What are the responsibilities and job description for the S&T Market Leader position at CannonDesign?
Expectations of success include:
- Market Growth: Developing new business opportunities with new and current client partners to achieve top line targets, which will support a minimum 10% growth of the practice year over year.
- Client Leadership: Leading, engaging, and partnering, at the highest levels, with our clients on billable project specific work. Advancing innovative solutions that differentiate the firm and foster strong client relationships that present opportunities for future work.
- Market Brand Enhancement: Acting as a leading voice for the market both externally and internally, visible in speaking events, writing and other activities that promote the firm and our work. Bringing Living Centered Design and our Firm’s purpose – to help people continuously flourish – to life in every touchpoint with clients and partners.
- Practice Support: Engaging in activities to advance the Firm, the Market and your Office. Expanding the practice by working with and mentoring our current team members and recruiting talented candidates to be part of a high-performance teams.
Areas of Focus
Market Leadership: Responsible for advancing strategic initiatives and client pursuit discussions and strategies. Working with Office and other Market Leadership, lead the development of a market business plan. This plan will outline strategies and actionable items that advance client engagement and development, market differentiation and team building/leadership to foster the growth of the market in concert with firm-wide goals. Participate and engage in ways to improve our practice globally.
- Top Line Development: Work with Client Leaders and other firm-wide market resources, along with the BMBD Team, to focus on growing the top line of the market and the firm. Champion strategic client development and strategic initiatives in the client engagement process. Seek to differentiate CannonDesign in the marketplace and promote the full range of our integrated design services, supporting the advancement of Living-Centered Design in all phases of client engagement.
- Client and Team Leadership: Lead by example. Demonstrate commitment to our clients by undertaking the work in an active way on select client project opportunities. Serve as a client leader and/or subject matter expert where appropriate.
- Understand the Market: Identify future market trends and opportunities for growth and advancement of the market. Demonstrate a high level of knowledge of the market, including “Best Practices,” and evidence-based and research-based design.
- Bottom Line Success: Collaborate with the Office Practice Leader and Business Practice Leader to ensure that the business plan bottom line initiatives are successfully implemented. Achieve a minimum of 10% firm profitability level for the market each year.
- Staff Development: Assess, mentor and coach staff to develop future leaders within your market. Take ownership for the growth of a diverse and inclusive team. Assist in establishing an environment that encourages leadership, integrity, humility, respect and responsibility, along with collaboration, experimentation, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. Build enthusiasm for Living-Centered Design among teams and show emerging professionals how it applies to their work.
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design or Interior Architecture or related Engineering required.
- Registration in Architecture, Interior Design or Engineering preferred
- 10 years minimum experience with a proven track record of pursuit success in the S&T Market.
- Additional certifications and/or training relevant to this role is preferred.
- Strong communication and leadership skills.
- Business acumen and proven ability to execute strategy.
- Professional acumen and maturity demonstrated by the ability to communicate authentically and respectfully.
- Some travel required.
- As a Federal Contractor, CannonDesign is required to comply with President Biden's Executive Order 14042. Therefore, as a condition of employment, all employees must provide proof of receipt of a full COVID-19 vaccination unless qualified for a valid medical or religious accommodation.
- We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
- We are committed to ensuring our practice is equitable for all employees, representative of the communities around us – and focused on the future of design. We advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts through the leadership of our DEI Council, Employee Resource Groups and other community advocacy initiatives.
- We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you.