Vice President of Strategy & Growth

Hunter Recruiting; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Recruiting is seeking a Vice President of Strategy & Growth to lead domestic and international commercial growth. This executive will provide leadership across sales, marketing, business development, strategic customer relationships, and long-term business growth.

The ideal candidate will be a senior commercial leader with a strong technical foundation, demonstrated success growing a B2B business, and experience developing high-performing teams and future leaders through disciplined

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a technical field; MBA preferred.
• Extensive experience leading sales, marketing, and business development in industrial/B2B.
• Senior VP-level or Global Director leadership experience.
• Proven track record achieving revenue and growth targets.
• Experience building and mentoring teams of leaders.
• Strong strategic planning, financial, and negotiation skills.
• Experience with domestic and international markets.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sales, marketing, and commercial growth strategies.
• Lead, develop, and mentor sales and marketing teams.
• Identify new markets, customers, partnerships, and opportunities.
• Manage strategic customer relationships and negotiations.
• Oversee pricing, forecasting, budgeting, and performance.
• Evaluate market trends and portfolio opportunities.
• Drive revenue growth, profitability, and market expansion.
• Partner with executives on strategic planning and major initiatives.
• Establish sales processes, systems, performance metrics.
• Support strategic transactions and portfolio optimization.
• Develop succession plans and leadership pipeline.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Sales leadership

Marketing leadership

Business development

Customer relationships

Team development

Technical foundation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/technical field

MBA

Job description

We are seeking a Vice President of Strategy & Growth to lead domestic and international commercial growth strategy. This executive will provide leadership across sales, marketing, business development, strategic customer relationships, and long-term business growth.

The ideal candidate will be a senior commercial leader with a strong technical foundation, demonstrated success growing a B2B business, and experience developing high-performing teams and future leaders.

Vice President of Strategy & Growth Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute sales, marketing, and commercial growth strategies.
• Lead, develop, and mentor sales and marketing teams.
• Identify new markets, customers, partnerships, and business opportunities.
• Manage strategic customer relationships and key negotiations.
• Oversee pricing, forecasting, budgeting, and commercial performance.
• Evaluate market trends, competitive activity, and portfolio opportunities.
• Drive revenue growth, profitability, market expansion, and new business development.
• Partner with executive leadership on strategic planning and major business initiatives.
• Establish effective sales processes, systems, and performance metrics.
• Support strategic business transactions and portfolio optimization initiatives.
• Develop succession plans and strengthen the organization's commercial leadership pipeline.

Vice President of Strategy & Growth Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a technical degree required; MBA desired.
• Significant experience in sales, marketing, business development, and commercial leadership within an industrial/B2B environment.
• Senior-level leadership experience at the VP or Global Director level.
• Demonstrated success achieving revenue, margin, and business-growth objectives.
• Experience leading and developing teams through other leaders.
• Strong strategic planning, financial, negotiation, and business-development skills.
• Experience with domestic and international markets.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.