Senior Growth Manager in London

M+C Saatchi Group is looking for a strategic, commercially minded and highly motivated Senior Growth Manager to help shape how the UK Group shows up, connects and grows. Sitting at the heart of our UK Growth and Marketing team, and reporting to the UK Head of New Business, you'll play a pivotal role in identifying, developing and converting new business opportunities, leading major pitches and bringing together the collective strength of our specialist businesses.

This is an opportunity to work across one of the UK's most diverse creative communications groups, with clients and opportunities spanning major Government departments, leading commercial brands, sport and entertainment, brand communications, consultancy, social and media. You'll help drive our proactive growth agenda, develop our recently launched Culture Collective community and deliver marketing initiatives that strengthen our reputation, relationships and commercial pipeline.

You'll also play an important role in bringing our Cultural Power proposition to life, ensuring our thinking, storytelling and market presence reflect our ambition to shape culture and create meaningful connections. Working closely with senior leadership and specialist teams across the Group, you'll operate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where no two opportunities look the same.

We're looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with exceptional delivery, thrives on complexity and brings clarity, energy and momentum to everything they do.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This is a varied, high-impact role focused on driving growth through proactive business development, world-class pitching and a compelling marketing presence. You'll help develop complex, high-value new business opportunities from initial qualification through to final delivery, often bringing together multiple specialisms to develop integrated responses to challenging client briefs.

Our opportunities span major public sector procurement processes, significant commercial pitches and proactive growth initiatives across advertising, PR, sport and entertainment, brand consultancy, social, data and media. You'll need to be comfortable managing multiple priorities, influencing senior stakeholders, navigating ambiguity and delivering to demanding deadlines without compromising quality.

Beyond pitching, you'll help shape our approach to prospecting, relationship development, thought leadership and industry engagement, ensuring the Group is present in the right conversations, with the right message. Success will be measured through the quality and conversion of our new business pipeline, the effectiveness of our pitches, the strength of cross-Group collaboration and the commercial impact of our marketing activity.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• New Business & Pitch Leadership
  • Lead major new business pitches end-to-end, including opportunity qualification, strategy, team mobilisation, content development, commercial coordination and final delivery.
  • Bring together specialist capabilities and senior stakeholders from across the UK Group to develop compelling, integrated responses to complex client challenges.
  • Lead public sector and commercial procurement processes, including tenders, framework opportunities, RFIs and RFPs, ensuring submissions are strategically strong, compliant and commercially considered.
  • Manage multiple concurrent opportunities against demanding deadlines, maintaining momentum, quality and accountability throughout.
  • Partner with senior leadership to evaluate opportunities, shape competitive positioning and make informed recommendations on where to invest time and resources.
  • Work with finance, commercial and legal teams to support pitch budgets, commercial submissions and governance requirements.
• Growth Strategy & Prospecting
  • Partner with the CMO, UK Head of New Business and business leads to shape and deliver our annual growth and marketing strategy.
  • Develop proactive prospecting strategies, identifying priority audiences, building contact plans and nurturing relationships with prospective clients.
  • Identify opportunities to connect Group specialisms, unlock cross-selling potential and develop broader, more valuable client relationships.
  • Build a strong understanding of the Group's capabilities, identifying opportunities to bring together expertise in response to emerging client needs.
  • Maintain accurate pipeline management, opportunity tracking and reporting through HubSpot.
• Marketing, Reputation & Relationships
  • Develop and grow Culture Collective as a platform for meaningful industry connections, prospect engagement and new business opportunities.
  • Support the delivery of the UK Group marketing strategy, bringing our Cultural Power proposition to life through compelling content and market engagement.
  • Contribute to thought leadership, social content, PR and industry events, working closely with communications and specialist teams.
  • Maintain and evolve credentials, case studies, pitch templates and other new business collateral, ensuring consistency, quality and relevance.
  • Coordinate industry award entries, directory submissions and other reputation-building opportunities.
  • Build strong relationships across the UK Group, fostering collaboration and ensuring our collective expertise is represented effectively in the market.

ABOUT YOU:

You're a natural connector, a strategic thinker and someone who knows how to make things happen. You thrive in a fast-paced, ambitious environment where priorities shift, opportunities are complex and collaboration is essential. You're equally comfortable shaping a compelling pitch narrative, influencing senior stakeholders, coordinating multiple teams and getting into the detail to ensure exceptional delivery.

You understand that great business development is about more than responding to briefs. It's about spotting opportunities, asking the right questions, connecting capabilities and building relationships that create long-term value. You bring strong commercial instincts, excellent judgement and a genuine curiosity about the wider marketing, communications and cultural landscape. Above all, you take ownership, bring people with you and deliver.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Significant experience in business development, growth, client leadership or strategic marketing within a creative, communications or integrated agency environment.
• A proven track record of leading major new business pitches, from opportunity qualification and strategic development through to final presentation and delivery.
• Experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary opportunities involving multiple agency specialisms or business units.
• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to assess opportunities, understand client challenges and develop compelling, commercially credible responses.
• Exceptional storytelling, writing and editing skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear, persuasive narratives.
• A broad understanding of the marketing and communications landscape, including advertising, PR, social, brand strategy, sport and entertainment, consultancy and media.
• Experience of significant public sector, Government or complex commercial procurement processes would be advantageous.
• Strong project management skills, with experience managing multiple high-priority projects simultaneously.
• Confidence using CRM systems, managing pipelines and reporting on business development activity, ideally using HubSpot.
• A track record of building relationships and influencing senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

WHAT YOU'RE GOOD AT:

• Connecting the dots: Seeing opportunities across different businesses, capabilities and client challenges, and bringing the right people and ideas together.
• Making sense of complexity: Turning ambiguous briefs, competing perspectives and complex information into clear strategies and actionable plans.
• Driving momentum: Taking ownership, anticipating challenges and keeping people and projects moving, even when priorities shift.
• Thinking commercially: Understanding what makes an opportunity valuable, where to focus effort and how to create compelling reasons for clients to choose us.
• Influencing and collaborating: Building trust, navigating different perspectives and aligning senior stakeholders and specialist teams.
• Delivering under pressure: Remaining calm, resourceful and solutions-focused while maintaining exceptional standards.
• Balancing strategy and execution: Seeing the bigger picture while being equally comfortable rolling up your sleeves and delivering the details.
• Staying culturally connected: Bringing curiosity, fresh thinking and an informed perspective on the trends and conversations shaping our industry.

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

For the right candidate, we will offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes 27 days annual holiday, private healthcare, employer contributory pension, life assurance and income protection. We also offer a host of benefits that support wellbeing including subsidised gym membership, whilst our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion sees us offer learning opportunities around D&I, mentoring programmes and the opportunity for all to participate in a number of active Employee Led Networks and associated events. Finally, this role will be supported with all the necessary personal development required to set someone up for success.

ABOUT M+C SAATCHI GROUP:

M+C Saatchi Group has pledged its commitment to create a company that values difference, with an inclusive culture. As part of this M+C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please make us aware as part of your application. All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).