Innovation and Business Leader

- Proactively identify and create meaningful client leads. - Lead strategic discussions with our clients – about their vision, their business opportunities, and their innovation agenda. - Frame up opportunities for our clients; produce well thought through, client specific perspectives and project proposals, presentations and meetings. - Guide internal conversations around value propositions, work with team members on approach, craft proposals, and ultimately close new deals. - Work with Ziba’s leadership team to seek out new opportunities that align with our core values and desired areas for growth.

- 10+ years of experience in a strategic consulting firm, a creative agency or similar business. - Experience in account and business development. - Passion for exploring strategic opportunities for client businesses and for defining consulting engagements to realize these opportunities. - A track record building and expanding new client relationships and for sourcing, developing and closing new business. - Deep understanding of Innovation, Development and Design, and the ability to speak the language of the discipline, to designers and industry alike. - Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills. - A team player approach, humble, courageous, not afraid to take chances. Able to listen and learn. - MBA (preferred).