
Sr. Business Development Leader S&T Market
BUFFALO, NYJob$40–100/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The Sr. Business Development Leader will activate CannonDesign’s Science and Technology practice strategy across the enterprise, with a focus on the East Region. The role drives growth, market expansion, pursuit leadership, and brand elevation while partnering with regional, business-line, and convergence-market leaders. Success includes developing new initiatives, expanding client relationships, supporting strategic pursuits, and aligning national messaging with local execution.
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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. Preference may be given to candidates that can work in one of our East Region locations which includes: Arlington, VA, Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA, Charlotte, NC, and New York City, NY.ABOUT THE ROLEYou will be a senior leader within the Science and Technology leadership team, with a focus on the East Region, responsible for translating and activating the practice's strategic vision across the enterprise. This role drives measurable growth outcomes, market expansion, pursuit leadership, and brand elevation. Operating at the firm-wide level, you will partner across convergence markets, business lines, and regional leadership to implement integrated growth strategies aligned with the firm's strategic framework. You will be accountable for the success of Regional Market Leaders and lead the development of high-performing leadership teams for strategic pursuits.HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DOStrategic Ownership & Enterprise Impact * Owns activation of the practice's strategic vision across offices, regions, and business lines. * Shapes market entry strategies and client engagement plans. * Partners with service lines to implement integrated growth strategies. * Directly accountable for enabling Regional Market Leaders' success.Growth Leadership & Market Expansion * Achieve a minimum of 10% year-over-year growth for the Science and Technology practice. * Participating in sourcing $40-100M per year through work with regional market leaders * Personally secure a minimum of $5M Net Signed Fee (NSF) annually through strategic pursuit identification and leadership * Identify and penetrate new markets and client segments aligned with the market vision. * Lead convergence idea development and new initiatives that differentiate the firm.Business Development Strategy & Pursuit Leadership * Lead strategic positioning for large, complex pursuits, opening doors, shaping messaging, and helping teams win work. * Build and mentor high-performing leadership teams for pursuit strategy and market development. * Cultivate and leverage client relationships to expand market reach. * Maintain a strong pulse on market dynamics, emerging trends, and competitive activity.Brand Building & Thought Leadership * Represent the firm externally at national events, conferences, and strategic forums. * Write, speak, and communicate externally and assist positioning others to do the same, elevating the CannonDesign brands and services available for this market * Develop personal media presence and contribute to firmwide brand elevation. * Collaborate with BMBD to develop content and messaging that drives market impact.Culture & Collaboration * Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing environment. * Champion the firm's Living-Centered Design ethos and ethical culture. * Demonstrate ownership, accountability, and entrepreneurial leadership. * Partner across convergence, regional, and business line leadership to drive collective success.How you'll spend your time * 35% - Business strategy and coordination across regions. * 55% - Business development, market activation, brand building, and leadership support including sourcing, pursuing, and securing new work and new clients. * 10% - Billable work.Expectations of Success * Activation of national vision through regional and office-level strategies. * Development and implementation of at least three new convergence initiatives annually. * Growth in strategic pursuits influenced or supported by this role. * Positive feedback from Regional Market Leaders and pursuit teams. * Strong alignment between national messaging and local execution. * Expansion of client relationships and measurable impact on business development outcomes. * Visible leaders
How this job compares
Set against the 20,516 open Business Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$40–100/hr
- New York median$25–35/hr45 hourly ranges
- US median$19–35/hr827 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $70/hr, is 150% above the New York median midpoint ($28/hr) — in the top quarter of Business Development hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,761 open Business Development jobs in New York and 20,516 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Business Development postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 10 years (16,223 postings).
- Education
- 7,353 of the 20,516 open Business Development jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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