Head of Expansion & New Source Market

Join Us as the Market Entry Director at Ventura TRAVEL! At Ventura TRAVEL, we believe in unleashing the adventurer in everyone through extraordinary journeys and unique experiences. We are a passionate group of specialized travel brands, united by a mission to redefine travel for the better.

As the Market Entry Director, you will lead the exciting challenge of opening a new source market for our existing group travel brands. While we have primarily worked with the French and German markets, we are eager to expand our horizons—and we need your expertise to make it happen!

Which Source Market: We are open to any source market. During the interview process, you will need to demonstrate why the market you propose has high potential and convince us that you are the right person to capture this potential.

You will collaborate with an ambitious, passionate team of Directors, each one developing their own brand. You will have the support of the Ventura TRAVEL departments that will help you take your new market to success.

Your Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a strategy to launch and grow a new source market for Ventura TRAVEL's brands.
• Conduct research on the target audience, market trends, and competition.
• Collaborate with brand directors and departments (Marketing, Customer Success, IT) to align efforts.
• Coordinate marketing campaigns tailored to the new market to drive engagement with our Marketing Team.
• Set and track KPIs to measure success and adjust strategies.
• Manage the budget for market entry, ensuring cost-effectiveness and ROI.
• Represent Ventura TRAVEL in the new market, building brand awareness and reputation.

The Basics That You Bring Along:

• Travel Industry Expertise: In-depth knowledge of the group travel industry and source markets.
• Marketing Acumen: A proven track record of crafting successful marketing strategies for new markets.
• Communication Skills: Clear, concise, and effective communication in all interactions.
• Organizational Excellence: Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Ambitious, proactive, and resourceful with a drive to succeed.
• Adaptability: Openness to aligning your professional approach with Ventura's unique working style.

You Can Impress Us Even More With:

• Several years of experience in the travel industry.
• Advanced knowledge of marketing campaigns and CRM systems like HubSpot.

What We Promise You:

• Getting all needed financial investments to grow your new market.
• Participation at the overall profit of all of our brands, such as all of our employees.
• Development of your ideas with lots of freedom while giving you the support you deserve.
• Possibility to learn & grow with us – we believe in constant development.
• No boredom: exciting challenges, each day will be different.
• Open & transparent company culture with weekly talks with the CEO and access to all the data you need.
• Option to work from our fun, central office in hip Berlin Kreuzkölln or a different location (full remote possible).
• Possibility to travel to another of our offices to work and personally meet other team members.
• Yearly 2-week-offsite, if we achieve our goals.
• Motivated and professional co-workers from all around the world, who want to grow just like you.

We take the Ventura core values seriously, for example each quarter we have a Fun Day, A Fair Day and a Focus day.

Curious? You are looking for a job you love and at the same time you come up to our requirements, are enthusiastic about the responsibilities for this position and on top of that share our values? Then, we are looking forward to receiving your application in English.

Confidentiality & Diversity: Applications at Ventura TRAVEL are treated with strict confidentiality. It is our commitment that every qualified person will be evaluated according to skills regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion.