Principal Architect

Bespoke Careers; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bespoke Careers, a leading architecture and design firm, is seeking a Practice Leader for its Minneapolis office. This senior role leads the base design business, oversees operations, and serves as the primary client-facing executive, with responsibility for top-line growth across healthcare, education, civic, and commercial sectors.

In this role, you will attract and develop staff, collaborate with regional leadership, and drive revenue growth while maintaining a strong office culture in a

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership across disciplines and markets.
• Proven track record of winning new business and growing revenue.
• Strong client-facing presence with senior stakeholder management.
• Experience attracting and scaling design teams in competitive markets.
• Visible leadership capable of representing the office and market.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business development and own top-line revenue growth for the office.
• Build and sustain strong client relationships across multiple market sectors.
• Attract, recruit, and retain top design talent to scale the team.
• Collaborate with market sector leaders, client leaders, and regional leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Client relations

Talent recruitment

Cross-sector experience

Job description

A leading national architecture and design firm is seeking a Practice Leader for its Minneapolis office. This is a senior leadership role for a commercially minded, people-first leader ready to serve as the face of the firm in one of the country's fastest growing markets

The Minneapolis office operates with approximately 15 - 20 professionals. The incoming leader will oversee the office while sitting within a collaborative regional leadership team and reporting to the Regional Practice Director.

The Role

The candidate will lead the base design business of the Minneapolis office, overseeing operations and serving as its primary client-facing executive. The role spans multiple market sectors including healthcare, education, community and civic, and commercial. While maintaining responsibility for building the practice internally and identifying key hires and areas for staff development, this is primarily a client-facing role with a remit for top-line growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive new business development and own top-line revenue growth for the office
• Build and sustain strong client relationships across multiple market sectors
• Attract, recruit, and retain top design talent to scale the team
• Collaborate with market sector leaders, client leaders, and regional leadership

What We're Looking For

• Market-agnostic, comfortable leading across multiple sectors
• Proven track record of winning new business and driving top-line growth
• Demonstrated ability to build strong, lasting office culture
• Experience attracting and scaling teams in a competitive talent market
• Confident, visible leadership presence — able to be the face of an office and a market
• Collaborative operating style suited to complex, multi-stakeholder environments