Ovative Group
• $123K — $228K *Qualifications
Responsibilities
Benefits
About the Role:
Ovative’s Market Development team brings together business development and marketing to help Ovative grow. We work closely with leaders across media, measurement, commerce, creative, and technology to explain what makes Ovative different and turn that expertise into new client relationships.
We are a collaborative team with high expectations for our work and a shared drive to win. We get to know our prospects and their businesses, ask direct questions, and push each other to bring stronger ideas. We take ownership, move quickly, and care about making the work better together.
As the Director, Business Development, you will own end-to-end deal strategy for assigned new business opportunities, from discovery and qualification through proposal, negotiation, and close. You will lead both competitive RFP processes and more informal pursuits. You will lead our most complex, highest-stakes pursuits, including opportunities spanning multiple services and senior decision makers. You will be expected to set the pursuit strategy with a high degree of independence and align senior stakeholders around the decisions needed to win.
For each assigned opportunity, your role is to learn what the prospect needs, define why Ovative is the right partner, and work with leaders across the business to shape the recommendation, scope, and commercial approach. You own the narrative and lead the team that brings it to life, partnering directly with senior leaders across media, measurement, commerce, creative, technology, and Client Services. Your responsibility is to convert assigned opportunities into signed business, with opportunity sourcing led by other members of the team.
This is a hands-on role for someone who loves the strategy and the work it takes to win. You can lead a room of senior experts, write a sharp executive summary, challenge a generic answer, and keep several pursuits moving at once. You move quickly, make clear recommendations amid ambiguity, and create the conditions for others to do their best work. Success is measured by the annual fee value of signed business and qualified pursuit win rate.
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Requirements:
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Pay Transparency:
At Ovative, we offer a transparent view into three core components of the total compensation package: Base Salary, Annual Bonus, and Benefits.
For our Director positions, including the position of Director, Business Development, our compensation range is from $123,000 to $228,000 on an annualized basis, which is inclusive of an annual bonus opportunity of 30% of base salary.
Working at Ovative Group:
We provide strong, competitive, holistic benefits that understand the importance of your life inside and out of work.
At Ovative, culture isn’t a buzzword—it’s the reason we’ve been named a Top Workplace for ten years running. We lead with trust, transparency, and a commitment to doing the hard work others avoid.
We offer flexibility. You'll work from our Minneapolis, Chicago, or New York office on set days each week, and an option to work remote on others.
Our open floor plan reflects our open communication and flat structure—where interns collaborate with VPs, analysts partner with senior leaders, and our CEO engages with every team member. Together, we create an environment where smart, driven people can do their best work and support one another in the process.
We’re equally committed to inclusion and belonging. Ovative fosters a workplace where everyone can participate and thrive—regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression or other protected class status. Our benefits and policies reflect that commitment, from inclusive medical leave coverage for same-sex spouses to equitable care and support for all families.
Benefits:
We strive to hire and retain the best talent by offering fair, competitive compensation, a meaningful bonus program, and excellent health coverage. When the company performs well, we all benefit.
Some tangible benefits and amenities we enjoy:
Additional information can be found at Ovative's Career Page.
The details of the benefits are covered by applicable plan documents for group benefits and by company policies where a plan document does not apply.
Working at Ovative won’t be easy—but if you like challenging, hard work, driving results, and being surrounded by the best talent, it has the potential to be the most rewarding job you’ll ever have. If you think you can make us better, we want to hear from you!
Application Details and Process:
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer on a full-time basis, without current or future need for visa sponsorship. Ovative is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification documentation upon hire.
Open Until Filled or Otherwise Withdrawn:
We encourage interested candidates to apply early. The position will remain open for at least 10 business days from the first day of posting. After this time, if the position has not been filled, the posting will remain open until the position is filled, or until the posting is otherwise closed or withdrawn for business reasons.
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