Head of Growth

DNA Recruit is working with a New Business Agency looking to appoint a commercially driven Growth Manager to join their growing team in London.

Our client partners with marketing, creative, digital, PR and media agencies, helping them generate new business, strengthen their pipelines and unlock commercial growth.
This is a consultative new-business role, offering the opportunity to represent a broad portfolio of agency growth services rather than selling a single product. The successful candidate will build relationships with agency founders, Managing Directors and senior commercial leaders, understand their business challenges and recommend solutions that support their growth ambitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and develop a targeted pipeline of marketing, creative, digital, PR, media and technology agencies.
• Generate new business through proactive outreach, referrals, inbound enquiries, networking and existing industry relationships.
• Engage agency founders, Managing Directors, Growth Directors and senior commercial stakeholders.
• Lead discovery conversations to understand agency positioning, growth ambitions, target markets and new-business challenges.
• Identify and recommend relevant solutions from the wider service portfolio, tailoring proposals to individual agency requirements.
• Own the complete sales cycle, from initial engagement and qualification through to presentations, proposals, negotiation and close.
• Build trusted relationships with senior agency stakeholders, developing long-term commercial partnerships.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams across business development, PR, content, marketing, communities and events to deliver joined-up solutions.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline, manage forecasting and record commercial activity through the CRM.

 
Requirements

• Previous experience working within a Marketing, Creative or New Business agency.
• A proven track record in business development, new business, partnerships or commercial growth.
• Experience managing a consultative sales process from initial outreach through to negotiation and close.
• A strong understanding of how agencies position themselves, generate opportunities, win new clients and drive commercial growth.
• Confidence engaging with agency founders, Managing Directors and senior decision-makers.
• Strong discovery, presentation, proposal-writing and negotiation skills.
• Experience working towards commercial targets and delivering against revenue objectives.
• Good pipeline management, forecasting and CRM experience.
• The ability to understand a broad range of services and confidently identify the right solutions for different agency businesses.

 
Salary: Up to £40K + benefits + bonus + commission
Location: London/Hybrid
Reference: AW12264

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