Sales Director, Convention Sales

This is in support of Destination Toronto’s mission to grow our visitor economy. The core of this position is to promote and sell Toronto as a convention and meeting destination to Planners/C suite executives with a singular focus on groups that use a multi‑hotel package, a convention facility and deliver 1500+ attendees. These are ‘Citywide’ defined meetings and conventions. This position is further aligned to support our top vertical sectors.

Core Responsibilities

• Developing proactive business leads for Toronto’s convention facilities and hotels.
• Work with in‑market lead generators and/or our key Partners to uncover potential leads, and acquire business events to achieve annual goals as outlined by leadership within the highly coveted citywide market for your defined meeting/convention vertical sectors.
• Complex sales cycle, for high impact convention sales that includes: managing multiple stakeholders, high economi...