Growth Leader, Hospitality & Partnerships

Metropolis; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option plan

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Short-term and long-term disability

Bonus plans

On-site 4 days/week

Job summary

Metropolis in Chicago seeks a Head of Growth, Hospitality to lead the hospitality growth strategy, P&L ownership, and enterprise partnerships. You will shape the long-term roadmap, align product, sales, and marketing to drive profitable expansion across national accounts with major brands.

Bring 15+ years in hospitality, strong skills in strategy, partnerships, and data-driven decision making. MBA preferred.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in hospitality industry with proven commercial growth leadership.
• Strong background in strategy, business development, partnerships, P&L management, and a track record of winning key national accounts.
• Extensive contacts, respected relationships, and an established network of vertical-specific partners across the industry.
• Skilled in financial modeling, structuring vertical-standard commercial deal terms, data-driven decision-making, and market analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and execution to grow our hospitality vertical and location base across all regions by partnering with sales and operations teams to close business.
• Open and win deals in key national accounts within the hospitality vertical while co-selling alongside regional sellers on high-priority accounts.
• Ensure vertically-oriented value proposition is strong and establish vertical-standard commercial structures and deal terms.
• Scale hospitality B2B marketing initiatives, trade-press coverage, and vertical conference presence across major conventions and associations to ensure Metropolis becomes a recognizable brand.
• Build strategic partnerships and collaborations with key consultants, advisors, channel partners, and enterprise influencing bodies across major hospitality brands.
• Collaborate cross-functionally across product, marketing, sales, and operations to scale core offerings and develop the roadmap for additional vertical products.
• Build a strong partnership with product leaders to translate customer input into product-market fit and drive actual impact from our products.
• Co-lead the unified product and service roadmap, defining wayfinding solutions, validation strategies, and biometric integrations.
• Commercialize and scale the Metropolis Recognition Platform throughout the hospitality industry.
• Partner with the data team to establish performance dashboards showcasing value creation for hoteliers, and drive thought leadership in industry forums to fuel top-of-funnel pipeline.

Skills

Growth strategy

Business development

Partnerships

P&L management

Cross-functional leadership

Financial modelling

Data-driven decisions

Market analysis

Stakeholder management

AI platforms

Education

MBA degree

Job description

Metropolis in Chicago seeks a Head of Growth, Hospitality to lead the hospitality growth strategy, P&L ownership, and enterprise partnerships. You will shape the long-term roadmap, align product, sales, and marketing to drive profitable expansion across national accounts with major brands.

Bring 15+ years in hospitality, strong skills in strategy, partnerships, and data-driven decision making. MBA preferred.