VP of Buildings (Market Engagement)

Living Future is a non-profit organization whose mission is to catalyze the transformation toward communities that are culturally rich, socially just and ecologically restorative. Our flagship program is the Living Building Challenge, the world’s most ambitious and holistic performance standard for resilient, healthy, and green buildings. Living Future offers other certifications, transparency labels, education, and events that enable organizations and individuals to communicate their commitment to a healthier world. 

We believe that the building industry can shift dramatically far faster and more radically than many assume. We also believe that the industry can and should address ecological impact, social impact, health impact and cultural impact as intersecting issues. Living Buildings are beacons for change, data points for skeptics, inspirational stories for young people, and test beds for innovation. We seek to affect change in the building industry by envisioning a living future and showing it’s possible to embody that future in practice and policy.

STATUS: Full-time, exempt
REPORTS TO: Vice President, Buildings
LOCATION: Remote within the United States

Job Description

The Vice President of Engagement, Buildings, serves a key role on the Buildings Group of Living Future. This is an outreached focused role, with the responsibility of growing our program engagement and building up our sales pipeline The Buildings Group manages all aspects of Living Future’s building scale programs including the creation and maintenance of visionary standards, tools, and resources to push the building industry toward a Living Future. Informed by research, industry feedback, collaborative partnerships, and forward-thinking dialogue, the Buildings Group defines the philosophy, performance goals and metrics, and advocacy frameworks for reaching the highest bar of holistic performance in climate, health, and equity for buildings, products, and organizations within the building industry.  

The VP is specifically responsible for business strategy development and implementation, relationship building, representing Living Future at industry events and convenings, and development of tools and resources that excite and empower building owners to use Living Future programs. Success in this role is measured by the number of new registered projects and the expansion of the building programs audience. 

Job Responsibilities

Strategic Relationship Building

• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to support long-term adoption of Living Future programs and services.
• Develop and lead custom curated workshops and project charrettes to build capacity within committed organizations and help guide committed projects to success early in the development process.
• Manage group convenings to gather insight and support groups of committed organizations to share knowledge and support the scaled adoption of Living Future programs. 
• Support the integration of Living Future program information into organization standards and tools, allowing owners and consultants to easily identify how certifications integrate with the owner’s goals and project delivery process. 

Business Strategy 

• Develop and implement strategies to expand participation in the Living Building Challenge (LBC), including increasing project registrations and certification conversions.
• Identify and pursue strategic opportunities to engage new network partners, including architecture firms, developers, manufacturers, and institutional clients.
• Conduct market analysis to understand trends in sustainable and regenerative design, identifying regions, sectors, or project types with high potential for LBC adoption.
• Collaborate with marketing and program teams to align outreach, messaging, and engagement strategies with organizational growth goals.
• Develop and track performance metrics related to registration sales, partner engagement, and market reach to inform business planning and decision-making.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to support long-term adoption of Living Future programs and services.
• Contribute insights to annual and multi-year strategic planning, helping to shape business models that strengthen participation, revenue, and impact.
• Support the refinement of sales processes, pricing strategies, and customer engagement practices to ensure accessibility, transparency, and mission alignment.
• Assist the VP of Buildings, with developing and advancing the long-term vision of Living Future’s Standards.

Sales and Leads Conversation 

• Oversee the Living Building Challenge sales process, including metric tracking, invoice setup, and documentation. 
• Support the team with responses to customer service inquiries for projects preregistration. 
• Support feasibility assessments and technical evaluations for projects preregistration. 
• Track sales against revenue targets to ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual registration and sponsorship revenue targets are met. 
   

We know that you may not have all the skills listed below and we encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements.

• 15+ years of professional experience in architecture, building science, engineering, consulting, or another relevant area.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a business development or sales role.
• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, design, environmental studies, building science, construction management, engineering, or directly related field or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated familiarity with Living Future’s philosophy, certifications, and labels.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and creating an inclusive work environment.
• Ability to inspire teams to set priorities and meet deadlines, preferably with experience leading and collaborating with staff at all levels, while managing projects in a remote work environment.
• Ability to work both collaboratively in a team and independently.
• Experience with program development, project management, analytical research, and problem-solving.
• Excellent communication skills (written, oral, and public speaking).
• Comfortable learning new software applications; experience with MacOS, Google Workspace, Asana (or similar), and Salesforce strongly preferred.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in architecture, building science, engineering, consulting, energy and carbon research, or another relevant area; and/or extensive professional experience beyond the minimum required in a directly related field may be equivalent.
• Experience developing/managing voluntary standards, especially related to buildings or the built environment.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite software applications, specifically Adobe InDesign and Illustrator.
• Living Future Accreditation and/or LEED Accreditation. Employees who are not already Living Future Accredited will be supported in achieving their LFA within one year.
   

Our mission at the Living Future is to build a future that is socially just, culturally rich, and ecologically restorative. We are committed to that vision within our organization and work to create a team that is equitable, inclusive, and diverse by hiring and supporting staff from a wide variety of backgrounds. We are committed as an organization to foster better cultural competency, equity, and diversity within our culture and policies and work to support staff in every phase of their career. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the application and interview process. If you require any accommodations, please contact our hiring team at employment [at] living-future.org.

The salary range for this position is $111,981 to $122,445 annually and is supplemented by Living Future’s generous benefits package that includes employer-paid health, dental and vision insurance for employees and dependents as well as employee life insurance, short-term disability, and a 403(b) retirement plan. Annual time off benefits include three weeks of paid annual leave, 12 days of sick leave, and paid volunteer time. 

Living Future offers a collaborative, team-oriented and mission-driven remote workplace. We offer a $50/month stipend to offset home internet costs.

Please include a resume and cover letter with your application. We will be reviewing applicants starting on December 8, 2025.