Senior Director - Wayfinding & Branded Environments

GNU Group; Pleasant Hill (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Choice of select medical plans

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Paid time off

Bereavement Leave

IRA

Life Insurance

Job summary

GNU Group in Pleasant Hill, CA seeks a Principal to grow new business and lead wayfinding, environmental branding and signage projects from concept to completion. You will drive strategy, manage budgets and schedule, and collaborate with clients, team members and vendors to deliver exceptional results.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in experiential design and a proven track record in sales and leading high-performing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 10 years’ experience in wayfinding, environmental branding, and architectural signage.
• Proven thought leadership on one or more key markets.
• Experience in consultative B2B sales models is preferred but not required.
• Strong consultative selling skills, with the ability to uncover both spoken and unspoken client needs.
• Strong sense of design and good concepting skills.
• Organized, with excellent problem solving, time management and risk management skills.
• Proactive, flexible, team player with the confidence and integrity to earn client and internal team trust quickly.
• Excellent presentation, verbal, written and leadership skills.
• Ability to plan, document and execute project plans, including scope definition, timelines and budgets.
• Proficiency with CRM systems (HubSpot), Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, ZoomInfo

Responsibilities

• Drive new business with annual sales target of $1.5M.
• Lead thought leadership and market development.
• Develop comprehensive wayfinding strategies and design sign programs.
• Plan and execute projects with scope, budgets, timelines, and stakeholder communication.
• Mentor and manage project teams.
• Maintain a positive financial position and project profitability.

Skills

Consultative selling

Leadership

Presentation skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

HubSpot CRM

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

ZoomInfo

Job description

GNU Group in Pleasant Hill, CA seeks a Principal to grow new business and lead wayfinding, environmental branding and signage projects from concept to completion. You will drive strategy, manage budgets and schedule, and collaborate with clients, team members and vendors to deliver exceptional results.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in experiential design and a proven track record in sales and leading high-performing teams.