Business Development Director - Construction, Hospitality & Professional Services

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

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Job Description:

The Business Development Director at Baker Tilly is a senior-level, strategic role focused on accelerating growth across the firm’s Tax, Assurance, and Consulting practices. This leader is directly responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities within the Construction, Hospitality & Professional Services (CHPS) sector in an assigned territory, while building, managing, and expanding strong client relationships.

The Director serves as a key member of the CHPS Industry Practice leadership team, partnering with practice leaders to shape and execute go-to-market strategies and drive industry-focused growth initiatives. This includes collaborating across service lines to develop innovative, value-driven solutions that support organizations across construction, infrastructure development, hospitality, restaurants, and professional services firms. This position requires a strong understanding of market dynamics, operational transformation, capital investment cycles, labor and workforce pressures, and regulatory considerations impacting CHPS sectors. It is critical to enhancing Baker Tilly’s market position and delivering differentiated value to clients navigating project-based revenue models, margin pressures, labor constraints, evolving customer expectations, and digital transformation.

You will have the opportunity to:

Understand key industry service offerings and confidently communicate their application across the CHPS ecosystem - including construction, real estate development, hospitality and leisure, and professional services firms - to a diverse group of stakeholders

Demonstrate an understanding of core industry challenges, including project execution, cost control, labor shortages, supply chain disruption, customer experience, and operational efficiency, and their impact on client growth strategies

Monitor and communicate emerging trends such as infrastructure investment, real estate development cycles, travel and hospitality demand shifts, private equity investment, and digital enablement to identify and develop new business opportunities

Lead the deployment of sales techniques and strategies to integrate services and resources across all lines of service and geographies

Account Ownership; Strategic Account Management

Possess a broad understanding of macroeconomic, regulatory, and market trends impacting CHPS sectors, including interest rates, capital availability, labor dynamics, and economic cycles affecting construction and hospitality demand

Have a conversational understanding of the firm’s significant service offerings beyond CHPS that intersect with our team's expertise, enabling the utilization of the firm's strategy to deliver and enhance value in an integrated and mutually reinforcing marketplace

Build, maintain, and relationships across the CHPS ecosystem, including contractors, infrastructure operators, hospitality and restaurant brands, professional services firms, investors, and strategic partners

Perform regular, aggressive, and prompt follow-up on all Firm-generated leads assigned from campaigns, or ad hoc requests from practice leadership

Maintain a clear understanding of target clients and segments for business development purposes - and why

Track and analyze emerging CHPS industry trends and innovations to identify potential opportunities

Regularly inform practice leadership of changing market dynamics and other factors influencing accounts of strategic importance

Maintain strict compliance with CRM (Salesforce) requirements by consistently documenting opportunity notes and all related activities, and keeping an accurate, up-to-date pipeline of qualified opportunities in accordance with firm protocols

Attain closed business revenue goals associated with both new accounts and existing client accounts (as appropriate), ensuring a profitable return to the Firm each fiscal year

Participate as a key team member on all relevant market development meetings and other in-house discussions

Create, sustain, and grow relationships with new and existing clients through regular, open communication; ensure performance standards and client satisfaction are consistently met, and proactively communicate and troubleshoot issues as they arise

Maintain deep knowledge of core service offerings and effectively position their application within target CHPS markets to influence decision-makers

Collaborate with other BD leaders and practice leaders for an integrated Go-to-Market (GTM) approach

Perform account planning and key account research to optimize business development efforts and account penetration

Perform primary outreach efforts and coordinate with marketing personnel on campaigns including prospect calls, emails, and other mechanisms to secure appointments with key stakeholders

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required; graduate degree preferred

10+ years of experience in construction, infrastructure development, hospitality, restaurant, professional services, or related industries, or in professional services supporting these sectors (e.g., accounting, consulting, engineering, or advisory), required

Demonstrated understanding of industry-specific dynamics, including project-based revenue models, capital investment cycles, and operational challenges

Familiarity with construction project lifecycles, hospitality operations, or professional services business models is preferred

Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and thought leadership skills

Strong understanding of emerging technologies and their business applications

Ability to work under a defined and planned directive with minimal direct day-to-day supervision for implementation

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to travel 50–80% as needed

The pay rate range for this job position is $155,000 to $244,990. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Other compensation for this role may include performance and sales-based commissions.

Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.