SVP, Strategy

dentsu; New York (NY); On-site; USD 197,225 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

401k

Flexible paid time off

At least 15 paid holidays per year

Job summary

dentsu is seeking an SVP, Growth Strategy in New York. In this role, you will lead the strategic direction for new business pitches, ensuring clarity and compelling narratives. You will collaborate with various teams across the agency while maintaining a high standard of strategic coherence.

Ideal candidates will have over 15 years in the media sector and proven leadership skills. The position offers a permanent contract and competitive benefits including medical and dental insurance.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in media.
• Proven leadership skills and ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Exceptional presentation skills, written and oral communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead pitch strategy for new business.
• Craft strategic responses and agency positioning.
• Align department leads to ensure strategic coherence.

Skills

Experience in media

Leadership skills

Client-facing experience

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Ability to think strategically

Job description

SVP, Growth Strategy – dentsu X

As SVP, Growth Strategy, you are dentsu X's strategic lead on new business – the person who owns the pitch from first brief to final room. You write the agency's strategic response, shape how dentsu X positions itself for each prospective client, and set the direction that every contributing team works to. You are as comfortable distilling a complex opportunity onto a single page as you are commanding a room with an inspiring, data‑informed story. Fast‑moving, collaborative, and creatively rigorous, you thrive in the high‑stakes, high‑tempo environment of competitive pitching – and you bring out the best in the teams around you.

Key Accountabilities

Lead pitch strategy

• Write the agency's core strategic response for every major pitch – from the shaping of the initial point of view to the final narrative arc
• Distil complex briefs and strategic thinking into a sharp, compelling pitch on a page that orients the entire team
• Craft dentsu X's agency positioning in a way that authentically adapts to each client's category, ambitions, and challenges
• Maintain strategic coherence and clarity of argument across all pitch materials, regardless of how many teams contribute
• Operate with confidence and quality at speed – thriving under the fast turnaround timelines that define competitive pitching

Internal leadership

• Brief and align department leads – across strategy, planning, activation, and measurement – ensuring every workstream ladders up to the central strategic idea
• Be the connective tissue between disciplines: a brilliant collaborator who earns trust quickly and holds teams to a shared vision under pressure
• Challenge and sharpen contributions from across the agency, pushing for integration and coherence rather than a collection of separate answers
• Create clarity and momentum in ambiguous, fast‑moving pitch environments where priorities and timelines shift quickly

Storytelling and presentation

• Lead the strategic narrative in pitch presentations – owning the room with a story that is confident, inspiring, and impossible to ignore
• Bring equal weight to data literacy and creative thinking: grounding strategy in evidence while making it feel fresh, human, and memorable
• Command the attention of senior client stakeholders through storytelling that connects insight to ambition in a way that feels inevitable
• Represent dentsu X's strategic ambition and voice at the highest level of new business
• Ensure there is a red thread through the presentation across all disciplines, tying back to why dentsu X is right for a client

Professional Skills

• 15+ years of experience in media
• Lead a new business pitch from start to finish, being comfortable leading executives and guiding CMO‑level clients to solutions
• Be able to articulate clearly and concisely the complex, as our industry has become increasingly technology driven
• Proven leadership skills and ability to interact with all levels of the organization, fostering strong cross‑functional teamwork and results
• Desire to learn new skills and link different aspects of the business
• Ability to think strategically, creatively, practically and commercially; someone who can see the big picture but can articulate the all‑important detail
• Exceptional presentation skills, written and oral communication
• Passion to drive business forward and a team player
• Has participated in new business development and pitches
• Client‑facing experience
• Strong managerial skills

Additional Information

Location: New York

Brand: Dentsu X

Time Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

The annual base salary range for this position is $197,225 - $250,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance
• 401k
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 15 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick and safe leave
• Paid parental leave

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to, providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

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