Executive Manager

Deloitte's Pursuit Management organization seeks a creative director to lead a team of 70+ India-based creatives responsible for the ideation, execution, and production of high-impact, memorable proposal and sales deliverables. Aligned with the vision and priorities of US leadership, the team combines world-class creativity, business knowledge, and Deloitte's powerful brand equity to help client teams make an impact with buyers. The ideal candidate finds an opportunity where others do not, thrives in a supportive and diverse team environment, keeps a finger on the pulse of cultural trends and emerging technologies, and applies new ideas that challenge the status quo. Join us and contribute to shaping innovative go-to-market strategies and help Deloitte win more business.

Leadership and team inspiration

• Inspire and guide an India-based creative team (designers, copywriters, videographers, UI/UX specialists) to achieve and align with the priorities of US creative leadership.
• Coach and oversee professional growth for India-based team leaders and members.
• Create a collaborative, empowering environment that delivers creative excellence and attracts, develops, and retains top-tier creative talent.
• Understand the go-to-market strategies for each business and the development and adoption of best practices across businesses.
• Lead the integration and alignment of USI-based professionals across geographies, including the US and Costa Rica.

Creativity strategy and persuasive communication

• Set the creative vision and strategy, guiding teams in leveraging advanced art, design, and branding principles to deliver engaging visual stories and proposals.
• Champion the use of "design thinking" methodologies to turn complex business ideas into compelling creative solutions.
• Establish standards for communicating creative visions clearly to diverse audiences (clients, internal stakeholders, etc.).
• Guide teams and professionals to create innovative solutions within the framework of the proposal and other deliverables.

Business acumen and innovation

• Demonstrate and cultivate across teams' full expertise and understanding of the end-to-end proposal process.
• Align creative solutions with business objectives and client requirements, maintaining a strong brand identity throughout.
• Respond to evolving industry trends, client expectations, and competitive landscape, and recommend new areas for development and training to enhance the skills, knowledge, and capabilities of the creative team.
• Champion the integration of AI-powered and other automation tools to streamline and drive efficiencies in the strategic creative process and deliverable production and scale across the broader pipeline

Project management and organizational management

• Provide strategic direction and oversight on creative support for the pursuit pipeline in close collaboration with US leadership.
• Establish frameworks and best practices for resource management, empowering teams to efficiently deliver high-quality outputs.
• Deliver regular utilization and efficiency reports to US and USI leadership.
• Set and uphold standards for accuracy and quality across creative outputs.

• Leadership skills with the ability to generate and inspire innovation.
• Executive presence, professional client service manner, ability to adapt and take initiative, and interact with all levels of management.
• Strong client relationship skills and ability to establish trust and sell creative concepts.
• Effective negotiation skills and ability to manage conflicting priorities.
• Strong online portfolio showcasing your innovative work across multiple channels.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills.
• Strong creative network and connections to industry and creative associations.
• Advanced knowledge in MS Office, UI/UX best practices, digital media and video production tools and methodologies, Adobe Creative Cloud, and other relevant tools/platforms.
• Experience with video production and digital asset creation and management.

Required qualifications

• Post graduate degree preferred; or equivalent in Fine Arts/ Media/ Visual Communication
• Understanding of Agile methodology and experience in Workfront are preferred
• 12+ years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years of experience as a Creative lead with an agency/firm with at least 5+ years of experience in sales/business development/proposal environment.

• 2:00 PM–11:00 PM (IST)

• Hyderabad

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