Country Lead France (f/m/d) at apaleo

Paris, Ile-de-France, France -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

09 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

11 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

SaaS Sales, Hospitality, Consultative Selling, Value-Based Selling, Stakeholder Management, Partner Ecosystems, Digital Transformation, Community Building, Market Feedback, Event Representation, Autonomy, Collaboration, Ownership, Curiosity, Passion for Hospitality

Industry

technology;Information and Internet

Description

Apaleo is the world’s most open, API-first property management platform powering the next generation of hospitality operations. Its modular, AI-powered infrastructure enables hoteliers to customise their tech stack, automate routine work, and deliver seamless, personalised guest experiences, powered by best-in-class apps and autonomous AI agents that adapt to every stay. If you’re driven by the idea of making hospitality smarter, more human, and powered by cutting-edge technology, we’d love to hear from you. As a Country Lead France you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping this change. You’ll lead high-impact sales cycles, secure flagship mid-market accounts, and partner with the local ecosystem to drive adoption of the next generation of hospitality technology. What You’ll Be Up To: Build on strong momentum in France by closing flagship and mid-market accounts. Focus on multi-property hotel groups, serviced apartments, and modern operators. Lead complex sales cycles, engaging HQ, Ops, IT, and Finance. Leverage Apaleo’s international ecosystem of partners, apps, and consultants to accelerate deal cycles and customer value. Build and grow a local community of forward-thinking hospitality operators and tech partners. Act as a trusted advisor, guiding operators through change and digital transformation. Share market feedback to influence GTM, product, and ecosystem strategy. Represent Apaleo at industry events and community activations. What You’ll Bring to the Team: 5+ years of SaaS sales experience in Hospitality, focused on mid-market or strategic accounts. Strong track record in consultative, value-based selling. Native-level French and fluent English. Confidence in navigating complex buying processes with multiple stakeholders Familiarity with partner-driven ecosystems or platform-led go-to-market motions. A genuine passion for hospitality – whether from previous experience, a strong network, or deep curiosity to understand how the industry works. Curious, autonomous, and action-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership. A collaborative mindset and desire to contribute to a growing sales team and community. What We Offer: Culture & Growth A Diverse & International Team: Work alongside passionate professionals from over 20 nationalities, bringing unique cultural perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences to shape the future of hospitality tech. Growth & Development: As we scale, so do your opportunities. You’ll benefit from 360° feedback reviews, a dedicated learning budget, and plenty of chances to take on more responsibility. Our evolving career framework ensures you have increasing opportunities to learn new skills, advance your career, and make an impact. Autonomy & Ownership: Great ideas can come from anywhere. We empower you to take responsibility, make decisions, and contribute directly in an environment built on trust, transparency, and collaboration. Shape the Future of Hospitality Tech: Be part of a fast-growing scale-up transforming the hospitality industry. From day one, your work drives real impact and you’ll have the freedom to bring your ideas to life. Competitive & Fair Compensation: We believe great work deserves great pay. Our salaries are competitive and guided by benchmarking data to ensure fairness across all roles and teams. We make sure to recognize and reward performance and contribution. Perks & Lifestyle Flexible & Remote Work Options: We focus on results, not clocking hours. You can work from home, the office or in a hybrid setup, with flexibility to adapt your schedule as long as it makes sense for your role, your team and our business. Team Connection: Strong connections fuel collaboration. We celebrate and connect through regular team dinners, company meetups, Oktoberfest celebrations, What it means to join Apaleo: Joining Apaleo means stepping into a space where hospitality is being redefined from the ground up. You won’t just support innovation you’ll help drive it. Your work will directly shape an intelligent, AI-first platform used by hospitality teams across the globe. Here, your ideas power real products, your voice influences direction, and your impact is visible at every level. At Apaleo, we build boldly, collaborate openly, and grow together fast. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Your personal data will be handled with the utmost care and in compliance with GDPR and relevant data protection regulations. We celebrate differences and believe that diversity enriches our team and drives innovation.

Responsibilities

As a Country Lead France, you will lead high-impact sales cycles and secure flagship mid-market accounts. You will also partner with the local ecosystem to drive the adoption of next-generation hospitality technology.