Strategic Growth Partner

Your Digital Future; Exeter; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Events budget

Travel budget

Lead generation support

Job summary

Your Digital Future in London is seeking a Strategic Growth Partner to lead new business with major organisations. You’ll own the pipeline from discovery through to signed work, while also expanding an existing portfolio through strategic reviews and value-driven proposals.

Expect to spend roughly 70% of your time on new business, with 30% on growing established accounts. A base salary plus commission, events budget and travel support form part of the package.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of winning new business for marketing/digital/creative agencies.
• Established network of senior marketing and business contacts.
• Experience selling to large organisations including stakeholders and procurement.
• Strong understanding of agency projects, retainers, resourcing and margins.
• Consultative approach with questioning before solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with senior leaders in large organisations to win new business.
• Own the new business pipeline from discovery to pitches and negotiations.
• Collaborate with outbound partners to shape targeting and convert meetings to opportunities.
• Sell across brand, creative, marketing strategy, digital and AI in proposals.
• Develop entry projects into longer-term retained relationships.
• Network through events, partnerships, and referrals for opportunities.
• Lead strategic growth reviews with existing clients to unlock more work.
• Work with strategy and delivery teams to set scopes, pricing and expectations.

Skills

New business development

Sales negotiations

CRM management

Networking

Job description

Strategic Growth Partner

London, with some travel |£38,000 - £45,000 + commission

Winning agency business takes more than a good pitch. It takes the right relationships, a clear understanding of the client’s challenges and the ability to turn a first project into a lasting partnership.

We’re recruiting a Strategic Growth Partner for an established marketing, digital and creative agency. You’ll build its presence in London, open doors with larger organisations and take opportunities from first conversation through to signed, profitable work.

Around 70% of your time will focus on winning new clients. The remaining 30% will involve growing an agreed portfolio of existing accounts through strategic reviews and identifying where the agency can add further value.

What you’ll be doing

• Building relationships with senior marketing and business leaders, particularly within larger organisations.
• Owning the new business pipeline, leading discovery conversations, pitches, proposals and commercial negotiations.
• Working with an outbound lead generation partner to shape targeting and convert booked meetings into qualified opportunities.
• Selling across brand, creative, marketing strategy, digital and AI, shaping proposals around the outcomes clients need.
• Winning focused entry projects and developing them into longer-term retained relationships.
• Building introductions through networking, events, partnerships and referrals, including planning and hosting the agency’s own events.
• Leading strategic growth reviews with existing clients to develop opportunities for further work.
• Working closely with strategy and delivery teams to agree achievable scopes, pricing and expectations.

What we’re looking for

You’ll have a proven record of personally winning new business for a marketing, digital or creative agency or consultancy, with clear examples of the revenue and clients you’ve brought in.

You’ll also bring:

• An established network of senior marketing and business contacts.
• Experience selling to larger organisations, including managing multiple stakeholders and procurement processes.
• A strong understanding of agency projects, retainers, resourcing and margins.
• Confidence discussing brand, creative and digital marketing with senior decision-makers.
• A consultative approach, asking the right questions before recommending a solution.
• Consistent follow-up, accurate forecasting and disciplined CRM management.

What’s on offer

Alongside a base salary and new business commission, you’ll have a budget for events, memberships and travel, support from an outbound lead generation partner, and a six-month ramp period before revenue targets apply.

You’ll report to the Head of Growth, with account management and delivery teams taking ownership of day-to-day client servicing.