Account Director, Business Development

Overview

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is now seeking a Account Director, Business Development to join our team at the Remote in the United States location in Remote, Remote.

By joining Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, you will play an integral role in our mission to make hotel travel possible for all. You’ll be part of the largest hotel franchise company in the world, where we strive to deliver the best value to our owners and guests. Most importantly, you’ll be entrusted to live our unique Count on Me culture, set by our core values of integrity, accountability, inclusive, caring and fun.

At Wyndham, we provide all team members the opportunity to grow through best-in-class training and career development, leadership training, mentorship opportunities and educational support. Supporting our team members is a top priority, which is why we offer competitive compensation and benefits, vacation, team member appreciation days, workplace flexibility and much more. At Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, we value and embrace a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion that supports team members of all backgrounds and experiences.

We can’t wait to welcome you!

The position of Account Director, Business Development is responsible for driving incremental revenue growth within the NAMER region from assigned segments by using general business acumen to prospect and expand our business reach. The primary focus will be on identifying and developing new business opportunities across multiple industries and business segments, including corporate, infrastructure, and other high-growth sectors that align with WH&R brand offerings.

The position will be responsible for proactively identifying and engaging with potential clients, nurturing relationships, and driving new business growth through research, identification, qualification, conversion, account activation and ultimate graduation to another seller/team based on industry segmentation and customer profile. All new accounts retained by Account Director, Business Development should be highly engaged with a strong long-term potential for growth.

Overall, this position will require a strong skill set and affinity for business development. Leads for new business may be provided or may need to be self-cultivated through research tools, industry reports, etc. Desired qualities include exceptional communication skills, persistence, adaptability, tenacity, creativity, superb organization skills and proficiency with systems and processes.

The team member should possess a good knowledge of WH&R brands, as well as overall company strategy and associated management process and practice. The team member may represent at customer facing events and internal meetings where potential revenue opportunities are presented. Strong communication and collaboration skills are required to navigate effectively throughout the organization.

Account Acquisition

Must be able to utilize tools such as Linked In, Dodge Data & Analytics, Google Alerts, Zoom Info and other tools, as assigned, to research companies to identify customer potential and develop communication tactics to reach out, secure response, and qualify the customer. This will require extensive in-person, email, and telephone solicitation to gain engagement to qualify potential new accounts.

Position will also leverage internal reporting to help identify and find new business opportunities while ensuring WH&R optimizes participation in trades shows and customer facing events where new revenue opportunities are available.

Account Management

Once a new account is converted, use appropriate tools and tactics to solidify engagement and expand contact network with an organization to optimize revenue generation to WH&R properties. This will entail gaining an understanding of customer’s business, communicating value proposition across multiple business units/office locations/travel influencers and using the various tools within Wyndham Business to most efficiently and effectively grow partnership.

Cross Functional Collaboration

Effective communication with internal customers including Operations, Brand Leaders, Regional Leads and the…