Growth Lead

Growth Lead - Business Development

Location: Bengaluru | Type: Full-time | Work Mode: Hybrid

Experience: 2–5 years of business development at an agency

The role in one line

You own how Clevertize finds, pitches, and wins new clients - running outreach and inbound, shaping GTM for our different verticals, and carrying pitches from first conversation to onboarding.

What you'll own

Pipeline & outreach

• Run all outbound and inbound campaigns end to end, building and maintaining a healthy pipeline of qualified leads.
• Shape and execute GTM plays for Clevertize's different verticals - tailoring the approach, message and targeting to each.
• Monitor emailer campaigns: track performance, flag what's working, and push for better conversion over time.

Pitching & conversion

• Own pitches from brief to deck to presentation - and run several in parallel without dropping quality.
• Build proposals and scopes that are clear, persuasive, and tied to client business outcomes.
• Convert prospective leads into clients, owning the relationship from first touch to signed engagement.

Strategy & growth

• Work with the founding team to plan near-term business strategy and prioritise where to push next.
• Spot new opportunities, experiments and growth plays, and bring them to the table proactively.
• Work with the SEO, PR, Website teams to ensure it all aligns with the business growth goals.

What you bring

Must-haves

• 2–5 years of business development at an agency, with a track record of building pipeline and converting leads into clients.
• Must be great with selling something by truly understanding how we will help the brand win
• Hands-on experience running outreach campaigns (outbound and inbound) and owning the numbers behind them.
• Direct experience leading or co-leading pitches and writing proposals.
• Ability to juggle multiple pitches and priorities at once without losing the thread.
• Sharp written and verbal communication — you can tell a persuasive story to a prospective client.
• Comfort with the modern growth/BD stack (CRM, outreach tools, basic SEO and email campaign metrics).

Nice-to-haves

• Experience shaping GTM for more than one vertical or service line.
• Working knowledge of SEO and how inbound discovery actually moves.
• Familiarity with outreach automation and CRM tooling (Apollo, Saleshandy, or similar).
• A genuine interest in understanding a client's business before pitching them.

Why this role is worth it

You'll work directly with the founding team, own how Clevertize grows, and see the impact of your work in weeks — wins and learnings come fast. It's high-ownership, high-visibility, and central to where the agency goes next.