Annuities Director (New Business) jobs in New York

Company Description

With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellogg Company, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa and more.

Job Description

To accelerate our growth, we are looking for a strategic, proactive, and well-organized leader to drive new thinking and deliver truly innovative work. Reporting into the Chief Growth Officer, this senior level role will be responsible for consultant engagement, pitch narrative and response, and leading a team to deliver on aggressive growth goals via new and organic business acquisition. 

 Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead, drive, and deliver the product, practice, and process of business development and growth for the Starcom network: 
• Lead and orchestrate pitch engagement  
• Strong understanding of media strategy, investment, and optimization across all types of media 
• Partner with executive leadership to build and activate pitch teams and determine pitch casting 
• Oversee the development of early-stage pitch engagement responses including written RFIs, RFPs, and credentials content  
• Guide and enable pitch coordination including timelines, checkpoints, accountabilities, deliverables, design, and production needs 
• Drive Pitch team to develop the “work” within a pitch including the proposition, strategic approaches, media plans, and commercials 
• Manage, coach, and develop business development and Growth team talent and direct reports 
• Establish strong, collaborative connections with client and team members to work seamlessly together.  
• Build and strengthen integration between the growth practice and the broader global agency network 

Qualifications

• Successful leadership experience - 12 years in the media, marketing, or consulting fields 
• Strong communication skills – Communicate clearly, concisely, adapted for audience, with a focus on soliciting feedback and driving consensus 
• Ability to anticipate - Proactive self-starter with ability to understand what is needed and drive against it 
• Excellent management skills - Work comfortably and effectively in fast shifting, high pressure, and constantly iterating environments and situations 
• Build meaningful relationships - Establish productive working relationships, facilitate consensus, empower people, and inject a spirit of inclusiveness 
• Bold and inventive – Bring/Create new models, new approaches, new stories, new capabilities 
• Drive simplification – Ability to simplify complex concepts, constructs, and language  

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range:  $167,000 - $273,500 annually.  This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off.  

Starcom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• 'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.