Strategic Growth Executive

Hearst Magazines; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental plans

401(k) with generous match

Benefits begin on first day

Exercise/Health Club reimbursement

Dependent care reimbursement

Disability (Short/Long term)

Life and AD&D Insurance

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

MHK seeks a Strategic Growth Executive to expand its presence in health plans, payer organizations, and healthcare tech markets. You will develop executive relationships, manage qualified opportunities, and close complex enterprise transactions, serving as a trusted advisor to payer leaders.

You will collaborate with Marketing, Product, and Legal to align solutions with customer needs, while traveling up to 30% to client sites and conferences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree as required; advanced degree preferred.
• Extensive experience in enterprise healthcare sales and payer markets.
• Ability to navigate complex buying environments and stakeholder groups.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% to client sites and conferences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic account and territory plans for new-logo growth and expansion.
• Build enterprise pipeline and lead complex consultative sales cycles from discovery to close.
• Establish executive-level relationships with health plans, PBMs, and managed care orgs.
• Forecast accurately and partner with leadership on high-value opportunities.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Product, and Legal on pricing and proposals.
• Coordinate post-sale handoffs with client experience and operations.

Skills

Executive relationship building

Enterprise sales

Strategic account planning

Consultative selling

Pipeline forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Value-based selling

Negotiation and contracting

Industry knowledge: payer/healthcare

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration, marketing, technology, or related field

Job description

The Strategic Growth Executive will expand the company’s presence across health plans, payer organizations, pharmacy benefit organizations, and healthcare technology markets.

Reporting to the Vice President, Growth, this is a senior individual contributor role responsible for developing executive relationships, working qualified opportunities, advancing strategic sales pursuits, and closing complex enterprise transactions. The Strategic Growth Executive will serve as a trusted advisor to payer and healthcare leaders, helping them address challenges across care management, utilization management, member administration, pharmacy, quality, compliance, complaints, appeals and grievances, interoperability, workflow automation, and artificial intelligence.

The successful candidate will combine deep healthcare and payer expertise with strong enterprise sales experience and the ability to navigate complex buying environments. This individual will work closely with Marketing, Sales Enablement, Product, Strategic Consulting, Solutions Architecture, Client Experience, Professional Services, Finance, Legal, and Operations to create differentiated solutions and deliver measurable value to customers.

Position Responsibilities:

Strategic Growth and Enterprise Sales

• Develop and execute strategic account and territory plans to drive new-logo, expansion, cross-sell, up-sell, and competitive displacement opportunities.
• Build and manage a strong enterprise pipeline, leading complex consultative sales cycles from discovery through negotiation and contract execution.
• Build executive-level relationships with health plans, PBMs, managed care organizations, and other payer organizations, effectively positioning MHK’s solutions and value proposition.
• Develop competitive strategies, maintain accurate forecasts and pipeline reporting, and partner with executive leadership on strategic and high-value opportunities.

Customer and Market Engagement

• Maintain deep knowledge of the payer market, including business models, operational and regulatory priorities, financial pressures, technology needs, and competitive trends.
• Lead executive discovery and value-based discussions to identify customer challenges and translate them into compelling solution strategies and measurable business outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with healthcare executives while representing MHK at conferences, client meetings, and other industry events.
• Gather and communicate customer feedback, competitive intelligence, and market trends to inform MHK’s product, sales, and growth strategies.

Cross-Functional Commercial Execution

• Partner with Marketing and Sales Enablement on target-account strategies, campaigns, events, thought leadership, and competitive positioning.
• Collaborate with Product, Clinical, and Professional Services to align customer needs with MHK’s capabilities, roadmap, packaging, and solution strategy.
• Partner with Finance and Legal on pricing, proposals, business cases, contracting, and commercial approvals.
• Coordinate with Client Experience, Account Management, Implementation, and Operations to support expansion opportunities and ensure effective post-sale handoffs.

Education/Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration, marketing, technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.

Additional Requirements:

• This position will require up to 30% travelto MHK locations (Tampa, FL & Madison, CT) as well as customer sites and conferences as necessary.
• Must be able to work actively across all time zones as necessary.
• All prospective employees must pass a background check and drug test.

At MHK we help health plans and pharmacy benefit managers deliver optimal care management across every member’s health journey. We do this through state-of-the-art technology that provides critical insights from member enrollment and maintenance through every stage of care and compliance. We believe that long-term partnerships are built on trust. Our team members are expected to build trusted advisory relationships - with MHK clients and one another - through responsive, transparent communication, while honoring commitments, and tying that trust to outcomes.

Benefits Snapshot:

• Medical, vision, and dental plans for full time employees
• 401(k) offered with a generous match
• Benefits begin on first day of the month following employment
• Exercise/Health Club reimbursement opportunity
• Monthly dependent care reimbursementopportunity
• Short Term and Long Term disability
• Basic Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - VETERANS/DISABLED.