Employment Type : Full-Time
WORK LOCATION: A HYBRID WORK EXPERIENCE At GroupM, we believe that work is a part of life, not the other way around. To support that belief, we have recently adopted a “collaboration-led” hybrid approach to work in order to provide employees with the flexibility to do the best work of their lives no matter where they are working. This means that for roles where it makes sense, you'll spend some of your time in our incredible workspaces (when it's safe to do so) and some of your time remote. Check out this updated list of where we can hire: The Client Development Director is responsible for supporting new business development activities for Catalyst through written and verbal (phone) lead acquisition. The goal of this role is to support generate net new revenue through new client acquisition by developing and nurturing the lead generation pipeline and supporting aspects of the sales process. S/he will participate in lead generation activities including email and phone outreach, events, and follow up to new business leads. S/he will be a critical team member, with additional key responsibilities including: assisting in preparation of sales presentations, RFPs, and RFIs, etc., while maintaining knowledge of search and social trends to demonstrate both Catalyst and individual industry expertise. The position shepherds new opportunities from conception, through close, including strategic development, resource team coordination, pitch, contract negotiation, and close. The Client Development Director is responsible for the direction and management of all sales and business development operations, including market competitiveness, pricing, compensation, booked revenue forecasting, and reporting. The Client Development Director will drive the company’s achievement of its customer acquisition and revenue goals. YOUR IMPACT: YOUR QUALIFICATIONS: ABOUT GROUPM: At the heart of the world’s leading media agency network is a future-facing product company, building the tools to make media work for everyone. In partnership with the globe’s leading clients, agency teams, media companies and technology platforms, we’re using our privileged position to help our customers ascend to vantage points unique in our industry. Our teams bring together agile product management, cutting edge data science and enterprise scale engineering to build products that will shape the next decade of data driven marketing. We believe consumer privacy, client confidentiality, brand growth and user experience are essential to performance and the sustainability of the advertising ecosystem and have assembled a global team with diverse skills and experience to help shape that future. GroupM and all its affiliates embrace and celebrate diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are a worldwide media agency network that represents global clients. The more inclusive we are, the more great work we can create together.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Client Development Director is leader on the Sales and Marketing team, reporting to the Head of Sales, fully integrating with all team members. The Catalyst Sales and Marketing team is a small, face paced integrated team that is tasked with developing and promoting the best Search, Social, ecommerce opportunities to prospective enterprise level brands. The team participates in thought leadership, events, publications, partnerships, and training across all capabilities and industry verticals. In this role, the Director of Client Development will become immersed in the digital marketing strategies for large, complex, portfolio-based brands.