Director,​ ​Experience​ ​Acquisition

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What​ ​You’ll​ ​Do

As Director of Experience Acquisition at PlacePass, you’ll help expand our network of amazing travel products. You’ll establish, motivate, and grow a dynamic team committed to delivering great travel experiences to customers worldwide. You’ll work closely with senior product, marketing, and technology leaders to ensure that new experiences are successfully brought into the platform. You’ll build and sustain a network of travel technology partners around the world.

You’ll​ ​take​ ​the​ ​lead​ ​and​ ​help​ ​us:

  • Establish best practice and repeatable approach for sourcing, onboarding, and supporting new experiences to feature on the PlacePass.com platform, including the development of a robust CRM infrastructure
  • Conduct global opportunity assessments to prioritize investment in experience acquisition, and project shifts in demand to anticipate and onboard new types of experiences that will set PlacePass apart from its competitors
  • Develop materials to communicate value proposition to experience providers
  • Build and manage a top-notch sales team to execute against process
  • Liaise with marketing and technology teams to oversee successful integration of new experiences into the platform
  • Cultivate relationships with experience providers and troubleshoot any issues that may arise
  • Identify areas to shore up weak supply or remove underperforming supply

If​ ​you​ ​are….

  • Excited to build a business from the ground up
  • Ready to create and motivate a great team
  • Known for thinking strategically and executing to win
  • Looking to turbocharge your career growth and your impact
  • Excited about the opportunity to help travelers create great memories and improve the livelihoods of tour guides, attraction operators, and individuals around the globe

We want to hear from you!

Requirements

  • Prior experience sourcing and onboarding travel related experiences (e.g., tour operators, concerts / events, hotels) for a leading online organization
  • Track record of exceeding business development or sales goals and directly contributing to the growth of an organization
  • Deep understanding of experience providers’ business needs
  • Knowledge of technical solutions to access experiences
  • Exceptional project management, communication, and team leadership skills
  • Analytical mindset and entrepreneurial outlook
  • Passion for sales
  • Strong collaboration capabilities, desire to work in a cross-functional setting

Who​ ​We​ ​Are

PlacePass is a team of entrepreneurs, travelers, and tech geeks. Our mission is helping people find and book great things to do in any destination. We’re building technology to transform the way people travel.

We got our start in February 2016 (there’s nothing like a cold Boston winter to inspire serious wanderlust) and we’ve been growing ever since. In addition to building PlacePass.com, we’re working with Marriott to power a tour and activity booking solution for their guests.

We’re a small but mighty group of travel and tech enthusiasts who can’t believe we get paid to help people discover great experiences. We play foosball. We travel. We’ve been known to throw paint balloons at each other. We code like crazy. Sound like something you could get behind? Let’s chat.

Where​ ​we​ ​come​ ​from

Members of our team attended the following schools:

  • University of Connecticut
  • Cornell University
  • Dartmouth College
  • Harvard University
  • University of Houston
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Northeastern University
  • Purdue University
  • Stanford University
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • Texas Southern University
  • Tufts University
  • Yale University

PlacePass​ ​Perks

  • Opportunity to work with an incredible team in a fast-growth environment
  • Travel credit
  • Competitive salaries and health insurance
  • Catered weekly lunches
  • Unlimited vacation policy
  • Friday happy hours
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