BDM Senior Advisor, Business Owner

Linklaters; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in London is seeking a BDM Senior Advisor to bridge Business Development and Marketing with technology teams. The role involves defining business requirements, ensuring effective platform support, and driving innovation within the firm. This position offers a hybrid working model and a range of benefits, including private medical insurance and flexible savings options.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Free in-house fitness centre

Flexible savings options

Emergency family care

Additional holiday/birthday leave

Qualifications

• Experience in a business owner role within legal or professional services.
• Ability to document business requirements from non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as the business owner for key technology platforms.
• Develop, document, and define business requirements.
• Drive user adoption and advocate for efficient workflows.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Proactive Mindset

Tools

Matter Explorer

Pitch Perfect

Job description

Linklaters is a multi-national commercial law firm, with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide.

We have been named as one of The Times’ Top 50 Employers for Women, recognised by Stonewall as a top employer for LGBTQ+ inclusion, and by the Social Mobility Employer Index as a top employer for advancing social mobility.

We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the legal industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Linklaters, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

BDM Senior Advisor, Business Owner - The role:

• Act as the business owner for key technology platforms like Matter Explorer and Pitch Perfect, bridging Business Development & Marketing (BDM) with data and technology teams.
• Develop, document, and define business requirements to align technology initiatives with BDM goals and firm strategy.
• Ensure platforms effectively support business objectives related to client development, marketing, and overall firm strategy.
• Serve as the primary liaison between BDM, fee earners, and IT to articulate and prioritise end-user needs clearly.
• Drive user adoption and advocate for efficient workflows and best practices to optimise processes and improve productivity.
• Lead training and change management efforts, ensuring teams understand how to use these tools effectively.
• Monitor the impact of these platforms, measuring their contribution to client and business development outcomes.
• Gather and analyse user feedback to propose enhancements that improve usability, efficiency, and innovation.

BDM Senior Advisor, Business Owner - What we're looking for:

• Experience with Matter Explorer and/or Pitch Perfect, or similar technologies that support matter management and pitch creation.
• Proven experience in a business owner role within the legal or professional services sector, particularly in a complex B2B environment.
• Ability to document business requirements from non-technical stakeholders and translate them into actionable deliverables.
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills to gather requirements, provide clear feedback, and advocate for solutions.
• A proactive mindset with a genuine interest in continuous improvement and solving process and technology challenges.
• Capable of working efficiently within established frameworks while identifying opportunities for enhancement.
• Collaborative and curious, with a commitment to contributing to communities of practice and fostering growth.

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic and supportive Business Development & Marketing team and play a key role in driving innovation and efficiency for the firm.

BDM Senior Advisor, Business Owner - What's on offer:

This role is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments

Finance

• Pension and flexible savings options
• Income protection and life assurance
• Mortgage advice and will-writing services

Family & Lifestyle

• Electric car and cycle to work schemes
• Emergency family care
• Additional holiday/birthday leave
• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
• Travel insurance and season ticket loan
• Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality Network, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal.Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders ( [e-mail] for legal roles or [e-mail] for business team roles ).