SVP, Growth Strategy

SVP, Growth Strategy

As SVP, Growth Strategy, you are dentsu X's strategic lead on new business — the person who owns the pitch from first brief to final room. You write the agency's strategic response, shape how dentsu X positions itself for each prospective client, and set the direction that every contributing team works to. You are as comfortable distilling a complex opportunity onto a single page as you are commanding a room with an inspiring, data-informed story. Fast-moving, collaborative, and creatively rigorous, you thrive in the high-stakes, high-tempo environment of competitive pitching — and you bring out the best in the teams around you.

Key Accountabilities

Lead pitch strategy

Write the agency's core strategic response for every major pitch - from the shaping of the initial point of view to the final narrative arc

Distil complex briefs and strategic thinking into a sharp, compelling pitch on a page that orients the entire team

Craft dentsu X's agency positioning in a way that authentically adapts to each client's category, ambitions, and challenges

Maintain strategic coherence and clarity of argument across all pitch materials, regardless of how many teams contribute

Operate with confidence and quality at speed - thriving under the fast turnaround timelines that define competitive pitching

Internal Leadership

Brief and align department leads — across strategy, planning, activation, and measurement — ensuring every workstream ladders up to the central strategic idea

Be the connective tissue between disciplines: a brilliant collaborator who earns trust quickly and holds teams to a shared vision under pressure

Challenge and sharpen contributions from across the agency, pushing for integration and coherence rather than a collection of separate answers

Create clarity and momentum in ambiguous, fast-moving pitch environments where priorities and timelines shift quickly

Storytelling and Presentation

Lead the strategic narrative in pitch presentations — owning the room with a story that is confident, inspiring, and impossible to ignore

Bring equal weight to data literacy and creative thinking: grounding strategy in evidence while making it feel fresh, human, and memorable

Command the attention of senior client stakeholders through storytelling that connects insight to ambition in a way that feels inevitable

Represent dentsu X's strategic ambition and voice at the highest level of new business

Ensure there is a red thread through the presentation across all disciplines, tying back to why dentsu X is right for a client

Professional Skills

15+ years of experience in media

Lead a new business pitch from start to finish, being comfortable leading executives and guiding CMO level clients to solutions

Be able to articulate clearly and concisely the complex, as our industry has becoming increasingly technology driven

Proven leadership skills and ability to interact with all levels of the organization, fostering strong cross-functional teamwork and results.

Desire to learn new skills and link different aspects of the business.

Ability to think strategically, creatively, practically and commercially; someone who can see the big picture but can articulate the all-important detail.

Exceptional presentation skills, written and oral communication.

Passion to drive business forward and a team player.

Has participated in new business development and pitches.

Client-facing experience.

Strong managerial skills

Working with Us

Joiningdentsu X. It’sanopportunity to produce career-defining work. Along the way, you’ll team up with inspiring colleagues and encounter a richness of clients, cultures and experiences. We offer exciting challenges, memorable experiences and opportunities to shape your future.

Our 8 Ways

We are dentsu. As champions for meaningful progress, we help our clients to win, keep and grow their best customers with best-in-class services and solutions in media, CXM, and creative. Educational specialists teaming across 145 markets, our ‘8 ways’ shape and guide the way we do things here, so that, together, we can achieve the ‘never before’ for our clients, for society and for each other.

We dream loud. We inspire change. We team without limits. We all lead. We make it real. We climb high. We choose excitement. We are a force for good. We are dentsu.

Additional Information

Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

Employment Details

Location: New York
Brand: Dentsu X
Time Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

Salary and Incentives

The annual base salary range for this position is $197,225 - $250,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 15 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick and safe leave
• Paid parental leave

Equal Opportunity

Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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About Dentsu

For over 120 years, innovation has been a core tenet of our offering – exploring new ways to reach, engage and nurture relationships with audiences. Together we drive a multiplier effect for clients at a global scale, through the development of Integrated Growth Solutions that are underpinned by our promise to clients: innovating to impact. Be a force for good. Sustainability is a vital part of our business and an important area of focus for our clients. We’re leading the way – helping to build a more sustainable planet. Dream loud. In this moment of transformation, we need our people to be fearless, embracing change and ambiguity, driven by the love for their work and excitement for the future. Team without limits. We create opportunities for connection and collaboration between our colleagues and clients, building a sense of belonging and having some fun along the way.