BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGERHYBRID – CAPE TOWN GREAT SALARY PLUS BONUSES Our Customer: Our customer is a bespoke luxury tour operator based in Cape Town, creating transformative journeys for discerning global travellers. As part of a wider international brand, they specialise in immersive, design-led experiences across Southern and East Africa, with a strong focus on sustainability, storytelling, and meaningful partnerships. They are now seeking a Business Development Manager to lead their Cape Town office, driving commercial performance while ensuring exceptional client experiences. This is a pivotal role for an ambitious professional eager to combine strategic leadership with hands-on operational excellence in a dynamic, fast-evolving sector of the luxury travel industry. As the Business Development Manager, you’ll enjoy a competitive salary with performance-based bonuses, plus opportunities to represent the brand at international trade shows and join exclusive familiarisation trips. This is a creative leadership role within a globally expanding company, offering the chance to shape the next chapter of growth and play a direct role in driving long-term success. Job Description: In this role, you will provide strategic leadership across sales, partnerships, product, and team management. You will draw on your luxury travel network to drive revenue and represent the brand internationally, ensuring growth and recognition on a global stage. Achieve and exceed sales targets through proactive business developmentEstablish and nurture key trade partnerships across global marketsUphold product excellence with a strong emphasis on sustainabilityFoster collaborations that elevate and strengthen the brand’s reputationRepresent the brand internationally at trade shows, events, and fam tripsAlign marketing initiatives with broader business growth objectivesIdentify and drive market expansion opportunities in new and existing regionsInspire, motivate, and lead the team to deliver exceptional client experiences Experience Required: Must have 5+ years in luxury travel or DMC rolesStrong international agent and supplier networkProven track record in sales and revenue growthSkilled in product development and guest experiencesConfident brand ambassador at eventsAligned with sustainability, storytelling, and creativity Benefits and Perks: Great salary plus bonusesHybrid workingFAM tripsCompany events and socials Click here to apply for this Business Development Manager job, which is being recruited by Tessa Robertson and Ambitions Travel Recruitment, a boutique recruitment agency, specialising in leisure travel and luxury hospitality roles, and known for sourcing hard-to-find talent. IMPORTANT If this role ticks your boxes and you’ve got the relevant experience, then click and applyIf this role isn’t for you but you’d be keen to receive suitable job alerts, then register with us now ambitionstravelrecruitment.comDue to the massive number of applications, we receive, we’re usually only able to reply to candidates whose requirements meet our customers’ needs. We’re super grateful that you take the time to apply, and we will save your CV and be in touch for other suitable rolesPlease visit our website ambitionstravelrecruitment.com for our full privacy policy which explains how we store and access your personal data and our candidate promise to never share your details with an employer without your prior consent etc.