Architectural Business Development Manager
ab group pllcCharlotte (NC)
Architectural Business Development Manager
Posted today
ab group pllcCharlotte (NC)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
Job Description:
This role is not for Everyone.
Low Base Salary + Uncapped Compensation.
AB Group is looking for a rare type of professional:
A closer.
A connector.
A high-output performer who doesn’t need hand-holding.
If you're the kind of person who thrives on results, relationships, and winning meaningful work, keep reading.
If you're looking for a safe salary, a slow environment, or a role where leads are handed to you… This is NOT the job.
About AB GroupAB Group PLLC is a design-driven architecture and development firm shaping transformative spaces across multifamily, mixed-use, commercial, and hospitality markets.
We don’t chase small work.
We pursue projects with vision, scale, and long-term impact.
And we need someone who can consistently bring those opportunities through the door.
The Opportunity:
This is a commission-based role with an insignificant base salary built for high performers who want full control of their earning potential.
Your mission is simple:
- Bring projects.
- Close deals.
- Earn big.
- You will be responsible for generating new architectural contracts and expanding AB Group’s presence among developers, owners, investors, and builders.
- Who Thrives HereThis position is ideal for someone who:
- Has a proven record of winning business
- Is naturally relentless, proactive, and competitive
- Has strong relationships in real estate, development, construction, or commercial business
- Understands how professional services are sold (trust and expertise)
- Wants to be rewarded directly for performance
What You’ll Do:
- (No Fluff)
- Identify and pursue high-value architectural project opportunities
- Build and leverage relationships with developers, brokers, contractors, and business owners
- Drive deals from first conversation to signed contract
- Represent AB Group in high-level networking and client-facing environments
- Consistently deliver measurable revenue growth to the firm
- Compensation (Commission Heavy / Built for Closers)
- This role offers:
- Base Salary + Commission based on project fees you bring inBonus incentives for repeat clients and larger contracts
- No cap; your earnings scale with your output
- If you close, you earn. If you don’t, you won’t.
- What We’re NOT Looking ForThis role is not suited for candidates who:
- Need structure, supervision, or step-by-step direction
- Are uncomfortable with performance-based compensation
- Lack confidence in networking and asking for the close
- Want a “marketing” role instead of true revenue responsibility
- Have no existing industry relationships or sales track record
Minimum Requirements:
- Demonstrated success in sales, business development, or client acquisition
- Experience in architecture, construction, engineering, or real estate preferred
- Strong communication and negotiation ability
- Self-starter mentality with elite follow-through
- Why AB Group
- Because high performers deserve:
- A firm with a premium brand and design reputation
- Direct access to leadership, fast decisions, and no bureaucracy
- A platform to win meaningful, high-budget projects
- Unlimited upside tied directly to outcomes
Before you apply
Applying takes about a minute. These four things decide how fast it moves after that.
Your profile is current
It's what we read first. Occupations, seniority and locations matter more than a long history.
Two examples you can talk through
Not a portfolio — just two pieces of work where you can explain the decisions and what you'd change.
A number in mind
What you're on now and what would make you move. We negotiate better when we know both.
Your notice period
Employers plan around it, and it's the question that stalls offers most often.
Once you apply, someone reads it and calls you before anything reaches the employer — usually within two working days.