If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The People and Performance Consultant transforms research backed insights into actionable strategies that deliver measurable value for Blue Cottage and CannonDesign clients, with a focus on creating innovative, human-centered design solutions. This position works to produce solutions for clients working to enhance well-being, productivity, and engagement in their organizations or workplaces. The leader that fills this role will have an opportunity to shape outcomes for clients in any market that Blue Cottage or CannonDesign serve, including health, education, science & tech, civic, federal, sports, commercial, FOS, Sustainability, etc. This role reports to Consulting Principal, Blue Cottage of CannonDesign, and will partner to meet success metrics for both Blue Cottage and CannonDesign. The role will have close connections and a collaborative relationship with in-house teams including our digital products and smart buildings groups, design technology group, prototyping leaders, AEI practice, and IT. David Polzin (Executive Director of Design) and other design leaders will be available as mentors and will participate in performance evaluations of this role.
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Translate research into practice by leveraging insights from neuroscience, wellness, and human performance research into actionable and engaging narratives that resonate with clients
- Infuse Living-Centered Design principles by collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to co-create purposeful, user-centered solutions that enhance the experience of interior and exterior spaces.
- Develop analytical tools and computational techniques to quantify and visualize the human aspects of space, including stress reduction, productivity, and social connection
- Develop client-facing intuitive physical and digital tools (compelling dashboards, beautiful reports, and data driven visuals) that clarify how physical space impacts human performance and business goals, “wow” clients, and build trust
- Foster digital fluency by increasing the adoption of digital tools and techniques both internally and with clients, including bespoke tools as well as products like Tableau, PowerBI, R and R Shiny, Rhino, Grasshopper, and the full suite of Microsoft, Adobe, and Esri apps
- Identify, source, and position for strategic consulting opportunities that leverage Blue Cottage and CannonDesign services in any market, to innovate and bring value and benefit our clients, in any industry that is interested in focusing on people and performance
- Identify, establish and nurture meaningful, long-term relationships with clients and internal partners through excellence, integrity, and reliability and in a way that grows the consulting practice and elevates the brand, while making measurable, living-centered impact
- Elevate the firm as a leader in human performance design through thought leadership content, conference presentations, and case studies, balanced with delivering project work
- Build on our living-centered design mindset and capabilities as a firm, allowing our approach to problem solving to be deeply embedded in human-centered strategies that reflect community impact, social impact, operational needs and financial parameters
- Significant travel may be required, as necessitated by clients and your role.
MEASURES OF SUCCESS:
- Support business development efforts as a key member of pursuit teams providing direction, leadership,
- and engaging collateral, and secure a minimum of $250k of Blue Cottage net signed fee per year for the People Analytics & Performance Consulting practice and contribute to integrated project work that you assist by pre-positioning, participating in pursuits, interviews, etc.
- Contribute to 10% Year-over-Year growth of Blue Cottage (grow the business, grow the team).
- Achieve minimum 15% profitability on projects you lead or in which you participate.
- Achieve a balance of marketing, business development, team development and thought leadership, while hitting a billable utilization target of 65% or more (or generating equivalent value in new business and projects).
- Embrace and model living centered design ethos and competencies.
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- Master’s degree preferred, bachelor's degree required (preference for studies in Architecture and Business).
- Additional credential preferred, including Registered Architect, WELL Accredited Professional.
- 10+ years of architecture experience across multiple market sectors.
- 10+ years of experience leading teams and managing internal initiatives.
- Deep expertise in computational design, including tool-building, data visualization, interactive dashboards, and experience integrating AI into workflows for image and text generation.
- Extensive experience presenting to clients, industry conferences, and internal leadership.
- Strategic and analytical thinking to tackle complex challenges.
The salary range for this position is $176,000 to $215,100 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 schedules, 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
Blue Cottage of CannonDesign is an industry-leading consulting firm. Our team works with organizational leaders to define their ideal future and plan processes, organizational strategies, equipment and facilities to create an ideal future, and our projects are anchored by any of the following services: strategic transformation, design thinking, space and functional programming, operational planning, change management, and transition and activation planning.
ABOUT WORKING HERE
- We are a start up culture in an established firm: nimble, energetic, innovative and fun.
- We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
- We are committed to ensuring our practice is equitable for all employees, representative of the communities around us – and focused on the future of design. We advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts through the leadership of our DEI Council, Employee Resource Groups and other community advocacy initiatives.
- We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you.
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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.
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 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.
