Director, Strategic Growth

The role

You will manage and develop a team of Strategic Growth Managers to achieve revenue goals. You will partner with the Chief Growth Officer to establish sales strategy and define the organization's culture.

What you will do

• Manage, coach, and support a team of Strategic Growth Managers
• Partner with the Chief Growth Officer to set performance expectations and drive accountability
• Recruit, hire, and retain top talent
• Conduct regular 1:1s, pipeline reviews, and performance check-ins
• Define and refine sales strategy, territory allocation, and team priorities
• Own team-level revenue forecasts
• Ensure effective adoption of sales playbooks, processes, and tools
• Support Strategic Growth Managers on complex or high-value negotiations
• Serve as a bridge between the Strategic Growth team and executive leadership
• Partner with marketing and SDR leadership to optimize lead generation and conversion

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience successfully managing and scaling high-performing sales teams
• Demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and retain top-performing sales talent
• Track record of leading teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Strong history of exceeding revenue targets with deal sizes of $200k–$1M+
• Expertise in executive-level sales and complex deal negotiation
• High emotional intelligence and proven ability to balance coaching with accountability
• Excels at creative negotiating & deal making

Nice to have

• Background in Financial Advisory / Wealth Management (RIA, broker-dealer, or equivalent)
• Experience with sales enablement and recruiting models in platform or marketplace businesses
• Proficiency with sales technology (CRM, Gong, Apollo, etc.)

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity package
• Generous relocation package to help top talent make the move to our NYC office
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid company holidays
• Access to holistic medical, dental, and vision plans
• Company 401(k) including Mega backdoor Roth options
• Commuter plans
• HSA/FSA plans
• Lunch and snacks provided in the office
• Dinner if you stay late
• Access to virtual mental health care (Spring Health) and health concierge (Rightway)
• Access to counseling for stress management, dependent care, nutrition, fitness, legal, and financial issues (Guardian WorkLifeMatters EAP)

About the company

Savvy is a registered investment advisor (RIA) that provides a modern, AI-native home for independent financial advisors. The company is a Series C firm with 170+ people.