Santa Barbara, CA
Salary Estimate: $175,000.00 - $199,999.00
Employment Type: Full Time
Work Place: Remote
Experience Required: 10+ to 15 years
Education Required: N/A
Benefits
Job Description
- Source, negotiate, and close new third-party management agreements (HMAs), branded affiliations, and other growth-related partnerships.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive outbound solicitation strategy to uncover opportunities in targeted markets.
- Prepare tailored pitch materials, RFP responses, and lead presentations to secure new business.
- Represent AutoCamp in external meetings, industry events, and conferences to build brand visibility and partnership pipelines.
- Build and maintain deep relationships with owners, family offices, private equity firms, lenders, brokers, consultants, and other key industry stakeholders.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for potential partners from initial outreach through signed agreement and handoff to operations.
- Ensure a high-quality partner experience through clear communication, responsiveness, and thoughtful deal structuring.
- Lead the negotiation of HMAs, term sheets, and other partnership agreements.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders—including Finance, Operations, and Brand—to align deal terms with AutoCamp’s strategic and operational goals.
- Coordinate the due diligence, proforma development, and transition processes for new managed or affiliated properties.
- Work with internal teams to craft competitive, financially sound proposals that highlight AutoCamp’s unique value proposition.
- Conduct high-level market research and stay informed of industry trends, competitive activity, and market dynamics.
- Identify new partnership models and expansion strategies aligned with AutoCamp’s brand and growth objectives.
- Provide regular reporting on pipeline status, deal progress, and strategic initiatives to the executive team.
- 12+ years of experience in business development, brand growth, or portfolio expansion within the hospitality industry.
- Proven track record of sourcing and closing HMAs or similar agreements, with a strong network of hospitality real estate owners and partners.
- Strong negotiation and presentation skills, with experience leading complex deal processes from start to finish.
- Deep industry knowledge, with a pulse on key players, trends, and partnership opportunities in hospitality.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities across all levels of an organization.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with comfort operating in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
- Passion for design-forward hospitality and the outdoors is a strong plus.

AutoCamp
• 100-1500 employees
Today, we’re so much more than Airstreams: AutoCamp boasts nine locations, with accommodations for parties of all sizes, near some of the most iconic destinations around the country. From the Catskills to Zion and Yosemite to Asheville, we’re still blending the traditional outdoor experience with the service and design-forward thinking of a boutique hotel. We’ve even expanded to introduce our sister brand, Field Station, the indoor hotel and van life basecamp, that makes AutoCamp’s signature hospitality even more accessible.
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