Senior Program Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Oversee the complete business development process at NewWorld Strategies, from initial discussions through to proposals, contracts, and invoicing.

• Identify, pitch, and secure opportunities for Creator Command Centers and client shows.

• Manage the business development pipeline, ensuring that active opportunities are consistently progressing.

• Collaborate with the CEO and team to create proposals following established workflows.

• Coordinate contracting and invoicing with finance and operations partners.

• Nurture client relationships from the first conversation through to renewal.

• Distribute company materials and keep all relevant stakeholders updated.

• Enhance existing business development processes and systems.

• Assign staff for each engagement and determine internal project roles.

• Facilitate internal onboarding to ensure new projects commence smoothly and efficiently.

• Connect clients with internal delivery teams during project kickoffs.

• Transition projects to the delivery team while maintaining accountability for the client relationship.

• Sustain and refine pipeline tracking, proposal templates, and operational workflows.

• Develop disciplined, repeatable processes for qualifying, prioritizing, and pursuing opportunities.

• Initially report to the CEO, with a future transition to the Head of Strategies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years in business development, client leadership, or a role within a consultancy, agency, or media company.

• Demonstrated success in sourcing, pitching, and independently closing significant client engagements.

• Proven experience in managing senior client relationships and enhancing them throughout the engagement duration.

• Exceptional strategic writing skills, capable of developing both the perspective and the proposal, beyond just scheduling.

• Proven track record of staffing and onboarding project teams within an organization.

• A builder’s instinct for creating systems, pipelines, and processes where none previously existed.

• Ability to operate effectively as a second-in-command, exercising good judgment to determine which decisions are yours to make.

• Fluency in creator-led, narrative, or communications work, with the credibility to discuss it knowledgeably.

• Experience in a fast-paced or early-stage environment, where ambiguity is the norm.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive progressive bonus structure linked to business development achievements.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Health insurance coverage.

• Paid time off.

• Option for remote work.

• Choice to work from the New York office.