Managing Partner, Head of Growth
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PHD Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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The opportunity
The Managing Partner, Head of Growth role has been nurtured and shaped by our Managing Director, London, who has built a high-performing team, embedded a full-funnel pitch process, and established a culture of continuous improvement. With the agency growing and the new business demands increasing, we're now seeking a dedicated leader to take this team and function into its next phase.
This role isn’t just about running pitches. It’s about being a driver of growth, a connector of people, and a strategic partner to the agency’s leadership. You’ll be stepping into one of the most dynamic roles in the business, with a seat on the PHD UK Board — a signal of both the importance of this role and our ambition for the future.
About The Role
As Managing Partner, Head of Growth, you’ll lead all UK-based new business activity (with possibly some involvement on global business) – from proactive prospecting to high-stakes pitches. You’ll also work closely with the Chief Client Officer in unlocking organic growth opportunities with current clients. You’ll bring energy, rigour, and creativity to every stage of the process, ensuring PHD continues to win the right clients in the right way.
You’ll report directly to the Managing Director PHD London, and work closely with senior leaders across PHD UK, Omnicom Media Group, and the global PHD network. You will also play a key role in shaping how the agency shows up in the market – making sure our pitch experiences, materials, and people reflect our Intelligence. Connected. positioning in every interaction.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead pitch strategy and execution: Shape compelling narratives and pitch experiences that reflect the agency’s strengths and the brief’s ambition.
- Orchestrate high-performing pitch teams: Define clear roles, galvanise energy, and create a winning culture in every pitch.
- Create consistency across pitches: Build and maintain a dynamic, accessible pitch library and ensure all outputs align with the PHD brand.
- Enhance performance and outcomes: Coach pitch leads, challenge content where needed, and drive a test-and-learn culture to continually improve pitch outcomes.
- Champion best practice: Standardise tools, timelines, and governance across all new business efforts, with room for flex and flair.
- Foster internal collaboration: Work seamlessly across disciplines, tapping into strategy, planning, investment, creative, data, and tech talent across the business.
- Build external reputation: Through networking, relationship building and communicating the PHD difference, especially with intermediaries.
- Pipeline and drive organic growth: New scopes and opportunities on incumbent clients
- Experience in leading client’s business (either within Client Leadership, Planning or Activation) will be a huge benefit
- Experienced in leading or being a key contributor to successful new business pitches in media or marketing
- Skilled in shaping strategy, storytelling, and creating compelling presentations
- Confident managing senior stakeholders and motivating diverse teams under pressure
- Passionate about great work, strong ideas, and new ways of doing things
- A connector of people and ideas, with natural curiosity and commercial instinct
- Strong project management skills and ability to run complex workstreams simultaneously
- Excellent writing and presentation development skills
- Existing relationships within the new business landscape (e.g. intermediaries, trade media) desirable
PHD is a growth-focused media agency driven by innovation and creativity.
Founded in London in 1990, we were the first media agency to offer strategic and creative planning at a time when the industry was about buying cheaply and quickly.
Our founders saw a bright future where smart thinking and clever planning could help brands grow faster than their competitors.
Over the many years that have followed, we have continued to build on this defining ethic — with our evolution shaped by a continual investment in thought leadership. And we continue to ensure that our capability and approach evolve in line with changes in media, data, technology, commerce, society, and legislation.
Today, with over 100 offices in 74 countries, we continue to create remarkable campaigns that lead to remarkable growth – using the extending canvas of data and technology.
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Flexible Working
At Omnicom Media Group, we are committed to supporting flexibility for our people while fostering collaboration, innovation, and teamwork. We have a hybrid working model (three days in the office, two working remotely), to ensure that we meet the needs of both our people and our business, balancing the benefits of in-person connections with the flexibility of remote working. Our standard working hours are 9:30 – 17:30, but we offer the ability to flex around core hours of 10:30 – 16:30 to give our people flexibility on how they manage their working day, whether that’s in the office or working remotely. For example, you could start work at 8:30 and finish at 16:30 or start at 10:30 and finish at 18:30.
We encourage open conversations between our people and managers to help navigate high-need periods and individual circumstances. Our goal is to create an environment where people feel genuinely supported to do their best - both in their careers and in their lives outside of work.
Be Your Best
We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at beyourbest@omnicommediagroup.com to let us know how we can support you.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at OMG
At OMG, our vision is to be an agency where difference is valued and everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment that reflects today’s society, where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work, and where diverse voices and backgrounds are valued, heard, and well-represented.
We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice which is available on https://omnicommediagroup.com/recruitment-privacy-notices/.
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