S&T Market Leader

About the Role

Your role is focused on providing leadership of the S&T market within the Chicago office of CannonDesign. This includes being responsible for developing and leading high-performance diverse teams focused on the development and implementation of the Market Business Plan. You will contribute to the success of the firm including the areas of business development and client engagement, client and team leadership, mentoring of our people, and advancing the quality of work. You will be accountable to integrate our range of design services, managing our processes and delivering solid financial performance 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 life in every touchpoint you have with our clients.

Here’s What You’ll Do

In this role you will divide your time equally between activities that support the growth and impact of the market, including external brand opportunities, and client leadership responsibilities engaged directly on projects.

Expectations of success :

• 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. You will be responsible for the growth and success 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.
• Practice Support : Engaging in activities to advance our firm, the region, the market and your office. Working with and mentoring our market team members and recruiting talented candidates to be part of a high‑performing team.

Areas of Focus

Here’s What You’ll Need

The salary range for this position is $117,000.00 to $146,300.00 annually. This salary range is the range we believe is the anticipated range of possible base compensation at the timing of the posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the anticipated salary range for the position. Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses. We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances. We have paid time off, flex‑time summer hours, remote work options and a 401k plan and employee perk programs. For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at https : / / www.cannondesign.com / careers / benefits. Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and / or skill level.

About Our Firm

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. 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.

About Working Here

CannonDesign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CannonDesign is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from any and all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. It is therefore the firm’s policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment against any applicant, CannonDesign employee, vendor, contractor or client on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. It is also CannonDesign’s policy to prohibit any and all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct or participated in a firm or agency investigation into such complaints.

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As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct.

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