Growth Manager

VML South Africa; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic New Business Manager to join their UK Growth team. This role involves driving pitches and managing business development initiatives, requiring a self-starter with outstanding organizational skills and a passion for growth. You'll collaborate across departments, ensuring pitches are strategic and impactful. With a hybrid work approach, this innovative firm fosters creativity and connection, making it an exciting opportunity for those eager to make a difference in a vibrant team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading pitch processes and managing business development initiatives.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage complex workloads.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the pitch process from start to finish with UK and EMEA teams.
• Conduct market research to identify trends and opportunities.

Skills

Pitch Management

Business Development

Market Research

Organizational Skills

Networking

Strategic Planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

AI Agents

Internal Tools

Job description

At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.

Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work.

We are looking for a collaborative pitch driver to join our tight knit UK Growth team and play a key lead in the growth of VML UK.

Working in VML’s integrated new business and marketing team, you will partner closely with all departments across the business, the leadership team and UK Group Chief Growth Officer.

As New Business Manager, you will be a key player in driving pitches (both Organic and New Business) end to end, involved in all areas of pitch management, whilst running key business development initiatives.

The attitude and approach to this role is, in many ways, as important as the experience and skills you possess – you will need to be a self-starter and be prepared to interface with all departments in the agency to gather the support required. The right candidate will need to possess bags of energy and drive and demonstrate a passion for developing the agency and new business. Outstanding organisational skills are an absolute essential – as are forward planning and attention to detail. The ability to manage complex workloads and absolute adherence to deadlines are key.

What you will be doing:

• Leading and managing the completion of the pitch process from end to end working with business leads in the UK and EMEA. Taking a strategic role in reviewing the content and ensuring we are answering the brief, adding value and have a clear USP.
• Monitor new business tracking, reporting, and revenue pipeline and leads.
• Overseeing our internal tools and collateral management and AI Agents.
• Supporting in the development of transformational growth cases.
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends and opportunities within the industry.
• Networking and support working with our intermediary and wider partners, attending conferences and networking events as needed to inform the wider agency.
• Supporting our ABM strategy for lead generation and pitch prospecting. Identify and research target prospects and develop outbound prospecting strategies with the local markets to deliver against their business development ambitions.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.