Business Development Head(Corporate Partnerships & Revenue Leadership)

Experience Required:

12+ years in business development, strategic partnerships, or revenue leadership within media, content, advertising, or production industries

Salary:

Not Disclosed (Highly Competitive + Incentives + Strategic Equity for Right Candidate)

Role Overview:

Business Development Head

As the face of WalkTalks revenue engine, youll be responsible for acquiring high-value clients, designing go-to-market strategies, and creating new business verticalsincluding short melodramatic films, branded content IPs, influencer-based programming, and custom storytelling services for corporates, foundations, and tourism boards.

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead B2B acquisition from corporates, CSR foundations, tourism boards, HNIs, hospitals, wellness brands, and real estate firms.
• Bring an existing portfolio of relationships to establish immediate revenue pipelines upon joining.
• Design and execute monetization strategies for WalkTalks offerings: branded films, audio-video storytelling, podcasts, and live productions.
• Personally pitch to C-suite executives, brand heads, family offices, and agency partners.
• Develop branded content collaborations across key sectors: real estate, fintech, hospitality, healthcare, education, and automotive.
• Target HNIs for estate documentaries, legacy storytelling, and wellness-based visual/audio content.
• Oversee marketing and sales functions, mentoring a team of cross-functional leaders.
• Respond to corporate RFPs, lead government empanelment efforts, and manage partnerships with agencies and OTT platforms.
• Build and manage a scalable lead-generation and CRM-driven business acquisition framework.
• Drive proposal development, pricing strategies, deal closures, and client onboarding.
  

Required Experience:

• Minimum

  12 years

  of experience in business development or strategic partnerships in media, production, advertising, or content-driven organizations.
• Proven track record of closing high-value branded content, corporate campaigns, and sponsorship deals.
• Experience dealing with

  CSR bodies, tourism boards, OTT platforms

  , or

  HNIs/NRI clients

  is highly preferred.
• Strong leadership experience in managing cross-functional teams across marketing, creative, and sales.
• Exposure to international markets, especially

  GCC

  ,

  Southeast Asia

  , or

  global diaspora networks

  .

Key Skills & Attributes:

• Boardroom presence and excellent C-suite relationship-building skills.
• Deep understanding of

  branded entertainment

  ,

  digital content monetization

  , and

  production pricing models.

• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to translate creative ideas into commercial partnerships.
• Strong proposal writing, pitch design, and revenue forecasting abilities.
• Highly strategic thinker with an eye for emerging trends in media, storytelling, and influencer marketing.
  

Strategic Importance of the Role:

mission-critical leadership role

What We Offer:

• A chance to lead growth for a rising storytelling & content brand.
• Opportunity to build your own team and define GTM strategies.
• Access to high-potential creative IPs and unique formats ready for monetization.
• Competitive compensation, incentives, and long-term growth options.
• A highly entrepreneurial and collaborative work environment.