Business development - Assistant manager (global role – in a virtual working environment)

JR United Kingdom; Warrington; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading professional services network as a Business Development Assistant Manager in a virtual team environment. This role involves supporting international growth, managing projects, and creating impactful content to enhance client experiences while working collaboratively across diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Degree, professional marketing qualification, or equivalent experience required.
• Experience in professional or financial services, or other B2B environments.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Support international growth and manage the pursuit process.
• Create pursuit-ready content to drive success.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across different time zones.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management skills

Relationship-building skills

Strong writing and editing skills

Self-starter

Fluent in English

Education

Degree or professional marketing qualification (e.g., CIM)

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Adobe InDesign

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Business development - Assistant manager (global role – in a virtual working environment), Warrington, Cheshire

Client: Grant Thornton International Ltd

Location: Warrington, Cheshire

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

Job Description:

The role

Join our high-performing team! This position is ideal for a business development associate/executive seeking advancement to an assistant manager/senior executive role.

As a Senior Associate within our International Business Support Function (IBSF) team, you will:

• Support international growth, helping our member firms succeed globally
• Create impactful, pursuit-ready content to drive success
• Manage the entire pursuit process from pre-pitch to client engagement
• Share innovative guidance and best practices
• Collaborate with stakeholders across different time zones, countries, regions, services, and industries
• Manage multiple projects efficiently and measure results
• Promote awareness of IBSF and its commitment to improving client experiences and supporting global engagement leaders
• Contribute to strategic objectives with exciting projects planned for the year

Skills required

• Degree, professional marketing qualification (e.g., CIM), or equivalent experience
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent relationship-building skills for engaging with global leaders
• Strong writing and editing skills for clear communication
• Self-starter capable of managing own projects and workload

Experience

• Experience in professional or financial services, or other B2B environments
• Experience working with fee earners, partners, or senior stakeholders
• Open-minded and inclusive approach to different disciplines and cultures
• Experience delivering client-facing content (pursuits, bids, website content, capability statements, sales decks)
• Ability to communicate client benefits effectively
• Proven track record of content quality assurance
• Curiosity about business topics and research
• Agile, positive, and globally minded attitude
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, Planner, Outlook
• Experience with Adobe InDesign
• English language skills; knowledge of additional languages is a plus

Our culture

Being part of Grant Thornton International offers many benefits, including working with a diverse, global team in a virtual environment. We value our inclusive culture and our core values of collaboration, leadership, excellence, agility, respect, and responsibility. These principles guide our interactions and help unite us across the network.

About Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton is a leading professional services network with member firms in over 150 countries, employing 76,000 people and generating $8bn in revenue. We offer audit, tax, and advisory services to a wide range of clients, including privately owned companies, publicly listed companies, and organizations in the public sector and non-profits. Our vision for 2025 is to become ‘the most valued network in the profession’.