City Head/Leader - Business Development - Performance Marketing Agency

Our client is a disruptive performance marketing agency with a data-driven approach adding impetus to its client's growth. The agency has developed two proprietary tools that enables them to execute large scale marketing campaigns. Automated media buying, centralized data tracking, business intelligence reports and personalized ads are the major services offered to the clients.

The agency is one of the few in India that has partnerships with the biggest platforms like Facebook, Google API, Taboola and many more. They are serving more than 100 clients and is on an explosive growth path. The founder is a serial entrepreneur and an alumnus of IIT-BHU. He has assembled a unique team of seasoned data scientists, consultants, and digital strategists to deliver the best online marketing solutions.

As a City Head - Business Development Leader, you will focus on driving new customer acquisition within the region and play a key role in joining a high performing business development team for our SaaS product and solution offerings.

You will work closely with prospective customers as a trusted advisor to deeply understand their unique company challenges and goals, consult with current customers to evangelise solutions that will help them reach their business goals and blaze new trails within their organisations.

What you will do:

- Contributing to the business growth in a fast paced, collaborative and fun atmosphere, as a valued member of our firm

- Being a part of the business development team, locating and pitching to leading Advertisers and Brand Marketers within the region.

- Identifying, filtering, calling, emailing and presenting f2f - offerings to new prospects and existing stakeholders.

- Working closely with Engineering, Delivery and Marketing teams to surface opportunities and generate targeted pipeline.

- Fostering and maintaining client relationships with key accounts, coordinating with account management teams for client handovers upon signature of a deal (and again upon occasion for renewals, or upgrades)

- Designing and delivering online media plans / growth strategies / presentations for clients.

- Preparing formats for Sales Collaterals like Proposals, Decks, Engagement Letters, etc.

- Negotiating the terms of agreement and close sales.

- Representing company at trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations.

- During the sales process, if appropriate, managing the proof of concept with support from a product engineer.

- Helping continue to build a strong team environment and set structure for future business development team members.

What you need to have:

 Graduate/PG from Tier1/ Tier2 college

- 2 - 5 years of experience in SaaS or Digital Advertising or SEO technology / agency sales

- Fluent in English and Hindi

- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills

Preferred Requirements:

- Understand the changing nature of the online advertising industry and ecosystem as a whole

- Natural ability for consultative and solution-based selling

- Proven ability to work well as part of an extended sales team

- Experience selling at the "C" level - CEO and CMO is a plus

- Track record of results-oriented work.

- Experience in a startup or entrepreneurial venture would be a big plus.

- Being relentless in pursuit of growth

- Engineering or Maths Honors educational background