Global Health Director, Architecture

Description

• Lead ongoing evaluation of our health sector practice across regions. Identify strengths, gaps, and priority improvements.
• Lead content for special presentations such as road shows, cross-sector programs, acquisition presentations, and corporate events.
• Form strategic partnerships within or outside the industry to support and achieve our strategic business initiatives.
• Build and maintain executive relationships with key clients.
• Oversee practice reporting in partnership with the Health Strategic Manager(s), including goals, bookings, pursuit volume, win rate, marketing spend versus budget, and top pursuits.
• Produce a monthly global pursuit report in partnership with the Health Strategic Manager(s).
• Set and execute growth strategies that align resources, skills, and delivery capacity with market opportunity.
• Provide executive guidance to project teams and, when appropriate, serve in a visible client advisory role.
• Set the strategy for annual market sector communications planning to elevate HDR’s brand, design excellence, and thought leadership.
• In partnership with Regional Health Directors and Health Principals, lead overall market sector business development to identify priorities, strategies and associated target clients.
• Guide the strategy for internal communications and events, including annual kickoffs, strategic announcements, monthly webinars, regional meetings and knowledge sharing.
• Establish a consistent process to build and maintain accurate client distribution lists.
• Coordinate with Managing Principals, Project Principals, Design Principals, and Health teams to position and win priority pursuits.
• Coach pursuit teams on client capture plans, pre-marketing, proposals, and interviews.
• Guide the strategy for external communications and PR, including conferences, abstracts, media engagement, social channels, design awards, and website features.
• Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain leaders and teams. Support onboarding and succession planning.
• Lead or support Go-No-Go reviews, fee strategy, and alternative delivery approaches.
• Partner with the Health Strategic Growth Director on research, market trend and competitor analysis, predictive insights, and network building.
• Lead annual sector planning by establishing annual fee goals, marketing budgets, and expected planning outcomes.

Requirements

• Strong ability to analyze the marketplace and strategically position HDR
• Bachelor's degree in Architecture
• Registered Architect
• Strong skills in client management, client development and a documented history of growing/leading a practice
• Advanced credentialing desired (e.g. ACHA, LEED, EDAC, etc)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with successfully developing and executing targeted market and client strategies.
• Extensive knowledge and experience within the Health Sector.
• A minimum of 12 years industry experience including leadership
• Strong business skills; specifically handling budgets, staff and operational issues
• Willing to travel.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance