OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations, seating more than 29 million diners per month via online reservations across more than 51,000 restaurants. The OpenTable network connects restaurants and diners, helping diners discover and book the perfect table and helping restaurants deliver personalized hospitality to keep guests coming back. The OpenTable service enables diners to see which restaurants have available tables, select a restaurant based on verified diner reviews, menus, and other useful information, and easily book a reservation. In addition to the company's website and mobile apps, OpenTable powers online reservations for nearly 600 partners, including many of the Internet's most popular global and local brands. For restaurants, the OpenTable hospitality solutions enable them to run their reservation book, streamline their operations, and improve their service levels. Since its inception in 1998, OpenTable has seated over 2 billion diners around the world. OpenTable is headquartered in San Francisco and has bookable restaurants in more than 20 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States. Restaurants are available for reservations in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish languages.

Essential Duties and Job Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Hiring, managing, coaching, and training of a team of Sales Associates and Business Development Reps.
• Lead a team to meet/exceed assigned sales goals on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Working with cross-functional teams to coordinate on Product and Market opportunities.
• Creation and execution of sales strategy, expansion of territories and products as the role grows.
• Tracking of sales activity and auditing/reporting of monthly, quarterly, and annual results.
• Maintain a high level of company knowledge and insight into restaurant industry trends
• Some travel required for market research and sales initiatives.
• Stay current with organizational changes, initiatives, and vision. Lead and motivate his/her team around these.

Core Value Competencies

The four core value competencies apply to all positions.

• Customer First – Fosters trust and confidence with customers; Understands and determines current and future needs; Exceeds expectations; Monitors satisfaction; Looks for opportunities to improve service; Follows through; Solicits and applies feedback; Promotes customer focus; Builds/maintains positive relations
• Collaboration and Teamwork - Demonstrates a commitment to team goals thru attitude, contribution & cooperation; willingness to participate in a team; Shares info; Exhibits objectivity & openness to others' views; Takes accountability for own actions; Puts success of team above own interest
• Creativity and Innovation - Develops innovative approaches & ideas to achieve goals, Solve problems, improve performance; Receptive to new ideas, methods, technologies; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals; Meets challenges w/ resourcefulness; Questions conventional methods.
• Continuous Improvement - Pursues training & development; Strives to continuously build knowledge, skills & abilities; Seeks & applies feedback to improve performance; Demonstrates urgency/persistence to accomplish goals; Continually seeks to improve processes/products/services.
• Job Competencies
• To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
• Consultative Meeting Approach: Builds rapport and establishes trust, asks questions to discover client business needs, applies product and market knowledge effectively, presents solutions that meet customer objectives, manages and documents sales process.
• Judgment: Displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment, supports and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision-making process, makes timely decision.
• Negotiation skills: Clarifies interests and positions of all parties, adjusts tactics to achieve desired results, manages conflict, manipulation and strong emotions, develops alternative options for mutual gain, builds consensus through give and take.
• Qualifications
• To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to meet the minimum qualifications. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience

• 3+ years of Management experience, managing sales or a lead generating team
• 5+ years of Sales experience, with a proven track record of high achievement against goals
• Sales leadership to execute against assigned targets and analytical skills to make and support business decisions
• Excellent communication, listening, and influencing skills
• Demonstrated experience with coaching and training of individuals and teams
• Proven ability to work across many departments to solve problems and achieve results
• Excellent organization, documentation and time management skills
• Knowledge of CRM solutions (Salesforce.com) a plus
• OpenTable experience a plus
• Restaurant experience/food service industry experience a plus
• College degree required

Technology Skills

• Experience using Salesforce of equivalent CRM solution preferred
• PC and various software applications (including proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and online meeting solutions)
• OpenTable software experience a plus

Other Skills and Abilities

• Proven sales success
• Proven success managing and leading a team
• Excellent understanding of, and response to, the changing selling environment
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Strong leadership skills
• Aptitude to grasp and learn complex concepts quickly and independently
• Proven track record of successful sales execution, pipeline management, and delivering against goals
• Competitive, tenacious and results driven
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

What’s Next?

This is a full time, exempt position, based in Denver.

OpenTable is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V.

If you're passionate about joining the OpenTable team and believe this is the role for you, please apply via our website at www.OpenTable.com/careers.

As an employee of OpenTable, you will be part of a global network that includes OpenTable and KAYAK's portfolio of metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights, Swoodoo, checkfelix and Mundi. Many employees are dedicated to one brand, but we all have the benefit of using each other’s strengths and insights. Together, we’re able to help people experience the world through dining and travel.

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