VP, Growth & Strategy

Kantar VP Growth & Strategy

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What you'll be doing

• Drive new business growth while expanding strategic relationships with selected existing clients across key industries.
• Own the full sales cycle, from prospecting and qualification through to negotiation and closing.
• Build relationships with senior decision-makers and lead insight-driven conversations that uncover business challenges and growth opportunities.
• Develop account growth plans using market insight, industry relationships, and Kantar's expertise to help clients achieve their business goals.
• Build and maintain a healthy pipeline, providing accurate forecasting and clear visibility of revenue opportunities.
• Lead proposal and pitch development, bringing together Kantar experts to create compelling and differentiated client solutions.
• Represent Kantar in the market through industry events, thought leadership, and strategic partnerships.
• Lead and quarterback multidisciplinary teams to identify opportunities, share expertise, and deliver exceptional client outcomes.

The ideal skills and experience

We're looking for a commercially driven leader who combines industry expertise with a strong track record of business development and relationship management.

You'll likely bring:

• Deep expertise in one or more of the following sectors: Hospitality, Travel, QSR, CPG, Technology, or Retail.
• Proven success winning new business and growing strategic client relationships.
• Experience selling market research, analytics, consulting, data, or insight-led solutions.
• A strong record of securing large, complex commercial engagements.
• An established executive-level network within one or more target industries.
• The ability to build trusted relationships with senior business leaders through consultative and insight-led conversations.
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to navigate complex negotiations.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary teams to develop impactful client solutions,

What's in it for you

We provide a highly competitive benefits package, including:

• Medical plans with comprehensive and affordable healthcare coverage.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Wellness programmes to support your wellbeing.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Tuition reimbursement and commuter benefits.
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).

Our hybrid working model gives you flexibility while providing opportunities to collaborate, learn from colleagues, and build meaningful connections. Travel will be required to support clients, industry events, and business development activities.

At Kantar, we go beyond the obvious. We combine intelligence, passion, and creativity to inspire new thinking and help shape the world around us. Join us and help some of the world's leading brands make smarter decisions and achieve sustainable growth.

Privacy and Legal Statement

Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: By applying to this opportunity, you consent to the personal data you provide to us being processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited ("Kantar"). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS for as long as is necessary for recruitment purposes.

The salary range for this role is $140,000 - $185,000 per year, plus competitive variable compensation. Your final base salary will be determined based on several factors, which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Location

New York, World Trade CenterUnited States of America

Kantar Rewards Statement

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

Kantar is the world’s leading AI-native marketing data and analytics business and an indispensable brand partner to the world’s top companies. We combine the most meaningful attitudinal and behavioural data with deep expertise and advanced analytics to uncover how people think and act. We help clients understand what has happened and why, by translating data into actionable insight.

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KANTAR

Kantar is the world’s leading AI-native marketing data and analytics business and an indispensable brand partner to the world’s top companies. We combine the most meaningful attitudinal and behavioural data with deep expertise and advanced analytics to uncover how people think and act. We help clients understand what has happened and why, by translating data into actionable insight.