Head of Growth/New Business Director

<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Major Players are partnering with a leading social and influencer agency, to hire a Head of Growth/New Business Director. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team with a proven track record working with globally recognised brands, pioneering the way they engage with influencers and the gifting process.</span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">They need a commercial heavyweight to lead their new business function, sitting at the intersection of Marketing and Sales, and taking responsibility for converting their brand's momentum into a high-performing revenue engine. </span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Key Responsibilities:</span></span></u></strong></span></span> <ul> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Proactively identify and secure new enterprise-level partnerships through strategic outbound hunting.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Lead high-stakes pitches with C-suite stakeholders (CMOs, Brand Directors) to secure multi-year contracts.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Develop sector-specific playbooks to outperform competitors and establish the agency as an industry leader.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Manage the Senior Marketing Exec to ensure B2B campaigns and content are laser-focused.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Empower the Brand Partnerships team to handle inbound leads efficiently, providing them with the training and tools to maximise conversions.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Act as the connector between marketing and sales, ensuring every campaign click translates into a discovery call.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Take full accountability for the total new business revenue line and pipeline health.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Optimise HubSpot to provide crystal-clear visibility into forecasting, pipeline quality, and team conversion rates.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Constantly refine sales collateral and the sales narrative to stay ahead of creator economy trends.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Collaborate with the Client Services Director to ensure every pitch is grounded in reality and built for long-term retention.</span></span></span></span> </ul> <br> <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Experience required: </span></span></u></strong></span></span> <ul> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Proven commercial rigour and success winning large scale retainer projects with enterprise clients.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">A minimum of 7 years in B2B sales/leadership. You speak the language of CMOs and Procurement and understand how to build long-term partnerships.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Leadership experience with proven success<strong> </strong>managing and aligning both Sales and Marketing functions to a singular commercial goal. </span></span></span></span> </ul> <br> <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Salary: £70,000-100,000 (depending on experience and level)<br> Start date: As soon as possible<br> Office Location: East Central London – a minimum of 3 days per week in office, ideally 4</span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Perks include a 4 day work week, Monday-Thursday!<br> <br> Major Players are the UK’s leading digital, marketing, and creative talent agency, and over the last 30 years we’ve consistently championed our people and communities. 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