Office Practice Leader I

Your role is focused on providing strategic leadership, specifically, developing and leading a high-performance, diverse, and inclusive, leadership team for the Dallas office of CannonDesign to achieve growth and outstanding top line results. You will develop and implement a business plan for your office in context with a firm-wide blueprint for developing a network of highly integrated offices that enhance our SFMO (Single-Firm, Multi-Office) culture and grow the firm. Importantly, you will be a leading ambassador of our brand, responsible for demonstrating how our Living-Centered Design ethos comes to life in our culture and in the way we partner with clients.

Responsibilities

Providing leadership, guidance and support to Office and Market Leaders in development of new business opportunities; Leading strategy development and execution; Acting as leading voice for the office within community and marketplace; Fostering a design-focused culture; Leading yearly strategic business plan; Partnering with leaders to grow business volume and achieve top line success of $2.0M per year in net signed fees; Championing client engagement process; Building a strong leadership team and expanding markets/services; Championing mentoring and staff development; Championing best practices in project management, risk management, process improvement, project leadership and office profitability; Communicating firm-wide initiatives back to the office

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; Minimum of 15 years related experience with a proven track record of business development success and top line growth; 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

Nice to have

Master's degree preferred; Licensure preferred; Additional certifications and/or training relevant to this role preferred