Science and Tech Market Leader

If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply. This position may be filled anywhere in the United States with a preference to be filled in our Chicago, DC, Los Angeles or our St. Louis office.

Your role is focused on providing global leadership for the firm-wide Science and Tech (S&T) Market of Cannon Design. This includes being responsible for developing and leading diverse high-performance teams focused on the development and implementation of the S&T Market Business Plan. You will contribute to the success of the firm including the areas of strategy and market intelligence, client leadership, business development and strategic client positioning, expertise and resource development, including mentoring of our people.

You will be accountable to integrate our range of design and consulting services, managing our processes and delivering solid sales results for the market. Importantly, you will be an ambassador of our brand, championing Living-Centered Design and bringing our Firm's purpose - to help people continuously flourish - to live in every touchpoint you have with our clients. This role reports directly to the Executive Director of Market Strategies & Growth, Science & Education.

In this role you will focus most of your time on strategic growth initiatives, business development activities and top-tier client pursuits that support the growth and impact of the S&T market, including external brand opportunities. Secondly, you will focus your time on client and team leadership responsibilities engaged directly on projects.

Expectations of success:

• Market Growth:
  You will leverage Market Intelligence to develop and implement a business plan focused on future growth strategies, resource needs, and brand opportunities that position the market for the future. You will be accountable for the overall growth and success of the Market.
• Strategic Client Positioning:
  Developing and positioning Cannon Design for new business opportunities with S&T target clients and opportunities that advance our brand and achieve top line targets, which will support a minimum 10% growth of the market year over year.
• Deep collaboration with firmwide market leaders and all regional directors is an expectation.
• You will actively work with project teams to prioritize growth and business development through project opportunities in academic research, R&D parks, public and private research where the owners are higher education, institutional, governmental, commercial and developer led S&T organizations.
• Look Up and Look Out:
  Leaders at Cannon Design are expected to seek new ways to work with strategic clients globally. For S&T, new market opportunities to explore may include advanced manufacturing and mission critical projects or projects focused on emerging technologies (quantum physics, aerospace, semiconductors, etc). This will not be the initial focus of the role. However, if existing S&T growth metrics are met, we encourage expansion of the market.
• 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 long-term 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. This includes mentoring other team members to contribute to brand enhancement activities.

Areas of Focus

• Market Leadership:
  Responsible for developing and advancing strategic initiatives and client pursuit strategies that lead to the growth of the market. In collaboration with Firmwide Market and Design Leadership, lead the development of business plans. Outline strategies and actionable items that improve the market globally by advancing client engagement and development, market differentiation, brand recognition, and team building/leadership in concert with firm-wide goals.
• Top Line Development:
  Work with Firmwide Market Leaders, Client Leaders, Design Leaders and other firm-wide resources to focus on growing the top line of the market by identifying and actively pursuing new target clients as well as nurturing existing ones. You will seek to identify and position Cannon Design in the marketplace and promote the full range of our…