Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

WTA is looking for a Business Development Manager to help lead the business development initiatives and projects of the company.

Major responsibilities include:

  • Give active support to the Principal Architect during business acquisitions and presentations
  • Identify partnership opportunities
  • Prepare responses to RFQs/RFPs/RFIs
  • Manage approaches and pitches to secure new direct commissions/clients
  • Work and give client presentations
  • Accomplish client accreditation and bid submission paperwork
  • Assess and develop recommendations for potential new projects
  • Manage client relations and host client visits
  • Represent WTA at selected conferences, lectures, events
  • Delve into market research and development of marketing material
  • Maintain and update office communications, BD contact, and project databases
  • Update the WTA Project Portfolio
  • Align the studio’s content for communications and PR
  • Maintain WTA social media accounts
  • Maintain the WTA Website
  • Organize and prepare submissions for online architecture platforms
  • Organize and prepare submissions for competitions and awards
  • Lead the company’s CSR projects
  • Create connections and relationships with various stakeholders, clients, and government institutions
  • Assist in the execution WTA’s research platform – WTA LABS

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Architecture or equivalent degrees
  • 3 – 4 years’ prior industry related business development experience
  • Proficiency in MS Office
  • Proficiency in Adobe CS (particularly InDesign and Photoshop or similar software for editing and layout)
  • Fluency in English (fluency in another language is a plus)
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • An interest and affinity with architecture