Applaudo Studios

Industry Expert Partner (Hospitality Sector)

United States full-time Senior Salary not listed
full-time Senior level Technology & IT Curated
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About the role

Our Industry Experts Program connects Applaudo with decision-makers through warm, trusted introductions. As a Hospitality Industry Expert, you leverage your relationships across hotel groups, resorts, travel platforms, and hospitality technology companies to open doors for Applaudo. You earn a commission on every deal closed from your introductions. This is a fully remote, independent contractor partnership, not a salaried position.
You bring to Applaudo the following competencies and qualifications:

10+ years of experience in leadership, advisory, or consulting roles within the hospitality industry

C-level, VP, Director, or senior consultant profile

Active network of decision-makers across hotel brands, resort operators, travel platforms, or hospitality technology

Strong reputation and credibility within the hospitality ecosystem

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (mandatory)

Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial, results-driven mindset

You will be accountable for the following responsibilities:

Identify and introduce qualified contacts from your hospitality network who could benefit from Applaudo's digital transformation services

Provide warm introductions to key decision-makers (VP level and above) at hotel chains, resort groups, travel and booking platforms, and hospitality technology providers

Collaborate with Applaudo's sales team on target profiles and introduction strategy

Participate in periodic check-ins and activation campaigns

Share hospitality industry context, including trends in guest experience, property management systems, and digital booking, that help our team tailor their approach

What this partnership offers:

Commission paid on every closed deal from your introduced contacts

Dedicated point of contact on Applaudo's sales team

Onboarding and enablement materials to get you up to speed quickly

Fully remote with no minimum hours or geographic restrictions

Flexibility to maintain your current role or business alongside this partnership

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
About Us
We Are Engineered Different.
At Applaudo, talented people design, build, and scale meaningful, AI-powered solutions that create real business impact. As an AI-native organization, we collaborate across design, development, cloud, data, and artificial intelligence to turn ideas into scalable products that transform how companies operate, make decisions, and grow.
We are building a high-performance culture grounded in five values: Empowering Excellence, Collaborative Teamwork, Unsolicited Respect, Consistent Transparency, and Efficient Communication. These define how we work, how we support one another, and how we hold ourselves accountable.
Applaudo is a place for people who want to learn fast, take ownership, and work alongside strong teams they are proud to belong to. Joining us means being part of an organization that is evolving intentionally, investing in modern ways of working, and leading AI-native transformation at scale.
About Applaudo
Applaudo is a technology services company with 700+ collaborators and 13+ years building digital products for clients across the Americas. We are a Google Strategic Partner with a track record of delivering for airlines, sports franchises, financial services, and public sector clients. We are now entering a new chapter: platform-scale, AI-native growth powered by a dual engine of organic expansion and disciplined acquisitions across LATAM.
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  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Industry Expert Partner (Hospitality Sector) role.
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  3. Which of Digital Marketing, Remote Collaboration and Sales have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. How have you led people, improved a process, or made a hard decision in a previous role?
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I am interested in the Industry Expert Partner (Hospitality Sector) role because I can bring practical experience in Digital Marketing, Remote Collaboration and Sales, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Applaudo Studios needs from this hire.

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