Sales Director

Sales Director - Creative Management Consultancy - London
 
Are you a Sales Director looking for an exciting new opportunity?

DNA Recruit are working for a fast-growing, award-winning creative management consultancy who are looking for a commercially astute Sales Director to help drive the next phase of its growth. This consultancy works with ambitious, tech-forward brands and businesses to solve complex commercial challenges and turn brand strategy into tangible business performance.

Recognised by the Management Consultancy Association as Best New Consultancy, the business partners with senior leadership teams at organisations ranging from £130m to £6bn in revenue. With a strong marketing engine already producing high-quality thought leadership, campaigns and inbound leads, they are now seeking a senior sales professional to convert this momentum into meaningful commercial growth.
 
About the Role

• Own and develop the consultancy’s sales pipeline, converting inbound and nurtured leads into qualified opportunities and new engagements.
• Lead the journey from MQL through SQL to conversion, working closely with a four-person marketing team delivering content, campaigns and thought leadership.
• Engage CMOs, CEOs and other senior leaders in consultative, commercially focused conversations around strategy, market competitiveness, trading performance and brand transformation.
• Identify and develop new client opportunities across multiple tech-driven sectors, crafting tailored outreach and positioning strategies.
• Collaborate with marketing to feed back market intelligence and help shape future campaigns and content strategy.
• Maintain strong CRM discipline and report on pipeline progress, forecasts and conversion performance.
• Play a key role in achieving an ambitious growth target of approximately £1m GM in 2026.

 
Skills and Experience Required

• Proven experience in a senior sales role within consulting, marketing services or a professional services environment.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to discuss business performance, market dynamics and strategy with senior stakeholders.
• Experience engaging and building relationships with C-suite decision makers.
• Experience or network in Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions or Venture Capital is essential.
• A natural hunter who is equally comfortable developing long-term client relationships.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-growing, founder-led consultancy environment.
• Highly organised, self-driven and disciplined in managing pipeline activity and follow-up.

 
Salary: £100k per annum
Location: London
Job Reference: AW 11901

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