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Hotel Account Executive
About this role
Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy. As a Hotel Account Executive, you will play a key role in expanding our business within the hotel market. Your primary focus will be prospecting, building relationships, and securing new restaurant partnerships within major hotel brands, including Marriott, Hilton, and Choice Hotels, as well as supporting Independent/Boutique hotel properties and groups through the sales process.
This role offers a highly cross-functional experience, where you’ll collaborate with multiple internal teams and work closely with independent, franchise and corporate contacts within the hotel industry. A day in the life (Responsibilities) Work within a list of prospective hotel properties within assigned geographical territory with restaurants, banquets, and retail outlets and manage the entire sales cycle, from the initial discovery calls to closing (experience with self-generating leads is preferred).
Conduct a high volume of calls, emails, and coordination efforts between internal teams, independent, franchisee or corporate hotel customers. Deliver product demos and craft tailored solutions that best meet each prospect’s needs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless delivery and meet the expectations set during the sales process. Use Salesforce (CRM) to manage all sales activities and maintain up-to-date records.
Analyze the competitive landscape to strategically position Toast within the hotel market. Clearly communicate the strengths, benefits, and potential challenges of Toast’s POS products and services, ensuring a smooth transition for customers. Develop a deep understanding of the Master Service Agreements (MSA) of Enterprise Hotel customers to support account needs effectively. Travel: 10%-15% What you'll need to thrive (Requirements) 1+ years in an outbound sourcing or sales role (preferably in hospitality or a related field), with experience managing the full sales cycle from lead generation to closing.
Proven relationship-building skills with both internal and external stakeholders, managing high volumes of calls, emails, and coordination. Familiarity with POS or tech solutions and ability to conduct tailored product demos. Cross-functional collaboration experience to ensure seamless alignment between sales and delivery. Effective communicator with strong verbal, written, and organizational skills; able to present product value clearly.