Chief Strategy Architect — New Business Pitches

dentsu X; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 197,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible paid time off

15+ paid holidays per year

Paid sick leave

Job summary

dentsu X in New York seeks a senior strategist to command new-business pitches, shaping the strategic response and narrative from brief to final room. This leader drives agency positioning per client category and ensures fast, coherent, high-impact pitches across multidisciplinary teams.

You will guide executive-level discussions, translate data into human, memorable stories, and maintain strategic coherence across all pitch materials.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in media.
• Lead a new business pitch from start to finish, guiding executives to solutions.
• Articulate complex concepts clearly and concisely in a fast-paced, tech-driven industry.
• Proven leadership skills and ability to foster cross-functional teamwork with results.
• Desire to learn new skills and connect different aspects of the business.
• Think strategically, creatively, practically and commercially with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead pitch strategy from shaping to final narrative arc.
• Brief and align department leads to a central strategic idea.
• Maintain coherence and cohesion across pitch materials across teams.
• Lead strategic narrative in presentations with data-informed storytelling.
• Represent dentsu X's strategic ambition at the highest level of new business.
• Ensure a red thread through presentations tying back to client fit.

Skills

Experience in media

Pitch leadership

Executive communication

Client-facing

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Job description

dentsu X in New York seeks a senior strategist to command new-business pitches, shaping the strategic response and narrative from brief to final room. This leader drives agency positioning per client category and ensures fast, coherent, high-impact pitches across multidisciplinary teams.

You will guide executive-level discussions, translate data into human, memorable stories, and maintain strategic coherence across all pitch materials.