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# Sales Team Lead at Ventura TRAVEL

- **Company:** Ventura TRAVEL
- **Location:** Remote
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-01-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://www.venturatravel.org/jobs/7299697?gh_jid=7299697

## Job description

Join us at Ventura TRAVEL – a group of specialized travel brands that unleash the adventurer in every person!

We're looking for a Sales Team Lead who can create clarity, direction, and results in a fast-moving environment. You will lead a team of Sales Specialists, drive commercial performance, make decisions, and help the team stay focused when priorities shift. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong people leadership with commercial judgment, accountability, and a bias toward action. At Ventura priorities evolve and leaders are expected to create clarity, make decisions, and move forward without waiting for perfect certainty.

Ventura TRAVEL was ranked #14 in the list of Germany’s Best Employers 2024 by ZEIT (a leading national newspaper) and Kununu (Germany’s top employer review platform), out of thousands of rated companies. https://news.kununu.com/beste-arbeitgeber-deutschland/

On a daily basis, you will:

- Lead, motivate, and develop a team of currently 10 Sales Specialists while fostering a high-performance culture.
- Coach your team and other customer-facing colleagues across Ventura TRAVEL to continuously improve customer experience and commercial results.
- Use KPIs, customer insights, operational data, and AI-driven solutions to identify opportunities, solve problems, automate recurring work, and improve team effectiveness.
- Continuously challenge and improve existing sales processes by identifying inefficiencies, implementing enhancements, and proactively escalating risks and blockers.
- Translate changing priorities and business initiatives into clear goals, actionable plans, and successful execution.
- Collaborate closely with peers and senior leadership, share insights and ideas, stay informed about our destinations, and lead by example through hands-on support when needed.

The basics you bring along:

- At least 5 years of experience in Sales, Customer Success, or another customer-facing commercial environment, including previous people leadership experience.
- A proven ability to develop, motivate, and hold teams accountable while maintaining high engagement and performance.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using KPIs, data, and AI tools to improve business outcomes and drive operational excellence.
- A proactive, improvement-oriented mindset with a passion for experimenting with new tools, challenging the status quo, and turning ideas into practical solutions.
- Excellent communication skills, confidence in giving direct feedback, and the ability to create clarity and direction in fast-changing environments.
- Fluency in written and spoken English, availability within CET working hours, and the resilience to stay calm and focused under pressure.

You can impress us even more with

- Experience in the group travel industry.
- Knowledge of the German and/or French tourism market.
- Familiarity with digital tools like CRMs or booking platforms.
- German and/or French to support our wider brand operations and monitor Sales quality.

## What we promise you

- Freedom to be creative in achieving results.
- International & friendly working environment.
- Quarterly[Social Days and Team Events.](https://www.venturatravel.org/blog)
- Work out of[other offices](https://www.venturatravel.org/blog/office-jumping) in the Ventura network around the world.
- Opportunity to constantly learn and grow.
- We care about the well-being of your employees (regular O3, satisfaction surveys etc.)
- [Yearly 2-week offsite](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdT4tKo5a7Y).
- Participation in the overall company's profits.
- Visit our[Career Page](https://www.venturatravel.org/work-with-us) to get more insights into our office life.

Confidentiality & Diversity

Applications at Ventura TRAVEL are treated with strict confidentiality. We use a professional HR-Software that only grants access to your applications to HR, the Recruiting Manager, and the interviewers.

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.

## About Ventura TRAVEL

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Ventura TRAVEL creates and supports specialized travel brands that offer authentic, sustainable travel experiences while operating as a global remote-first network.
- **Entity Type**: Private (pre-IPO; offers virtual company shares with a goal of a future public listing)
- **Headquarters**: Berlin, Germany
- **Founded**: Not publicly disclosed; offsite tradition dates back to 2012, indicating operations since at least that year
- **Founders**: Not publicly listed

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Travel & Tourism – Travel Service Developer (launching and supporting branded tour operators)
- **Target customers**: B2C (travelers seeking authentic, specialized, and sustainable trips); B2B (intrapreneurs who create their own travel brands under Ventura’s umbrella)
- **Mission**: “We create & support specialized travel brands that change the world for the better” – designing experiences that create positive impact for communities and places [venturatravel.org](https://www.venturatravel.org/mission)

## Products & Services
- **Specialized Travel Brands**: Ventura supports a portfolio of independently branded tour operators focused on niche destinations (e.g., Patagonia, Bolivia, Peru, South Africa). Each brand is led by passionate intrapreneurs. Core support includes IT, marketing, finance, and operational infrastructure. [venturatravel.org](https://www.venturatravel.org/mission)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding not disclosed (bootstrapped or privately funded); company mentions a goal of going public via IPO
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly listed
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Rated 4.5/5 on kununu and 4.6/5 on Glassdoor
  - Recognized as one of Germany’s **Top 20 Employers 2025** by kununu and ZEIT [venturatravel.org](https://www.venturatravel.org/jobs)
  - Strong employee satisfaction and international team with members across multiple continents
  - Established remote culture with annual offsites since 2012

## Competitive Advantages
- **Intrapreneurship model**: Empowers travel experts to create their own brands while Ventura provides professional infrastructure – a rare setup in the travel industry
- **Sustainability as a core pillar**: 100% CO₂ compensation, VSocial Foundation, and a strong focus on responsible tourism
- **Virtual share program**: All vMembers receive virtual shares quarterly, convertible to real shares upon IPO – aligning long-term incentives across the team
- **Culture-driven retention**: High Glassdoor/kununu ratings, transparent salary system, and emphasis on trust, autonomy, and no bureaucracy

## Strategic Focus
- **IPO readiness**: Building toward a public listing, with virtual share program designed for that transition
- **Scaling specialized brands**: Continue launching and supporting new travel brands in untapped niche markets
- **Technology & AI leadership**: Encouraging use of modern tools and AI to automate tasks and improve efficiency [venturatravel.org](https://www.venturatravel.org/company-culture)
- **Remote-first expansion**: Hiring talent globally without location constraints, while maintaining strong connection through offsites and monthly Fun/Fair/Focus Days

## Why Work Here
- **Remote & flexible**: Work from anywhere; no fixed location requirements; flexible hours and autonomous decision-making [venturatravel.org](https://www.venturatravel.org/jobs)
- **Fair, transparent compensation**: Salaries set with HR involvement, annual reviews tied to results and collaboration, significant raises for top performers
- **Purpose-driven work**: Contribute to responsible tourism and positive impact on communities and the environment [venturatravel.org](https://www.venturatravel.org/work-with-us)
- **Virtual company shares**: Participate in long-term value creation and potential IPO upside
- **Award-winning culture**: Recognized as Top Employer 2025; high employee ratings on Glassdoor (4.6) and kununu (4.5)
- **Learning & growth**: Trainings, workshops, mentoring, and a culture that rewards ownership and constant learning
- **Global team**: Colleagues from diverse backgrounds; English as main language; annual company offsites (since 2012) to build connections

## Sources
1. [Ventura Travel – Work With Us](https://www.venturatravel.org/work-with-us)
2. [Ventura Travel – Jobs & Careers](https://www.venturatravel.org/jobs)
3. [Ventura Travel – Mission & Purpose](https://www.venturatravel.org/mission)
4. [Ventura Travel – Company Culture](https://www.venturatravel.org/company-culture)
5. [Ventura Travel Careers – Job Posting](https://careers.venturatravel.org/jobs/6192599)

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