CannonDesign has an exciting opportunity for a Client Leader II, for the Health Market, based in our St. Louis office. Look at the description below. If you think your skills and experience make you a good match for this position, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for creative, curious, empathetic people to join our Living-Centered Design movement.
ABOUT OUR FIRM
CannonDesign is an integrated design solutions firm focused on helping people continuously flourish. Whether designing for innovations in health, new scientific discoveries, equity in education, or the next big idea in business, we use our Living-Centered Design approach to help organizations realize widespread change. Our ability to design transformational places, plans, and strategies is why Fast Company named us a World Changing Company and one of the most innovative design firms in the world.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Your role is focused on providing client leadership within an office or market to build and maintain strategic long-term relationships with targeted clients. You will contribute to the success of the firm, including in the areas of marketing and business development, client and team leadership, mentoring our people, advancing the quality of our work, integrating our range of design services, managing our processes, and delivering solid financial performance. 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 life in every touchpoint you have with our clients.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
In this role, the majority of your time will be spent on client and team leadership activities engaged directly on projects. In addition, you will be required to proactively engage in business development activities with new target clients, as well as create new business opportunities with existing ones.
Client Leadership:
Leading, engaging, and partnering with our clients on billable project-specific work, fostering strong long-term client relationships, driving successful project outcomes and financial success, while creating opportunities for future engagements. You will be accountable for the success of the client relationship.
Top Line Growth:
Developing new net signed fee opportunities for our markets, practices, and service lines. You will be expected to lead and actively pursue new target clients. In addition, you will be expected to develop new business with existing clients through the successful implementation of project opportunities. You will participate in marketing activities with other leaders in the firm to support our firm’s top line capture.
Team Leadership:
Leading and mentoring project teams and engaging with the practice to advance the firm, the office, the market, and our services. Working collaboratively within our SFMO (Single-Firm, Multi-Office) culture to advance and support high-performing teams focused on delivering high-quality service and innovative design solutions to our clients.
AREAS OF FOCUS
Client Leadership:
Responsible for the leadership and growth of client relationships within an office or market. Must be a self-starter and an entrepreneurial person with the ability to lead clients and client teams. You must be able to collaborate effectively with others across the full range of services provided by our firm. You are expected to provide hands-on leadership in support of our clients and in the development of the work from the initial client visioning meetings through completion of the work.
Top Line Development:
Provide new net signed fee opportunities through the proactive identification, leadership, and pursuit of new target clients. In addition, you will be expected to develop new business by securing “direct select,” repeat business, and additional services with our