Director of Growth

Role Overview

As Growth Director, you will be the commercial driving force behind DEPT’s growth in Switzerland. You will be responsible for winning new clients and exceeding our growth ambitions across Digital Experience, Technology, Commerce, Data & AI.

What You Will Do

Lead and win strategic pitches, tenders, RFPs, and new business opportunities across the Swiss market. Build and develop a strong commercial pipeline through networking, executive events, roundtables, and client relationships.

Why It Might Be a Fit

To succeed in this role, you combine an entrepreneurial mindset with strong commercial instincts. You are strategic, relationship-driven, curious, and passionate about helping ambitious brands accelerate their digital transformation.

Requirements

• proven track record of winning new business within a digital agency, consultancy, or technology company
• experience selling Digital Experience, CMS, Commerce, Digital Platform, or Digital Transformation solutions
• strong experience leading complex pitches and coordinating multidisciplinary teams across Strategy, Experience Design, Technology, Data, and AI
• excellent presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging executive-level decision-makers
• at least 5 years of experience in business development, sales, or growth within digital services
• entrepreneurial, proactive, commercially driven, and eager to continuously learn
• fluent in German (Swiss German is a strong advantage) and English, both written and spoken. French is considered a plus

Benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working policy (2 days from the office, depending on location)
• 25 days holiday with the opportunity to take unpaid leave
• Flexible health budget and Wellness & personal day
• Learning & development budget
• Referral bonus program
• Occasional breakfast & lunch at the office, Smoothie Tuesday
• Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform
• Social events, plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through organised activities and celebrations
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT has been a Certified B Corp since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications
• Global annual DEPT Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities