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VP, Real Estate and Business Development
ICON is looking for an experienced business development and sales professional to serve as the Vice President of Real Estate and Business Development to lead ICON’s sales efforts with major developers, homebuilders and other institutional clients. The ideal candidate should have a deep network in the institutional real estate industry, experience winning new business and negotiating complex deals and asset management or related real estate development experience. Other desired skills include developing high-performing teams in real estate or adjacent industries. The VP of Real Estate and Business Development should be a proven leader, adept at creating strategy, aligning stakeholders, standing up new functional areas, and eager to roll up their sleeves. They will be primarily responsible for growing ICON’s residential sales through development deals, construction contracts, and homeowner sales. This role is based at ICON’s Austin, TX campus and will report to the Chief Operating Officer.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead new project deals selling ICON’s technology.
- Put unique deals together with developers and capital partners for residential and mixed use communities.
- Negotiate and coordinate projects with developers, builders, property owners, real estate agents, investors, lending institutions such as banks and insurance companies, architects, lawyers, general contractors, government officials, and other interested parties.
- Perform market analysis to identify areas where new developments can be profitably built.
- Manage and mentor the residential Business Development team and ensure accurate pipeline reporting.
- Serve as a single point of contact for new projects for executive staff, customers, and clients.
- Collaborate and provide feedback to cross-functional teams within ICON, including Manufacturing, Finance, Testing, and People.
- Develop a team of highly creative and results-oriented sales professionals.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- 15+ years of experience in residential development and/or commercial real estate development.
- 5+ years of direct sales management experience.
- Delivered $100M+ sales/revenue pipeline.
- Contracting and negotiation experience on multi-million dollar development deals.
- Strong financial analysis and budgeting capabilities for large-scale construction project management.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to think strategically to analyze the needs of the business and define solutions.
- Highly adaptable, comfortable with change and ambiguity, and capable of quickly rallying teams and resources.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Finance, or a related field.
- Experience in real estate development, including a superior understanding of real estate deal economics and construction.
- Experience with real estate agents and brokers.
- Ability to handle multiple projects concurrently and manage competing priorities.
Furthermore, as a federal government contractor, the Company maintains an affirmative action program which furthers its commitment and complies with recordkeeping and reporting requirements under certain federal civil rights laws and regulations, including Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended) and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (as amended).
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ABOUT THE TEAM
Solving one of the most challenging problems humanity faces requires a level of diversity across disciplines. ICON believes that by being a non-homogenous organization, we can capture unique perspectives, educational backgrounds, and ideation. We strive to be inclusive and seek team members who share our passion for the mission within the mission: building robust and diverse teams to help us prevail in the face of our challenges.
We‘re a team of varied backgrounds, countries, and experiences, and we believe our differences make us stronger as we tackle some of the most challenging problems of our time.
MISSION-DRIVEN
Every startup wants to change the world, but we genuinely believe we’re not being hyperbolic when we say this technology has the potential to reinvent human shelter, dramatically improving quality and resiliency while driving down costs to make housing affordable for everyone. We believe in harnessing the power of construction technology for the good of all humanity, both here on Earth and off-world. And while we get excited about R&D accomplishments in the lab, we get more excited when we see our work out in the real world, printing real homes for real people.
We work hard because we know what we are doing can reshape the way we live as a species. And it doesn’t hurt that it’s super fun. Where else do you get to play with giant robots and see the results of your work manifest in beautiful full-scale buildings that didn’t exist before—and that someone can now call home?