CannonDesign

CannonDesign

Office Practice Leader - Design Practice

Toronto, ON · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 47 days ago
AccessibilityProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentProcess ImprovementRecruitingHRLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply.
  • You will be accountable for the growth and success of the office, in collaboration with the team of Regional and Market Leaders. - Strategic Leadership: Leading strategy development and execution.
  • Areas of Focus - Strategic Leadership: Responsible for the leadership and implementation of an annual business plan for your office that rolls up to the regional and firmwide business plans.

Responsibilities

  • Grow the team through acquisition of Market and Client Leaders that will contribute to Top Line growth, as well as staff to support project delivery.
  • Work with the Regional Executive Director to evaluate and take appropriate action to address the senior talent needs in your office, focusing on building a strong leadership team capable of expanding our impact and growth.
  • Work with other leaders to establish actions to implement the firm's business plan to grow top line, optimize collaboration and integration, and expand our markets and services.
  • Champion employee engagement activities and own results.
  • Partner with the Regional Practice Director and the Regional Associate Practice Directors to champion the best practices of project management, risk management, process improvement, project leadership, and office profitability.
  • CannonDesign is a design practice where strategy, experience, architecture, engineering, and social impact converge.
  • We don't just dream up solutions - we create and bring them to life in ways to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our clients and the society.
  • 35% of your time should be devoted to activities that advance our brand and develop new business opportunities with client partners focused on the growth of the office, the region, and the Firm.
  • As a senior leader of the firm, we expect you to not only find ways to grow top-line revenue, but also to partner with clients at a high level.
  • Providing leadership and fostering strong client relationships that lead to high client satisfaction and potential opportunities for future work.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.
  • 15 years' minimum experience with a proven track record of business development success and top-line growth.
  • Some travel is required.

Skills

  • Your time will be balanced between
  • strategy development and execution,

Compensation

  • Partner with Market Leaders, Service Line Leaders (Engineering, Interior Design, Lighting Studio, Experiential Graphics), Business Development Leaders, Client Leaders, and others to grow the business of your office and the firm.
  • Champion strategic client development and initiatives that differentiate CannonDesign in the marketplace, promoting the full range of our integrated design and consulting services and supporting the advancement of Living-Centered Design in all phases of client engagement.
  • In this role you will be accountable for the overall top line results of the office and have a personal goal of achieving top line success of $2.0M per year.

Benefits

  • Champions entrepreneurial behavior and is open to new ideas, innovative concepts, and solutions.
  • We advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts through the leadership of our DEI Council, Employee Resource Groups and other community advocacy initiatives.

Company info

  • Together with Design Leadership, be a leading voice in the office for fostering a design-focused culture, understanding, and advocating for the power and impact of a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and integrated response to the opportunities presented by our clients.
  • Empowering our people to realize the importance of design in all that we do and championing innovation in our project approach.
  • At the heart of everything we do is Living-Centered Design, a bold commitment to using our talents to not just improve the world but to truly reshape it for the better.
  • It's more than a philosophy - it's who we are, and it drives us to make a meaningful, lasting difference every day.
  • We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction).
  • Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.

Visa & Work Authorization

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