking personal responsibility for our largest customers.
Continue building the brand of Holidu in the Algarve.
Work together with the Head of Sales & Account Management Iberia and provide feedback to improve our product, streamline procedures, and create best practices.
Regularly go on customer visits together with your team members.

Your backpack is filled with

A seller personality with strong communication and negotiation skills.
A successful track record in sales and/or account management with proven experience in achieving and overachieving targets.
Natural leadership skills with a keen ability to mentor, coach, and motivate team members.
Very analytical and data-driven mindset to continuously optimize your team’s approach.
A hungry but humble personality, setting yourself ambitious targets while always trying to improve.
Previous experience in recruiting and managing best-in-class talent is a plus.
Previous experience in a fast growing, e-commerce, tech, and/or travel company is a plus.
Near native Portuguese and fluent English skills.

Our adventure includes

Impact: Make a difference for hundreds of thousands of monthly users.
Growth: Take responsibility from day one and develop through regular feedback, workshops, and knowledge exchanges.
Personal Development: Use your learning budget and 2 extra study days for conferences, books, courses, and more.
Community: Engage with international, diverse, yet like-minded colleagues through regular events and 2 office days per week with your team.
Flexibility: Benefit from our hybrid work policy and the chance to work from other local offices for up to 8 weeks a year.
Travel: Go traveling for 23 vacation days + the possibility to take up to 10 unpaid vacation days with interesting discounts on our Holidu Homes.

Need a sneak Peek?
Check out the adventure that awaits you on Instagram @lifeatholidu and dive straight into the world of Sales at Holidu for more insight!

Want to travel with us?

Apply online on our career page! Your first travel contact will be Lena from HR.

We champion diversity in every aspect of life. We encourage applications from all genders, corners of the world and individual backgrounds. Please feel welcome to submit your application without a photo and details on your gender, date of birth, marital status and nationality. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.