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Alexander Wollauz

Barcelona,Spain

Summary

Sales and Customer Experience Leader with 10+ years of experience driving revenue growth, improving retention, and building high-performing teams across SaaS, hospitality, and service businesses. Track record of delivering measurable commercial impact, including 34% revenue growth, 23-point improvement in client retention, and scaling international sales and customer service teams of 20+ people. Specializes in aligning sales, customer success, and operations to increase conversion, retention, and lifetime value.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

General Manager

Gastronomic Arts Barcelona
Barcelona
01.2025 - Current
  • Responsible for overall commercial and operational performance of the business.

Key achievements:

  • Transitioned the business from volume-driven sales to profit-focused revenue strategy.
  • Built the company’s first RevPAR-based pricing strategy.
  • Implemented executive reporting on RevPAR, pricing performance, occupancy, and revenue.
  • Scaled business from one to two locations while reducing operational chaos from 10% over bookings to less than 1%
  • Yearly revenue target accomplished with +9% over achievement

Revenue & Sales Manager

Gastronomic Arts Barcelona
Barcelona
01.2025 - 01.2025
  • Increase revenue and profits by ensuring more direct business through outbound/inbound sales activities targeting travel partners, B2B, concierge and partnering with other local experiences.
  • Implement sales funnel, workflows, automation, follow up process and reporting.

Key achievements:

  • Implemented new commission structure for merchandise sales with 90% profit margin for company. Outcome: 300% revenue increase in per guest merchandise sales
  • Speed to client increased 95%.
  • Aligned sales, operations, and pricing strategy to improve profitability and capacity utilization
  • Acted as primary liaison between ownership and operational teams to execute growth strategy

Senior Team Lead – UK & Ireland

Sensorfact
01.2024 - 01.2025
  • Led a commercial team of 5 SDRs and 2 Account Executives focused on new business generation.
  • Coached team on discovery, objection handling, and value-based selling
  • Established sales KPIs, forecasting processes, and performance tracking
  • Reviewed sales calls and implemented improvements to increase conversion rates
  • Collaborated with marketing and product teams to improve lead quality and pipeline performance

VP Admissions (Sales) & Service

Opportunity Network
01.2021 - 01.2024
  • Owned global sales and customer lifecycle strategy for a high-value membership platform.
  • Key achievements:
  • Increased client retention by 23 percentage points
  • Surpassed annual revenue targets by an average of 12%
  • Led CRM automation and customer journey optimization across the business
  • Held full P&L responsibility for sales and service functions
  • Led strategic planning with C-level leadership on growth initiatives
  • Oversaw transition to remote operations during COVID while maintaining performance

Admissions Director (Sales)

Opportunity Network
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Built and led a multilingual inside sales team of 20 agents
  • Developed KPIs, sales methodology, and performance management systems
  • Implemented CRM automation to improve follow-up efficiency
  • Led hiring, onboarding, and training for sales and service teams
  • Designed sales enablement programs to increase client lifetime value

Sales Team Leader – Northern Europe

Avis Budget Group
01.2016 - 01.2019
  • Managed B2B sales across UK, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
  • Grew a €15M corporate portfolio by 35% above plan
  • Led a team of 9 sales agents
  • Developed new lead sources and business development strategies
  • Reported performance and market insights to regional commercial directors

Avis Budget Group
01.2008 - 01.2016
  • Progressed through multiple commercial roles including:
  • Telesales UK Account Manager
  • Corporate Support
  • Reservation Sales Agent
  • Built experience in B2B sales, account management, and customer service while managing portfolios worth €1.5M+.

Education

MBA -

EAE Business School
Barcelona

Skills

Sales Leadership

Customer Success Strategy

Revenue Growth & Pricing Strategy

Customer Retention & Lifecycle Management

Sales Process Optimization

Team Leadership & Coaching

Pipeline & Forecast Management

RevOps & CRM Optimization

Cross-Functional Leadership

P&L Ownership

Tools: Salesforce, CRM Platforms, Sales Analytics, Automation Tools

(If you’ve used HubSpot, Outreach, Gong etc, add them)

Timeline

General Manager

Gastronomic Arts Barcelona
01.2025 - Current

Revenue & Sales Manager

Gastronomic Arts Barcelona
01.2025 - 01.2025

Senior Team Lead – UK & Ireland

Sensorfact
01.2024 - 01.2025

VP Admissions (Sales) & Service

Opportunity Network
01.2021 - 01.2024

Admissions Director (Sales)

Opportunity Network
01.2019 - 01.2021

Sales Team Leader – Northern Europe

Avis Budget Group
01.2016 - 01.2019

Avis Budget Group
01.2008 - 01.2016

MBA -

EAE Business School
Alexander Wollauz