Business Development Manager
About the Role
You will operate at the intersection of design, construction, and manufacturing within highly coordinated interior environments. Responsibilities include:
- Building and influencing relationships with architects, interior designers, owners, developers, and contractors
- Positioning Forms+Surfaces systems early in the design process to shape specifications
- Navigating complex, multi-phase projects through design development, budgeting, value engineering, and execution
- Translating design intent into manufacturable, high-performance solutions
- Partnering internally with engineering, manufacturing, and project teams to ensure successful delivery
- Developing a deep understanding of regional market dynamics, with a focus on large-scale interior environments
Requirements
We are less focused on a specific background and more interested in how you think and operate. You may come from:
- Architecture or interior design
- Construction management or project management
- Architectural systems or product sales
What matters most:
- Ability to understand and communicate complex, system-based architectural solutions
- Experience working within the A&D and construction ecosystem
- Strong instincts around how large, coordinated projects move from concept to completion
- Ability to engage across multiple stakeholders, from design teams to ownership groups
- Comfort navigating technical discussions, specifications, and project constraints
- A self-directed approach with the ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously
About the Market
Our work is embedded throughout the Austin, TX market, shaping interior environments across workplace, healthcare, transportation, and mixed-use developments. The Business Development Manager will build upon an established regional presence while expanding influence across future opportunities. These projects reflect the complexity of interior architectural environments and the expectation that our partners can navigate both design intent and real-world execution, delivering solutions that are built to last. This role is responsible for building the next generation of projects that define the region.
What Makes This Role Different
- Highly coordinated systems: Wall systems, elevator interiors, integrated solutions
- Early design influence: Engage at concept and schematic phases
- Designed for longevity: Materials and systems intended to endure
- Real manufacturing depth: Direct connection to engineering and production
- Cross-functional collaboration: Work across design, engineering, and operations
- Complex project environments: Commercial, healthcare, institutional, and transportation
Benefits
Forms+Surfaces offers a competitive compensation structure, strong benefits, and long-term growth opportunities within a dynamic and evolving organization.