UK Sales Director

UK Sales Director

As part of MMGY Global, TravelDesk is an integrated programmatic and digital advertising business specialising in travel and tourism. TravelDesk blends programmatic strategy with innovative data and creative products to deliver highly successful campaigns for global travel clients.

At MMGY Global, we believe nothing shapes your view of the world like travel. So, every day, we share our client's stories from a perspective that inspires people to see the world differently. Our personalised service and strategy connect media, consumers, and influencers across the globe, taking people to new places and changing their view for the better. At MMGY we inspire people to go places.

We have an immediate opening for UK Sales Director, based in the MMGY EMEA headquarters, London.

We're looking for someone who thrives in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment with a strong understanding of the travel and tourism industry and knows how to inspire and lead high-performing sales teams.

What You'll Do

• Drive commercial growth for TravelDesk across the UK & EMEA.
• Leverage your industry expertise and network to raise awareness of TravelDesk and consistently exceed revenue targets.
• Lead and develop the UK programmatic sales team, setting clear, measurable goals.
• Present TravelDesk's solutions to clients and agencies across the UK & Ireland.
• Build and close new direct client and agency partnerships, generating long-term relationships.
• Create proactive proposals and manage a strong pipeline aligned to our growth strategy.
• Provide strategic input on RFPs, RFQs, and pitches.
• Advise clients on programmatic strategy, driving multichannel and multi-market activations.
• Accurately forecast, manage pipeline opportunities, and advance ongoing relationships.
• Collaborate with MMGY and TravelDesk's account, media, and ad operations teams to deliver tailored client solutions.
• Clearly articulate the value of TravelDesk's offerings compared to competitors.

What We're Looking For

• Programmatic advertising sales within travel and tourism (airline and hotel sector preferred).
• Proven track record of exceeding revenue targets and growing accounts.
• Strong network of contacts across travel, tourism, and advertising.
• Experience managing and developing high-performing programmatic sales teams.
• Deep knowledge of programmatic technologies, structures, and vendor partnerships.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable balancing independent and team-based work.
• A self-starter mindset, with innovative thinking and entrepreneurial drive.

Our Industry-Leading Benefits

• A flexible hybrid work schedule.
• Generous annual holiday package including 25 days of annual leave, 3 personal days and year-end holiday break.
• Private medical, life and income protection insurance and pension scheme contribution from the company.
• Lively social calendar with numerous activities and events to take part in.
• Weekly fresh fruit deliveries.
• Dog friendly office.
• Cycle to work scheme/Season Ticket Loan.
• Work from anywhere / work from any office benefits.

Who Are We? We're a travel-obsessed collective of more than 600 people across the country and around the globe. And when we say we inspire people to go places, we mean ALL people. That's why we're focused on nurturing a workforce that is representative of the places we visit.