Job: Business Development Director TTH
Level: Sales Director
Salary: (Neg) plus bonus
Domain: Travel, Transportation, Hospitality, Logistics, Aviation, Rail, or Mobility
Location: London, UK
Role Purpose
Drive new business growth and strategic client acquisition across the Travel, Transportation and Hospitality sector. Develop executive relationships, originate large transformation opportunities, and position the organization as a trusted partner for digital, technology, and business transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Generate and close new business opportunities across airlines, airports, rail, logistics, hospitality, travel services, and mobility organizations.
- Build relationships with C-level or C-level-1 executives including CIOs, CTOs, COOs, Digital and Commercial leaders or their direct reports.
- Develop and execute account penetration and pursuit strategies for target clients.
- Lead complex sales cycles, RFPs, proposals, negotiations, and contract discussions.
- Identify opportunities across Cloud, Data & AI, Digital Engineering, Automation, Customer Experience, Cybersecurity, and Managed Services.
- Collaborate with delivery, consulting, alliance, and solution teams to create compelling client propositions.
- Represent the organization at industry events, client workshops, and executive forums.
- Maintain a strong pipeline and consistently achieve bookings and revenue targets.
Experience & Qualifications
- 10-15 years of experience in IT Services, Consulting, Digital Transformation, or Business Services.
- Proven track record of achieving sales targets and winning multi-million-pound engagements.
- Experience selling into Travel, Transportation, Hospitality, Logistics, Aviation, Rail, or Mobility sectors.
- Strong executive presence and ability to engage senior stakeholders.
- Experience managing pursuits from opportunity identification through contract signature.
- Good understanding of industry platforms such as Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
Key Success Metrics
- Annual bookings and revenue growth.
- Qualified pipeline generation (3x target coverage).
- Large deal wins (£1M-£10M+ TCV).
- New logo acquisition and account expansion.
- Executive relationship strength and customer satisfaction.
- Contribution to strategic growth within the TTH sector.
Ideal Candidate
A commercially driven business developer with Travel, Transportation or Hospitality industry exposure, strong hunting capabilities, excellent executive relationships, and a proven ability to convert business challenges into large-scale transformation opportunities. The individual should be equally comfortable discussing industry trends, business outcomes, and technology-led solutions with senior client executives.

