Tern
Travel Agency Software
HeadofSales
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“Head of Sales at Tern. Skills: Enterprise sales, Sales leadership, Pipeline management, Sales coaching. Own agency revenue. Carry personal quota”
What You'll Achieve.
Take enterprise motion to next level; Sharper targeting; Bigger deals; Faster cycles; More GMV flowing through Tern; Move reps up-market; Turn ICP into actionable marketing; Ensure HubSpot hygiene; Make next AE ramp faster; Take rep from inconsistent to quota-carrying; Close enterprise deals; Coach rep through objection
Industry & Context.
Identify deal stalls; Install fixes for deals; Track fix effectiveness
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4–7+ years B2B SaaS sales, 2+ years player/coach or sales leadership, Carry and hit quota, Run full sales cycle, Coach rep to quota-carrying, Understand SMB and enterprise motion, Run structured pipeline reviews, Forecast with real data, Define target customer precisely, Work with marketing team, Maintain precise revenue outlook
Nice to Have
Experience selling into travel, Experience selling into hospitality, Experience selling into agency-model businesses, Sold to owner-operated small businesses, Built sales playbook from blank page
What You'll Do.
Co-sell on complex deals
Coach Account Executives
Run structured pipeline reviews
Install fixes for deals
Track fix effectiveness
Sharpen midmarket target profile
Partner with marketing
Define stage definitions
Document what's working
Codify enterprise close motion
Recruit new team members
Develop new team members
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Co-sell with reps; Partner with marketing
Full Job Description
$127B industry. Proven product-market fit. A sales team already closing. What's missing is the person who takes the enterprise motion to the next level. If you've been a strong individual contributor waiting for your shot as a leader, this is it. ABOUT TERN Tern is a venture-backed software company on a mission to reshape the $127B travel agency industry by giving power back to the entrepreneurs who built it. Nearly 98% of travel agencies are small businesses. These businesses have been chronically underserved by technology. We're here to change that. Our platform helps travel advisors run more efficient, professional, and profitable operations, giving them the modern infrastructure they need to lead the next chapter of travel. But the impact goes beyond business. Travel advisors help clients move more intentionally through the world. When a traveler works with an advisor, they're more likely to avoid overtouristed hotspots and more likely to spend their dollars in places where they can do real good. That's the kind of travel we want more of. At Tern, we believe in small business. We believe in the power of travel. And we're building the future of both. HEAD OF SALES Tern has product-market fit. We have 10,000+ users, a growing enterprise pipeline, and a sales team that's actively closing deals. What we don't yet have is the person who can take this motion to the next level. Sharper targeting, bigger deals, faster cycles, more GMV flowing through Tern. That's this role. You'll spend your days co-selling on enterprise deals with the team, running a rigorous weekly pipeline review in HubSpot, and building the ICP clarity that lets marketing actually fill top of funnel. Some weeks you'll be closing a deal yourself. Some weeks you'll be coaching a rep through an objection they've hit three times. Most weeks, both. This is a player/coach role in the real sense, not "leadership with some selling." You carry a direct quota. You're expected to close. You're also expected to
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