Digital Industry Leader - Construction and Real Estate

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen); Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

CLA is seeking a Digital Industry Leader for Construction and Real Estate to shape and execute digital strategy across the industry. You will guide digital transformation, collaborate across geographies, and drive revenue impact.

You will lead discovery sessions with clients, mentor the digital team, and develop thought leadership content. This role requires strong leadership, strategic vision, and a proven track record in digital portfolio growth.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant experience required.
• Bachelor's degree required; combination of experience/education may be accepted.

Responsibilities

• Lead the digital strategy for the Construction and Real Estate industry, aligning capabilities with industry trends and client needs.
• Drive digital growth through opportunity identification, GTM plans, and healthy industry pipeline.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to industry leaders and key clients, guiding digital transformation and solution roadmaps.
• Conduct discovery and advisory sessions to assess needs and design digital strategies.
• Collaborate across service lines to ensure integrated, industry-relevant digital solutions.
• Promote digital offerings internally with training and adoption support.
• Develop industry-facing content such as thought leadership, webinars, events, and presentations.
• Monitor industry dynamics to inform strategy.

Skills

Digital strategy leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Client advisory

Go-to-market planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.

Digital Industry Leader - Construction and Real Estate.

This role serves as the strategic and operational leader responsible for advancing CLA’s digital vision within the Construction and Real Estate and Real Estate industry. This role shapes Construction and Real Estate and Real Estate industry focused digital strategy, drives adoption of digital solutions, supports go-to-market execution, and influences client acquisition and adoption of digital transformation in alignment with industry priorities. They carry accountability for digital strategy execution, thought leadership, and revenue impact across their assigned industry.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead the digital strategy for the Construction and Real Estate industry, aligning capabilities, offerings, and priorities with industry trends and client needs.
• Drive digital growth by identifying opportunities, shaping go-to-market plans, and advancing a healthy industry pipeline.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to Construction and Real Estate industry leaders and key clients, guiding digital transformation and solution roadmaps.
• Conduct discovery and advisory sessions with clients and prospects to assess needs and design digital strategies.
• Collaborate across service lines, industry segment teams, and geographies to ensure integrated and industry relevant digital solutions to client challenges and opportunities.
• Promote digital offerings internally, enabling industry teams through training, communication, and adoption support.
• Develop and deliver industry-facing content such as thought leadership, webinars, events, and conference presentations.
• Oversee revenue impact by supporting revenue FP&A, as well as opportunity creation, deal qualification, solution scoping, proposal development, closing, and CRM accuracy.
• Monitor industry dynamics including technology trends, regulatory shifts, and competitive activity to inform strategy.
• Mentor and develop Digital team members specializing in aligned industry.

Requirements

Experience

• 10 years of relevant experience is required.
• Experience leading cross functional teams, market development, or digital portfolio growth preferred.

Education

• Bachelor's degree is required. Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.

Certifications / Licenses

• None required.

Travel Requirements

This position requires frequent local travel to/from client sites and may require occasional non-local or overnight travel for client visits, training, meetings and/or other business-related purposes.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Wellness at CLA

To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.