Growth Director

Job Description:

Do you love leading and coaching people into better sales results? Can you talk both business and marketing with C-level leaders? Do you enjoy leading by example, showing the way to sales success by your own actions? Are you able to energize and inspire others?

If so, continue reading because the most exciting agency group in Finland, dentsu, is looking for you. 

 

Make an impact:

The Growth Director role is a crucial role to ensure dentsu Finland’s future growth. You will work together with dentsu Finland management, client leads, strategists and project managers in order to constantly find new growth opportunities for our clients and us. You will have an important role in making sure that the dentsu Finland sales engine is working efficiently. Your main focus in the beginning will be around new business, but depending on your background and interests, you can also have a role in developing the sales competences and processes for existing business. 
 

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:   

• Building a sales culture and consultative sales capabilities at dentsu
• Keeping new business activity levels up and leading the new business team
• Meeting your own new business target, acting as a pitch lead for selected pitches
• Building data driven sales process and sales tool stack, competences, partnerships
• Ensuring the right energy and mindset for a sales oriented company
   

Key requirements:

• You are an experienced marketing and sales professional, with more than 10 years of relevant experience 
• Experience leading a sales team with proven growth results
• Ability to build and develop a modern B2B sales process, thorough understanding of sales tech and tools
• Background from media agency is a must, experience from an ad agency and IT/tech is a plus
• Confident, ambitious, highly professional, able to interact easily at all levels 
• Capable of maintaining a high level of energy and team spirit
• High personal integrity, which allows you to offer your perspective respectfully
• A good colleague and a team player
• Fluent in English and Finnish, both written and orally
   

We offer:   

• A chance to become part of a fast-paced company located in Helsinki, in a brand new and modern office designed to support diverse ways of working
• 120 competent, ambitious, and highly-skilled colleagues in Finland  - and more than 70,000 worldwide
• A truly global working environment and an opportunity to build your international network 
• A chance to work with and learn from the biggest brands in Finland
• A competitive salary package

 
About Us:

Dentsu Finland is part of the global dentsu network and a leading marketing and consultancy company in Finland. We partner with organizations to drive growth and transformation by combining media, creativity, data, technology, and consulting across the marketing ecosystem.
 

Inclusion and Diversity:
At Dentsu we believe in the power of diversity. We welcome all applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
 

Contact:
We look forward to receiving your application for any questions, please contact the TA in charge of this role: Thomas Holley, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, EMEA, NE by email at: Thomas.holley@dentsu.com EMEA, NE. #LI-DENTSU #LI-Onsite #LI-TH2

Location:

Helsinki

Brand:

Dentsu

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent