Job Description
We are a global digital agency comprised of strategists, creatives, media experts, data scientists, and engineers driven by one common purpose — accelerate business growth through marketing and digital transformation. Named a top 3% Google Premier Partner and recognized by Inc. 5000 and Adweek’s 75 Fastest Growing Companies, we’re constantly looking for “A” players to join our team.
The rapid growth is attributed to our strongest asset — our people. Our teams are highly collaborative and work closely with each client to set clear goals and objectives so that we can deliver exceptional results. Mindgruve is a place where every opinion is valued. Not only will you be empowered to contribute ideas, but you will also play a key role in the execution and driving success for brands across a variety of industries. Sound fun? Perfect — you’ll fit right in.
The Director, Enterprise Business Development leads strategic enterprise client acquisition efforts across the U.S. market. This position is responsible for identifying, developing, and closing large-scale opportunities with leading household brands that invest significantly across media, creative, commerce, customer acquisition, and marketing analytics.
The role plays a critical role in accelerating Mindgruve’s growth by building a robust pipeline of enterprise opportunities, cultivating strategic relationships, and positioning the company as a modern integrated partner at the intersection of media, commerce, creative, analytics, and technology.
What You'll Do Here:
- Develop and execute a strategic enterprise growth plan focused on acquiring large U.S. enterprise brands with substantial media, creative, commerce, and marketing analytics budgets.
- Prospect, qualify, and close new business opportunities with Fortune 1000 companies and nationally recognized consumer and enterprise brands.
- Leverage existing relationships within brand marketing organizations, procurement teams, agency ecosystems, and industry partners to generate qualified opportunities and accelerate revenue growth.
- Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of enterprise opportunities capable of achieving quarterly and annual revenue goals.
- Lead consultative sales engagements focused on integrated marketing solutions spanning media strategy and activation, creative services, commerce marketing, retail media, analytics, customer acquisition, and performance marketing.
- Serve as the lead commercial contact throughout the entire sales lifecycle, including prospecting, discovery, pitch development, contract negotiation, and onboarding.
- Collaborate closely with internal leadership, strategy, media, creative, analytics, commerce, and technology teams to develop customized enterprise solutions and compelling new business presentations.
- Represent Mindgruve at major industry conferences, executive networking events, agency reviews, and enterprise marketing engagements.
- Maintain strong awareness of industry trends across media, commerce, AI, data, analytics, retail media, and marketing technology to proactively identify growth opportunities.
- Ensure proposed engagements align with operational capabilities, profitability objectives, and long-term client success goals.
- Deliver accurate pipeline reporting, forecasting, and market intelligence updates to executive leadership.
We Need a Person With:
- 10–12+ years of enterprise business development, agency sales, or strategic partnerships experience within the advertising, media, marketing, or marketing technology industry.
- Bachelor's degree
- Required experience in a similar new business or growth role at a large independent agency or holding company agency.
- Proven track record of winning large-scale enterprise accounts and integrated agency relationships with major U.S. brands.
- Strong network of senior-level marketing, media, commerce, analytics, procurement, and agency decision-makers.
- Deep understanding of the modern media, creative, commerce, retail media, analytics, and performance marketing landscape.
- Experience selling integrated agency services and/or data-driven marketing and technology solutions is highly preferred.
- Exceptional consultative selling, presentation, communication, and negotiation skills.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to engage effectively with C-suite and senior marketing leadership.
- Entrepreneurial, highly motivated, and results-oriented mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced growth environment.
- Ability to synthesize media, creative, commerce, and data into unified business solutions.
- Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills, with ability to close new business opportunities.
- High comfort operating in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with strategy, delivery, and technical teams.
- Experience working with or selling alongside AI-driven marketing or data intelligence platforms, preferred.
- Background spanning both agency services and marketing technology environments.
- Existing relationships with major U.S. consumer brand marketers across retail, CPG, financial services, and technology sectors.
- Experience leading or contributing to formal agency pitch processes for $10M+ accounts.
- Superior presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Excellent leadership and decision-making skills.
- Exceptionally strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
- Extremely organized with keen attention to detail.
- Capable of self-managing and multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment.
Compensation:
Salary: $125,000-$150,000 + Commissions (Pay range is based on a market reference point and potential job offers may vary based on the skills, education, experience and geographic location of the individual candidate. The compensation range reflects base rate only.)
Compensation will be commensurate with experience. Additionally, for eligible full-time employees, we offer a competitive benefits package including medical insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance; a flexible spending account; voluntary life and accident plans; and a 401(k) retirement plan with matching. We have six office locations in the US: San Diego, California, Los Angeles, California, Covington, Kentucky, Denver, Colorado, Nashville, Tennessee and Charleston, South Carolina. We're seeking local candidates (or those open to relocation) who are able to work collaboratively with us in one of our office's; however, based on business needs and unique job functions, some roles may be eligible for remote work. (Bonus points if you’re bilingual in Spanish and/or Portuguese.)
Mindgruve is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
