Senior Growth & Partnerships Architect

IDEO Tokyo; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEO London is seeking a Senior Business Development Associate to drive growth by coordinating with London Studio, nurturing client relationships, and coordinating strategy and proposals. You will lead qualification, manage pipelines, and coordinate with leadership to shape opportunities.

The role emphasizes collaboration across design disciplines, data‑driven insights, and a proactive outreach approach to land new work. London presence and flexible office attendance are expected.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of client relationship management experience.
• Experience in a creative environment or design consultancy.
• Ability to create and deliver presentations and proposals.
• Data literacy with CRM tools and translating quantitative outputs.
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort with market analysis and benchmarking.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and support London Studio to win project work.
• Lead opportunity qualification and BD process.
• Manage client outreach and proposal development.
• Coordinate with leadership for strategic opportunities.
• Maintain CRM and pipeline data in HubSpot and LinkedIn Navigator.
• Provide monthly insights and thought leadership for clients.

Skills

Client management

Project management

Presentation skills

Data literacy

Written communication

Market analysis

Ambiguity tolerance

Collaboration

Curiosity

Tools

HubSpot

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Google Drive

Job description

IDEO London is seeking a Senior Business Development Associate to drive growth by coordinating with London Studio, nurturing client relationships, and coordinating strategy and proposals. You will lead qualification, manage pipelines, and coordinate with leadership to shape opportunities.

The role emphasizes collaboration across design disciplines, data‑driven insights, and a proactive outreach approach to land new work. London presence and flexible office attendance are expected.