Growth Lead

Growth Lead - Business Development

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

Experience: 2–5 years of business development at creative/ advertising agency

About Clevertize

Clevertize is an AI enabled creative agency solving business problems with sharp strategy, human creativity and Ai to scale. Were scaling our business across multiple verticals - and were looking for a Growth Lead to own the engine that brings new business in and converts it.

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 youll 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 Clevertizes different verticals - tailoring the approach, message and targeting to each.
• Monitor emailer campaigns: track performance, flag whats 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 clients business before pitching them.

Why this role is worth it

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