Growth Partner (Rainmaker)
Cape Town - South Africa
Job Summary
Role: Growth Partner (Rainmaker)
Priority Location: South Africa Philippines & Latin America
Working Hours: 40 hours per week aligned with US timezones TBD
Salary Range: TBD during client interviews (The final offer is at the clients discretion and depends on the candidates interview result skills and experience.)
Type of contract: Independent Contractor
Type of job: Remote
About the Company:
The Moon Unit (TMU) is a global creative production company 10 years 8000 pitches US$3B in secured production budgets across 40 countries. We deliver pitch decks campaigns film development and AI-hybrid productions through a transparent four-tier service structure and we pay our creatives fairly by design.
About The Role:
The Company is looking for a Growth Partner (Rainmaker). This is an executive and partner-level position we are explicitly seeking an entrepreneurial partner or investor mindset not a traditional employee.
This is not a cold-calling or prospecting seat; our Hunter mechanics manage outbound pipeline logistics. Instead this role requires principal-level gravitas to leverage an established high-value network and originate high-ticket engagements (from US$15K entries to uncapped AI/VR proofs of concept and VFX-heavy productions).
This is a genuine succession-track mandate. For the right executive who validates their book this seat is designed to scale into full leadership of the Companys revenue engine eventually taking over the Director Generals primary revenue and deal-making functions.
Key Responsibilities:
- You will rapidly deploy your existing network to establish high-level strategic relationships and drive early pipeline velocity.
- You will open doors to senior decision-makerssuch as GPs developers and brand ownersacross target verticals.
- You will register and log every target in the CLCP tracker from the very first touchpoint.
- You will lead the scoping proposal design and deal signature for all self-originated opportunities.
- You will collaborate with the Director General the Creativ Operation Lead and Creative Direco to co-close premium high-ticket engagements backed by a world-class delivery infrastructure.
- You will convert initial project entries into long-term partner relationships by crafting custom retainers multi-project packages and co-productions.
- You will assume full operational control of the Companys revenue engine as your performance validates the book of business.
- You will direct and manage dedicated Hunters and Closers to support overall revenue strategy and execution.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Driven and autonomous you think like an owner and move seamlessly in the rooms of principals.
- Entrepreneurial in spirit you act like a business partner rather than an order-taker or traditional employee.
- Comfortable with performance-gated economics you thrive when rewarded for direct financial impact.
- You operate confidently at the partner or principal level within relationship-driven industries.
- Versed in high-stakes fields your background spans venture capital private equity investment banking luxury real estate consulting SAAS Technology or production finance.
- Excellent at relationship-building you rapidly translate network access into active business without lengthy ramp-up periods.
- Adaptable in dynamic settings you build tailored deal structures and strategic paths where none are pre-scripted.
Culture & Competency Profile:
- High-agency principles strategic sharpness and creative courage define our organizational culture.
- Courageous in high-stakes negotiations you ask for six- and seven-figure commitments without hesitation and place your name and reputation behind the Company.
- Creative in deal design you invent flexible structuressuch as custom retainers and co-productionsbeyond standard rate cards to solve complex client needs.
- Growth-oriented by nature you remain relentlessly focused on expanding the top line and scaling our market presence.
- Analytical in your approach you evaluate capital cycles and relationship timing to spend your network equity for maximum financial yield.
- Articulate and authoritative you command peer-level presence while bridging financial concepts and creative vision effortlessly.
- Collaborative with internal teams you cleanly integrate opportunities into tracking systems and direct support staff effectively.
- Resilient and self-directed your entrepreneurial energy allows you to build immense value within the company.
Were Looking For (5 Cs E):
- Courage (dominant) - High-volume outreach comfortable with rejection math initiates contact with senior decision-makers without hesitation.
- Critical Thinking (dominant) - Researches and scores prospects screens reactivation targets against payment history runs channel experiments and reads the data.
- Communication - Writes excellent short-form outreach; leads with the tier ladder and a named price anchor.
- Collaboration - Clean CLCP handoffs to the Closer; disciplined CC protocol with the CSL on any existing-account touch.
- Creativity Fresh angles per vertical speaks VC language to VCs spatial/visual language to architects and developers.
- Empathy / Energy - Reads prospect readiness; sustains daily activity without burning contacts or brand.