[Hiring] Exhibitor Sales Manager @Versant

Role Description

The Exhibitor Sales Manager, UK & Ireland will drive the growth of Fandango's cinema technology solutions across the UK and Ireland markets, selling a suite of SaaS products designed specifically for cinema and entertainment operators, including Ticketing, Point of Sale (POS), Website Solutions, CRM, and Customer Engagement Platforms.

This is a highly motivated, self-starting, consultative sales role responsible for identifying, developing, and closing new business opportunities while building long-term relationships with cinema operators and leisure businesses across the UK and Ireland. The role is central to bringing Fandango's entertainment brands, Indy Cinema, Fandango, and Rotten Tomatoes, together into a holistic, data-driven solution for exhibitors.

Working closely with implementation, customer success, and product teams, this role will help identify, develop, and close opportunities while serving as a brand ambassador for Fandango within the UK and Ireland exhibition community.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive Fandango's cinema operation solutions to grow market share across the region.
• Contribute to delivery of the regional acquisition strategy, managing the full sales cycle from prospecting and discovery through to proposal, negotiation, and contract closure.
• Apply a consultative sales approach to uncover customer needs and pain points, translating these into compelling, persuasive product demonstrations.
• Build advanced product and competitor knowledge to position Fandango as the preferred technology partner through a structured, end-to-end sales process.
• Leverage CRM data, insights, and tools to prioritize opportunities and optimize sales strategy.
• Consistently meet and exceed sales targets, demonstrating accountability, resilience, and a high-performance mindset.
• Maintain rigorous pipeline management, including accurate Salesforce updates, territory planning, forecasting, and reporting.
• Act as a trusted partner to customers, ensuring commitments are met and enabling a smooth transition to account management for long-term retention.
• Develop and maintain a strong industry network, engaging decision-makers through outbound prospecting, referrals, events, and existing relationships.
• Represent the business as a brand ambassador at exhibitions, conferences, and industry events to build pipeline and brand presence.
• Collaborate and build trusted relationships with key stakeholders including implementation, customer success, and product teams to provide customer and market feedback that supports product development and go-to-market initiatives.
• Build a strong understanding of cinema operations, ticketing systems, customer engagement technologies, and industry trends.
• Monitor competitor activity and market developments to identify opportunities and inform sales strategy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience selling SaaS solutions. OR 5+ years operational SaaS experience along with previous B2B sales experience.
• Strong technical aptitude with confidence in using web-based and cloud-based applications.
• Proven ability to execute a structured, end-to-end sales process with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Results-driven mindset with a strong track record of achieving and exceeding targets and KPIs.
• Ability to build credibility and relationships with senior decision-makers.
• Experience using Salesforce or a similar CRM platform.
• Skilled in analyzing, collating, and presenting data to support proposals for prospective clients.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and a positive contributor to team culture.
• Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle.

Additional Skills and Experience

• Experience selling technology solutions into the entertainment, cinema, leisure, hospitality, or visitor attraction sectors.
• Knowledge of ticketing, POS, CRM, loyalty, customer engagement, or digital commerce platforms.

Location

Remote, mainland UK (with significant travel across UK, Ireland, and beyond).

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation.

VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.