US VP, Business Development

In the words of one of our senior clients recently…
"Market Research has changed more in the last 3 years than in the previous 40"
 

Who we are and why we exist

System1 is a The Creative Effectiveness Platform. Our target customers are the world’s largest advertisers. These businesses understand that creativity is the most powerful tool for growth within their control. System1 helps them make confident creative decisions that lead to transformational business results.

What we do
System1 predicts and improves marketing effectiveness. Our advertising and idea tests measure emotion to give our customers the most accurate predictions of the business impact of creativity. We ‘predict’ (provide research results) and ‘improve’ (provide insight and consultancy on those results) on arguably three of the most critical marketing questions for our customers: advertising effectiveness, innovation effectiveness and brand effectiveness. We aspire to do these three things better than anyone else at a value that makes System1 our customers’ choice.
 

Becoming part of our team

• AIM Listed, and with 10 Global Offices and over 150 employees, System1 is a fast-changing business. With exceptional IP, technological advantage and a world-class team we are very well positioned for rapid growth. Central to this is our people. We need to hire the right people, into the right roles, at the right time.  
• Are you up for being a part of the European Growth and Partnerships team to drive our business growth to new levels?
• Are you excited by working with leading edge IP and products that can make a huge impact on our customers’ businesses?
• Do you relish the role of being the disruptor in a category and rise to the challenge of stretching goals?
• Do you enjoy being able to utilise your skills of negotiation, persuasion, presentation, communication and relationship building?

 

What will you be doing?

• The role is part of the US New Business team.
• You will be targeted to grow our business through bringing in new customers.
• Through converting inbound sales enquiries and prospecting for new leads.
• You will be understanding the issues our prospective customers face and tailoring solutions in order to solve them.
• You will be presenting our thought leadership to senior Marketers and Insight leaders to engage them in our products and services.

 

You need to be this kind of person:

• Excellent persuasion and selling skills – able to effectively communicate System1's value proposition
• Excellent negotiation skills to ensure the best contracts and prices are achieved
• Engaging presentation skills
• Thrive on networking and relationship building,enjoying meeting new people and building trust to generate leads and opportunities.
• to generate leads and opportunities.
• Full of tenacity, persistence and resilience
• Well organised, able to handle multiple tasks at the same time.
• Hands on and helpful - responding fast to opportunities at the last minute.
• A true team player – playing well in position but passing well to others to ensure their success
• Challenger mindset - ability to stand out among the industry establishment

 

You need to have the following experience:

• Experience of how to lead the sales process from prospecting to close
• Proven sales track record of winning new customers
• Experience of proposal and pitch preparation and execution
• Industry and market knowledge – how our products can serve multiple client verticals
• CRM knowledge (Hubspot or similar)

Benefits

• Competitive salary bonus scheme
• Health Insurance / Medical Insurance / Dental Insurance
• Pension / 401K Plan
• Flexible working arrangements (hybrid)
• Educational reimbursement opportunities
• Unlimited opportunities to interact with some of the leading thinkers in advertising and marketing fields
• A Recognition Scheme to say thank you!
• Regular socials, including summer and winter parties.
• Financial Health checks
• Wellbeing resources, including “de-clutter days” for your personal and professional needs.

We welcome applicants from all diverse communities and encourage our candidates to ask us about reasonable adjustments that we may be able to make to support through our recruitment process and while in post.
 

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