U.S. Growth Lead
California. Full time
Lead KISKA’s growth in the U.S. market.
We’re strengthening our focus on the U.S. market, and this is a significant opportunity to help shape how KISKA grows there.
You’ll build relationships with ambitious clients, open new opportunities, and represent a firm of makers – people who design, engineer, and stay with the work until it’s real.
Using your established U.S. network, you’ll open the market – working closely with our teams in Europe, as well as directly with KISKA’s top-level management, while building strong relationships locally. For the right person, this role has real room to grow: from building long-term partnerships to helping define what KISKA’s U.S. presence becomes. The end state is not fixed. You’ll help decide it.
In this role you will…
- Drive business development in the U.S. market, focused on premium clients and complex briefs.
- Open doors with ambitious companies, founders, innovation teams, and global brands looking for a strategic partner.
- Grow and activate a strong client base across mobility, consumer electronics and technology, brand, product, and UX/UI design.
- Represent KISKA in-person at meetings, events, or wherever strong opportunities can be built.
- Proactively turn market signals into business opportunities for our teams.
- Connect client needs with our multidisciplinary offer: brand, strategy, design, and engineering.
- Guide relationships from first chat to briefing, pitch, proposal, and long-term deals.
We are looking for…
- A business builder with entrepreneurial spirit and a proven track record in growing markets, accounts, client bases, or studios.
- Evidence of selling complex design or development engagements at senior and board level.
- Someone with a strong product design / experience design background – or the fluency to talk eye-to-eye with clients and creatives on this topic.
- A confident networker with existing connections in mobility, consumer electronics, technology, or brand.
- Leadership experience and the ability to work independently while staying connected with our teams in Europe and Asia.
- A strategic mindset with commercial instinct, curiosity, and courage to challenge assumptions.
- A natural communicator who loves meeting people and can lead senior-level conversations.
- A strong understanding of clients who are ahead on AI — and what that changes in how design work is bought.
- Willingness to travel: regularly within the U.S., periodically to Europe.
- A California-based candidate, ideally located in Los Angeles.
KISKA is an equal opportunity employer. We value talent, curiosity, and individuality regardless of background, identity, or experience. We’re building a culture where creative people can do their best work, together. We offer flexible schedules, competitive compensation, and a culture built around people.
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Why choose KISKA?
With four global locations, we have a perfect destination for everyone. But no matter which location intrigues you, you’ll find some things stay the same. We are all united by our desire to design cutting-edge products. We’re linked by our dedication to breathe life into every brand experience. And we are proud of our collaboration of professionals from every walk of life – nerds, athletes, musicians, adrenaline-junkies, artists, introverts, extroverts, mums, dads. If you share the vision, you are a Kiskanian.
Live
Live
- Choose your adventure. From the heart of the Alps in Salzburg to the never-sleeping city of Shanghai, each studio has a unique look and feel. Which is for you?
- Get settled. Immerse yourself in the local culture and traditions with the help of our HR team – friendly faces who can advise on visas, language classes, insurance, and much more!
Work
Work
- Expand your creativity. Join one of our diverse teams and find the newest ways to innovate. Then, kick back and relax with our in-house comforts – well-equipped kitchens, bike storage, social spaces, and more!
- Get obsessed. Share our desire to delight consumers and relish in solving challenges with brand and design. Bring your skillset and perspective to our diverse team and collaborate with experts around the world. Our collective passion is what makes KISKA unique.
Play
Play
- Dive in! Join your teammates on a new pursuit – whether it’s surfing, motocross, skateboarding, mountain biking, running, e-sports, or rock-climbing. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! What will be your next obsession?
- Meet the KISKA family! Strap on your Lederhosen and get your dancing shoes on because we host social events throughout the year. Or if that’s not your style, simply unwind after work with a local beer from our kitchen.
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