Business Development & Marketing Executive Manager
About The Position
This role is part of a global business development product team supporting the Project Development & Finance Group. The successful candidate will work proactively with BD colleagues and serve as a key point of contact for product stakeholders, helping execute the firm’s wider business development strategy. The position supports client and market initiatives and works closely with lawyers and partners regionally and globally to identify, pursue, and win revenue-generating opportunities. The role involves implementing BD and marketing plans, monitoring progress and return on investment, researching market and competitor trends, supporting product offerings and pitches, and contributing to the group’s profile and communications. It also supports client and sector programmes and wider BD function projects, including alignment of activity with teams, technology roadmaps, and transition plans.
Requirements
- Previous experience in professional services business development, preferably in a law firm.
- Strong interest in and understanding of the products relevant to the role.
- Sound commercial awareness of legal market development, particularly for the relevant products.
- Ability to develop advisory relationships with partners.
- Strong project management and organisational skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team and with lawyers of all seniority levels.
- Commitment to quality and attention to detail.
Responsibilities
- Support implementation of business development and marketing plans in alignment with firmwide strategy.
- Track progress against plans and assess return on investment periodically.
- Support research on regional product and market trends, clients, prospects, and competitors.
- Manage the quality of outputs and help ensure partner expectations are met.
- Support implementation of the relevant product group’s business development plan.
- Work with stakeholders to develop and shape BD product offerings and initiatives, and promote them within the product group and firm.
- Identify market trends and opportunities for the product group regionally and globally.
- Provide tailored input for significant product pitches and maintain capability statements.
- Help identify opportunities to raise the profile of the product group and individual lawyers.
- Assist with organising client events, seminars, conferences, sponsorships, and public relations activity.
- Support marketing communications projects, including directory and award submissions.
- Support the creation and distribution of thought leadership material.
- Apply product knowledge to support firmwide client and sector programmes.
- Use competitor, client, and marketplace analysis to identify new and emerging client and sector opportunities.
- Work with key stakeholders on strategically important BD function projects.
- Support implementation of the BD Operating Model by helping align activity with teams, technology roadmaps, and transition plans.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and compensation package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
