Kasa is the leading tech-enabled hotel and apartment hotel brand and manager. Kasa has built a hospitality operating system that fundamentally improves the profitability of hospitality assets while delivering a high quality, digitally forward experience to guests. We partner with owners of multifamily and boutique hospitality properties to deliver stylish, professionally managed accommodations to business and leisure travelers alike. We took the best that hotels and short-term rentals had to offer and created a new class of hospitality that is well-priced, reliable, and offers a large selection of great locations.
Unlike traditional hotel operators, we prioritize automation, AI-driven pricing, and data-driven decision-making to optimize revenue and improve guest experiences.
The Role
Kasa offers flexible accommodations for guests in dozens of markets nationwide. We partner with multifamily and hospitality property owners to offer various unit types in our portfolio, including short-term rental apartments and traditional hotel rooms across price and luxury tiers. The Area Sales Manager will report to the Associate Director of Sales and work closely with the Revenue Management, Reservations, and Operations teams. This individual will be laser-focused on prospecting group and preferred corporate leads.
Like any role at a fast-paced start-up, there is no ‘typical day’, but you will be responsible for the execution of a sales strategy for Kasa's portfolio in a defined area, targeting all market segments, including leisure travel, corporate preferred, groups, and others. An exciting part of this is being instrumental in changing the way corporate and group travelers view the flexible accommodations space.
If you are looking to be instrumental in changing the way leisure, corporate and group travelers view the flexible accommodations space - this is the role for you!
Unleash your career potential at Kasa
We're building a tech-enabled global hospitality brand that unleashes the potential of liveable space. Hospitality is at the core of who we are, and we are committed to providing our teams the same care we give our guests, neighbors, and partners.
Required Attributes
- Metrics-Minded: Ability to breakdown their monthly targets into weekly achievable tasks to help meet or exceed their sales goals
- Revenue Driver: Self-driven to identify and uncover revenue-generating opportunities through industry knowledge, prospecting and execution of sales strategies
- Embrace Ambiguity: Experience in the "building the plane while flying it" environment and proven ability to adjust and flex to business demands; open to providing feedback to contribute to problem resolutions; updates to processes
- Lead Investigator: Promptly assesses every inbound lead to create opportunities to expand Kasa's partnerships, profit, and portfolio experience
- Detail-Oriented: Ability to magnify the big picture whether meticulously organizing inbound leads and executing tasks accordingly through finalizing contracts; the innate mindfulness to details is ever present *pertaining to contracts, organization, prioritization
- Culture Cultivator: Possesses a genuine passion for being a part of a world-class team; not only succeeding individually, but positively influences team members to engage, grow, and exceed expectations for Kasa
- Fearless Negotiator: Confidently negotiates and navigates conversations with internal and external stakeholders; resulting in closed deals across accounts that vary in size, scope, and industry
- Relationship-Centric: Relationship building is in your DNA and rooted in every interaction; consistently providing your peers, manager, and clients clear communication, diligence, and trustworthiness
Experience
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- 3–5+ years of experience in hotel group sales, corporate accounts, or extended-stay property sales
- Strong background in building, maintaining, and growing key client relationships
- Skilled at overseeing multiple hotels or geographic regions, with clear territory sales strategies
- Proficient in hotel CRM systems for pipeline and client management
- Ability to analyze travel trends, competitor rates, and demand generators to adjust sales tactics
- Strong experience negotiating group rates, long-term stay agreements, and corporate preferred contracts
- Proven ability to drive occupancy, ADR (Average Daily Rate), and RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room) through targeted sales efforts
- Exceptional at presenting hotel services to corporate clients, and travel managers
Plus if…
- You have experience working at a tech startup
In one year, you will succeed at Kasa by having:
- Achieved or exceeded sales targets by driving room bookings, group sales, corporate contracts
- Secured repeat business from corporate accounts, travel agencies, and groups
- Expanded Kasa’s visibility in target markets through strategic partnerships, networking, and promotions
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Benefits
- 🌏 Remote Work: With flexibility as a core value, and over three-quarters of the team working remotely, Kasa employees are able to work from anywhere!
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✈ Kasa Travel Credit: We love to travel! Kasa employees get an allowance of free stays with us in any of our locations, plus a discount on any night for friends and family.
- 💰 The Pay: The starting base pay range for this role is between $70K and $79K and is set based on multiple considerations including business needs, market demands, talent availability, experience, and unique skills and attributes. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for equity, bonus, perks, benefits, and Kasa Travel Credits.
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🙌 Paid Time Off: Full-time hourly Kasa employees accrue paid time off at a generous rate that increases with tenure.
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📱 Cell phone reimbursement: We reimburse a portion of your monthly cell phone bill to say thanks for using your personal phone during the workday.
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🩺 Health Coverage: We’ve invested in comprehensive health insurance options to help when you need it most, including a company-sponsored plan with fertility coverage.
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⭐ Other Perks: Qualifying full-time roles are eligible for a wi-fi stipend, home office stipend, and more!
Kasa is the leading tech-enabled hotel and apartment hotel brand and manager. Kasa has built a hospitality operating system that fundamentally improves the profitability of hospitality assets while delivering a high-quality, digitally forward experience to guests. We partner with owners of multifamily and boutique hospitality properties to provide stylish, professionally managed accommodations to business and leisure travelers. We took the best that hotels and short-term rentals had to offer and created a new class of hospitality that is well-priced, reliable, and offers a large selection of great locations!
Behind the scenes, we build technology that combines with our innovative operations to grow a globally scalable offering that delivers high-quality stays to guests. Our guests enjoy seamless check-ins, caring service, and attractive amenities. If anything comes up, our on-site and remote guest experience team is available throughout their stay, ensuring our hospitality is rarely seen but always felt.
Kasa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
Kasa Living is an E-Verify participant. We will verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States by matching information employees provide on the Form I-9 against records available to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). You may find more information here and here.
Kasa does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or People & Talent team.
The Kasa Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs kasa.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money or technology to work for our company. If you believe you are a scam victim, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly. US-based applicants may refer to this article from consumer.ftc.gov for more details.
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