Director, Growth

Stagwell Global, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401k

Family planning benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Job summary

Stagwell Global, LLC is seeking a Director of Growth in New York to drive new business opportunities and support the expansion of the North American Growth organization. You will work with VP Growth and agency leaders to identify, develop, and advance strategic growth opportunities and assemble the right capabilities to address client needs.

The role requires strong business development instincts, relationship orientation, and the ability to navigate a matrixed organization across marketing,

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in business development, growth, partnerships, or related commercial roles.
• Experience in marketing, media, technology, agency, consulting, or adjacent industries.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and generate business opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, and advance new business opportunities across Stagwell's agencies and technology businesses.
• Develop relationships with prospective clients and key decision-makers.
• Conduct market research and account intelligence to uncover growth opportunities.
• Help manage early-stage opportunity development and pipeline progression.
• Partner with growth and agency leaders to shape opportunities and client solutions.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders to support new business initiatives.
• Assist in developing pitch strategies, client engagement plans, and growth recommendations.
• Help drive opportunities from initial introduction through qualification and pursuit.
• Build strong partnerships across agencies, practices, and business units.
• Connect client needs with the most relevant capabilities across the Stagwell network.
• Foster collaboration among internal stakeholders to create integrated client solutions.
• Support internal alignment on priority growth opportunities.
• Establish and maintain relationships with prospective clients and industry contacts.
• Represent Stagwell at client meetings, industry events, and networking opportunities.
• Help strengthen relationships with existing clients to uncover expansion opportunities.
• Act as a trusted partner to agency leadership teams throughout the growth process.
• Track and manage opportunity progression within growth reporting processes.
• Help maintain pipeline visibility and support forecasting activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve growth processes, collaboration, and execution.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the North America Growth organization.

Skills

Business development

Relationship building

Communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-team collaboration

Commercial mindset

Problem solving

Job description

Overview

Stagwell is seeking a Director, Growth to help drive new business opportunities and support the continued expansion of our North American Growth organization.

This role will work closely with the VP, Growth and agency leaders across the Stagwell network to identify, develop, and advance strategic growth opportunities. The Director, Growth will play a critical role in helping bring together the right capabilities, teams, and solutions to address client needs and accelerate business growth.

The ideal candidate combines strong business development instincts with an understanding of marketing, media, technology, and agency services. They are commercially minded, relationship-oriented, highly collaborative, and comfortable operating across a complex, matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

Support New Business Growth

• Identify, qualify, and advance new business opportunities across Stagwell's portfolio of agencies and technology businesses.
• Develop relationships with prospective clients and key decision-makers.
• Conduct market research and account intelligence to uncover growth opportunities.
• Help manage early-stage opportunity development and pipeline progression.

Opportunity Development & Pursuit Support

• Partner with growth and agency leaders to shape opportunities and client solutions.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders to support new business initiatives.
• Assist in developing pitch strategies, client engagement plans, and growth recommendations.
• Help drive opportunities from initial introduction through qualification and pursuit.

Cross-Network Collaboration

• Build strong partnerships across agencies, practices, and business units.
• Connect client needs with the most relevant capabilities across the Stagwell network.
• Foster collaboration among internal stakeholders to create integrated client solutions.
• Support internal alignment on priority growth opportunities.

Relationship Building

• Establish and maintain relationships with prospective clients and industry contacts.
• Represent Stagwell at client meetings, industry events, and networking opportunities.
• Help strengthen relationships with existing clients to uncover expansion opportunities.
• Act as a trusted partner to agency leadership teams throughout the growth process.

Growth Operations & Execution

• Track and manage opportunity progression within growth reporting processes.
• Help maintain pipeline visibility and support forecasting activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve growth processes, collaboration, and execution.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the North America Growth organization.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in business development, growth, partnerships, account growth, sales, consulting, or related commercial roles.
• Experience within marketing, media, technology, agency, consulting, or adjacent industries.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and generate business opportunities.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working across multiple teams and managing competing priorities.
• Commercially minded with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Highly organized and comfortable operating in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• Collaborative, proactive, and self-motivated.
• Passion for helping organizations grow and win new business.

Compensation

In order to comply with equal pay and salary transparency laws in various locations, we believe the target range of base compensation in New York City for this role is $125,000 - $145,000. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.

In addition to medical, dental and vision coverage, we offer a generous PTO plan, 401k program, comprehensive family planning benefits (including paid parental leave), tuition reimbursement, and pre-tax commuter benefits. Benefits/perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Stagwell and the location where you work.