Vice President

The Vice President of Business Development manages the successful activation of

growth strategies for Saatchi & Saatchi X, collaborating with cross-discipline leads to win and convert new business opportunities that drive healthy incremental revenue and strategic new client acquisition. Driving business growth by identifying, negotiating, and closing new business opportunities, You have experience engaging and building relationships with key marketing decision-makers at Fortune 500 brands.

This is a hybrid role, requiring three days in-office each week. If you are contacted for an interview, your recruiter will discuss specifics with you, inclusive of any necessary reasonable accommodations.

Your Impact:

• Evaluate, qualify, and creating differentiated proposals that increases Saatchi X’s right-to-win new client engagements·
• You will work with finance and delivery leads to help shape competitiveproposals that demonstrate the value of Saatchi X’s offering in shopper and retail marketing transformation
• You will strive to accelerate scope and contract negotiations to close
• Identify and develop net-new business pursuits with Fortune 500 companies to expand the agency's client portfolio and drive growth
• Create effective measurement and tracking tools
• Develop and implement an annualized strategic business development plan, setting goals, and timelines to achieve the agency's growth targets.
• Cultivate business relationships through networking, industry events and outbound marketing
• Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective clients, understanding their needs and challenges, and providing solutions.
• Work in collaboration with cross functional teams to develop a toolkit of resources for New Business activities.
• Lead pitches for new business, including preparation, delivery, and follow-up activities.
• Partner with other senior leaders in the agency to ensure growth strategy aligns with agency goals, client needs, market trends and the capabilities of the team.
• Be the primary liaison between Saatchi & Saatchi X and Publicis Groupe business development partners , with confidence engaging senior level client and procurement partners Success in the role will be measured by revenue targets, chemistry/fit, growth strategy, pitch conversion to wins.

Requirements

• 10+ years of building business for a commerce, shopper marketing, or retail-focused agency, marketing transformation or digital business transformation consultancy
• Must have experience engaging and working with C-level executives.
• Ability to travel when needed to agency offices, pitches, conferences.
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Strong writing and presentation skills
• Confidence in engaging with senior level client partners
• Experience in National brand level, senior client level connection and capability