Director, Travel Trade Sales

Brightline Trains • Miami, FL

12d

About The Position

At Brightline, we believe in creating meaningful connections through exceptional experiences. We’re creating a brighter way to get there by making travel more convenient, more sustainable, and more hospitable every day. If you’re optimistic, forward-thinking, and interested in shaping the future of travel with us, we’d love to hear from you.
Your Purpose:
As the Director, Travel Sales you will drive, manage TMC partnerships and corporate GDS distribution strategy. You bring 20+ years of B2B sales experience, a robust network of C-suite and travel industry decision-makers, and a track record with TMCs and building programs from the ground up. You are highly entrepreneurial and hands-on, you thrive in a fast-paced environment and energized by directly contributing to growth. You are a builder—comfortable launching new initiatives, energized by owning results, and ready to make an immediate impact.
If you are a dynamic, high-performing and results-driven sales professional that wants to lead and scale our corporate travel segment, this is the perfect opportunity!
Please note that this Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the teammate for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

• +20 years of experience in B2B sales, preferably in travel, mobility, or transportation industries with demonstrated success selling to SMBs and C-level stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success in creating, selling, and scaling corporate sales programs from the ground up.
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms preferred.
• Deep industry knowledge and experience working with Travel Management Companies and GDS distribution; existing TMC relationships required.
• Proven cold-calling ability and track record of building and closing pipeline.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, resourceful and willingness to “roll up your sleeves” to get things done.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities, relationship-building and negotiation skills.
• Strong data fluency—ability to analyze sales trends, customer behavior, and conversion data to inform decisions.
• High integrity, self-motivated, results-oriented, and collaborative.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with corporate travel tech platforms or HR tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute go-to-market strategies that address the unique needs of corporate travel managers, procurement leads, and business decision-makers.
• Own the full sales cycle— conduct outbound sales activities including prospecting, cold-calling, client presentations, and contract negotiations.
• Leverage existing TMC and corporate decision-maker relationships to generate quick wins and long-term opportunities.
• Monitor, report and act on sales performance, pipeline progress, market trends, and customer feedback.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—technology, product, marketing, revenue management, and operations— to deliver customer-centric solutions and ensure client success.
• Represent Brightline at relevant industry events and client engagements as a subject matter expert.

Benefits

• Brightline is pleased to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and the opportunity to make a difference while making history as the only privately funded rapid rail service in the country.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed