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# Business Development Manager, China at Headout

- **Company:** Headout
- **Location:** Hong Kong, China / Shanghai, China
- **Posted:** 2026-03-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/headoutcareers/jobs/4659334006?gh_jid=4659334006

## Job description

🚀 Why Headout?

We’re a rocketship: 9-figure revenue, record growth, and profitable

With $200M+ in revenue, guests in 700+ cities, and 18 months of profitability, Headout is the fastest-growing marketplace in the travel industry, and we’re just getting started. We've raised $60M+ from top-tier investors and are building a durable company for the long term — because that's what our mission needs and deserves. We’re growing, profitable and nowhere near done.

## What we do is important

In an increasingly digital world, there is a desperate need to augment our human experience by getting us to interact with the real world around us and the people in it. At Headout, our mission is to be the easiest, fastest, and most delightful way to head out to a real-life experience — from immersive tours to museums to live events and everything in between.

Why now?

The foundation is strong. The opportunity ahead is even bigger. We’ve hit profitability, built momentum, and proven the model — but there’s so much more to build. If you’re looking to join a company where the trajectory is steep and your impact is real, this is the moment.

Our culture

Reinventing the travel industry isn't easy, but that's the fun part. We care deeply about ownership, craft, and impact, and we’re here to do the best work of our careers. We won’t pretend like it’s for everyone but if you’re a builder who loves solving tough problems, you’ll feel right at home.

👩‍💻The role

We are looking for a Business Development Manager - China to join our APAC Business Team. Reporting to the Regional General Manager - APAC and MENA, you will play a pivotal role in driving our commercial success and market expansion in China. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape Headout's growth in one of the most dynamic travel markets in the world. As the face and voice of Headout in China, you will collaborate with supply partners and travel experience providers to strengthen relationships, expand our offerings, and deliver exceptional value to our customers.

🤩What makes this role special?

- Build. You’ll have your fingerprints all over Headout. You’ll do whatever it takes to launch quickly, get 1% better every day, and scale something completely new. This means everything from high-level strategy to nitty-gritty operational details - Launch new cities by identifying, reaching-out and onboarding new Supply Partners & distribution-side partnerships in China.
- Nurture. Continuously nurture relationships with our existing Supply Partners in order to leverage them for additional growth.
- Collaborate. Liaise between internal stakeholders (Operations, Tech, Marketing, etc.) and your accounts in order to ensure smooth execution of the partnerships and growth of bookings.
- Analyze. Identify market trends and provide market & competitor analysis to optimize business strategies.

💝What skills & experience do you need?

- Language Proficiency: Fluency in Mandarin and English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A minimum of 4 years of experience in business development, preferably in consumer tech startups.
- Strong analytical, written, and verbal communications skills.
- Global mindset and comfortable working with people from different cultural backgrounds & time zones.
- A start-up attitude – highly collaborative with an entrepreneurial mindset and not afraid to roll up your sleeves.
- Experience working with a CRM; eager to learn and use new tools.
- Candidates may be based in Shanghai

➕Bonus

- You have experience scaling sales or business development function in a startup.
- You thrive in fast-changing environments, adjust quickly, and maintain focus when priorities shift.
- You really understand the market’s pulse.

## EEO statement

At Headout, we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our partners, and the community at large. Headout provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability. During the interview process, if you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact the recruiter assigned to your application or email us at life@headout.com.

Privacy policy

Please note that once you apply for this job profile your personal data will be retained for a period of one (1) year. Headout shall process this data for recruitment purposes only. Once the relevant job profile is filled or once the time period of one (1) year from the date of the job application has passed, whichever is later, Headout shall either delete your data or inform you that it shall keep it in its database for future roles. In compliance with the relevant privacy laws, you have the right to request access to your personal data, to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. If you have any concerns or questions about the way Headout handle your data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer for more information.

## About Headout

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Headout is a global platform that connects people with real-life experiences, such as tours, activities, and events, by making them easy to discover, book, and enjoy.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: New York, USA (with major offices in Bengaluru, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Rome, and Barcelona)
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Varun Khona, Suren Sultania, and Aditya Kulkarni

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Online travel and experiences marketplace (tours, activities, attractions, events)
- **Target Customers**: B2C (leisure travelers and locals seeking experiences) and B2B (experience providers/operators)
- **Mission Statement**: To help people head out and experience the world, making meaningful experiences easier to find and impossible to forget.

## Products & Services
- **Headout Platform (Marketplace)**: A web and mobile platform allowing users to browse, compare, and book a wide range of travel experiences, including museum tickets, guided tours, theme park passes, cooking classes, and more in over 196 countries. It is a transactional marketplace (SaaS-enabled service).
- **Headout for Operators (B2B)**: Tools and software for local experience providers to manage inventory, pricing, and bookings, powered by AI.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: **$200M+ in annual revenue** (not Gross Booking Value) as of 2024/2025, with the company having grown 8x post-Covid baseline.
- **Total Funding**: **$60M+** raised from investors including Glade Brook Capital, Version One, and others.
- **Notable Investors**: Glade Brook Capital Partners (lead investor in $30M round), Nexus Venture Partners, Version One Ventures, and others.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Served **50 million+ guests** globally, with 25 million of those in the last 4 years.
    - Achieved **PAT (Profit After Tax) profitability**, a key milestone indicating a self-sustaining growth engine.
    - Acquired **Dabble**, a Y Combinator-backed AI startup, to integrate AI into travel experiences search and discovery.
    - Featured as **America's Best Startup Employers (2024 & 2025)** by Forbes.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Scale & Global Reach**: Operates in 196+ countries with a massive inventory of experiences, giving it a strong network effect.
- **Post-Product-Market Fit & Profitability**: Unlike many high-growth startups, Headout has achieved profitability while still growing rapidly (8x to $200M+ revenue), demonstrating a sustainable business model.
- **AI-First Approach**: Actively building AI into operations, search, and personalization (evidenced by the Dabble acquisition and internal principle "If AI can, AI should"), setting it apart from traditional OTA aggregators.
- **Strong Brand & Employer Recognition**: Certified as a Great Place to Work in India, Germany, and the UK, and top-quartile Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS).

## Strategic Focus
- **AI Integration**: Deepening the use of AI to transform how users search for and book experiences, and to help operators manage their businesses more efficiently.
- **International Expansion**: Continuing to expand its global footprint from its strong base in India, Europe, and the Americas.
- **Category Expansion**: Adding new types of experiences and events to capture a larger share of the global travel and leisure market.
- **Sustaining Profitable Growth**: Maintaining its trajectory of high revenue growth while staying profitable.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Described as "Urgent by design, focused by default" with a strong emphasis on ownership ("Ownership is the job description") and craftsmanship ("Craft in all we do"). The company values optimism and building a global product.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: The company has 9 offices globally (Bengaluru, Paris, London, New York, etc.), suggesting a hybrid or office-flexible model, though specific remote policies are not detailed.
- **Perks & Benefits**:
    - **ESOPs**: Every employee is awarded stock options.
    - **Flexible Time-Off**: A flexible leave policy to support work-life balance.
    - **Health & Wellness**: Comprehensive health insurance and access to mental wellness therapists (for employees and up to two dependents).
    - **Learning Credits**: Dedicated budget for professional development.
    - **Headout Credits**: $500 worth of credits to use on the platform.
- **Engineering & AI Focus**: A strong emphasis on using AI ("If AI can, AI should") makes it an exciting place for engineers and product people interested in cutting-edge work.
- **Global Impact**: The opportunity to work on a product that touches nearly every country and serves 50 million+ users, from a team of 20+ nationalities.

## Sources
1. [Headout Careers Page](https://www.headout.com/careers/)
2. [Headout About Us](https://www.headout.com/about-us/)
3. [Headout Newsroom](https://www.headout.com/newsroom/)
4. [Headout Operating Principles](https://www.headout.com/careers/operating-principles/)
5. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/headout-com)

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