Business Minded Digital Strategist
Department: Strategy & Data | Location: Stockholm | Employment type: Full-time
Vekst is a digital agency that develops digital strategies, designs business development strategies, creates operational action plans, and executes measurable campaigns. We collaborate with global brands and B2B companies, focusing on generating impact and integrating their marketing and sales efforts.
The role
We're growing and building out our commercial team, and we're looking for a business-minded Business Development Manager whose main job is to win new clients for Vekst.
This is a new business role. You'll find the right companies, start the conversations and close the deals, building your own pipeline instead of waiting for leads to come in. If creating opportunities and turning them into signed clients gives you energy, you'll feel at home here.
Once a client is on board, your strategic side takes over. You'll lead projects that help clients grow their sales through performance marketing and better digital sales processes, and sometimes through organisational transformation or tailored campaign strategies. Your work will often support decisions made by executive teams, so you're as comfortable advising a leadership group as you are opening a new door.
You'll also be part of Vekst's growth journey. As we build our commercial organisation, you'll help shape how we sell, how we work and how the team grows. No two weeks look the same, and you'll take on both strategic and operational challenges with our clients.
What you'll do:
Build and own your pipeline by identifying, approaching and winning new clients
Run the full sales process, from first contact to signed deal
Help shape our growing commercial organisation and how we approach the market
Build relationships with clients' key stakeholders and develop the accounts you bring in
Lead projects and internal Vekst teams to deliver on what you've sold
Research and analyse clients' digital marketing and sales processes, then turn the findings into recommendations and forward-looking plans
Design and facilitate workshops
About you
You're curious about emerging trends and comfortable working through complex situations. You're proactive and business-oriented, and you enjoy the freedom that comes with building something new. You work closely with clients and colleagues, and you take full ownership of your work and deliverables.
We think you have:
A track record of winning new business, ideally selling complex services or products
Several years of experience as a management consultant, business developer, project manager or strategist, likely from a larger, digitally advanced organisation or a consultancy working in digital
Hands-on experience from strategic projects, where you've done the research and led the project
A strong understanding of digital, including its challenges and opportunities
An academic background in business administration, industrial engineering, marketing or similar
Fluent English, written and spoken. Swedish is a plus.
Location:
You can be based in Stockholm or Gothenburg. You'll travel regularly to our offices and to client locations, since our clients are mainly in the Nordics and Central Europe.
Questions?
We don't accept applications by email, because of GDPR and to make sure everyone is treated fairly in the process. If you have questions about the role or Vekst, you're very welcome to reach out to Josefin Kamf at josefin.kamf@vekst.se. We're screening and interviewing continuously, so don't wait to apply. We look forward to reading your application!
Grow at Vekst
As a digital agency, we work on organizational change projects and digital marketing with companies with complex business and sales processes, often on a global scale. The unique combination of assignments, clients, and our understanding of strategy and tactics allows us to offer and deliver something that genuinely makes a difference for our clients. We promise our clients to add a success factor for their growth and development. As an employee at Vekst, you are our most important factor in achieving this, regardless of your role.
We want you to grow your expertise and enter new roles while working at Vekst. You will get full ownership over your future career, and to support you Vekst will help you set the framework and create formats for growth. You take responsibility for your development plan, define your own goals and how to allocate your personal education budget.
During your time at Vekst, we promise you will gain valuable insights and experiences that will stay with you throughout your life and career. Vekst wants to be a success factor in your career.
Some of our benefits
Wellness allowance
5,000 SEK/calendar year. We believe that if you feel good, you do a good job. So make sure to take full advantage of your wellness budget!
Professional development
15,000 SEK/calendar year per employee to spend on external courses, plus time for professional development during work hours.
Additional vacation
You have an extra week of vacation and three whole days off before some of the public holidays in Sweden.
Parental pay
We cover what you do not receive from Försäkringskassan (the Swedish Social Insurance Agency).
Pension
Vekst offers a favorable pension plan. You receive counseling once a year, and you also have the option to salary sacrifice.
Insurances
Health, life, and security insurance. We will share more details about this when you start your employment.
Employee bicycle
Purchase a bike through salary sacrifice - good for your health and good for the environment! We have several partners when it comes to bicycles, so you can find your favorite, whether it's made of carbon fiber or has a battery.
And more…
You can choose between an iPhone and an Android phone. We always have a well-stocked snack fridge and snack cabinet, and you have access to both a masseur and an osteopath. We do a lot of activities together, such as lunches, after-work events, and other fun things!