Business Development Executive

Carter Murray; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Carter Murray is recruiting a Business Development Executive to drive growth in a market-leading Technology, Digital, Data & IP team. The role blends strategic business development with client relationship management, pitches, market intelligence and campaign execution, working closely with partners and senior stakeholders.

You will support pitches and proposals, manage CRM data, and help develop marketing materials.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development, marketing or client development within professional services.
• Strong experience supporting pitches, proposals and client relationships.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior professionals.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and identify opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Support preparation and delivery of pitches, proposals, credentials and client materials.
• Coordinate and manage legal directory submissions and rankings.
• Develop business development collateral, presentations and marketing materials.
• Monitor market activity and provide insights to stakeholders.
• Manage CRM data, contact lists and reporting for targeting and relationships.
• Assist in planning and delivering BD campaigns, events and webinars.
• Support client relationship programmes by identifying growth opportunities and cross-selling.
• Collaborate with partners and marketing teams to implement BD plans.

Skills

Pitching

Client relationships

CRM systems

Market intelligence

Stakeholder management

Campaign planning

Partner collaboration

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Tools

CRM software

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for a Business Development Executive to support a market-leading Technology, Digital, Data & IP team. The role combines strategic business development, client relationship management, pitching, market intelligence and campaign execution, working closely with partners and senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the preparation and delivery of pitches, proposals, credentials and client-facing materials.
• Coordinate and manage legal directory and rankings submissions.
• Develop and maintain business development collateral, presentations and marketing materials.
• Monitor market, industry and competitor activity, providing insights and briefings to stakeholders.
• Manage CRM data, contact lists and reporting to support client targeting and relationship development initiatives.
• Assist in the planning and delivery of business development campaigns, events, webinars and roundtables.
• Support client relationship programmes by identifying growth opportunities and cross-selling initiatives.
• Collaborate with partners, lawyers and wider marketing teams to implement strategic business development plans.

Key Requirements

• Previous business development, marketing or client development experience within a professional services environment.
• Strong experience supporting pitches, proposals, credentials and client relationship activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to engage with senior professionals.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify commercial opportunities.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, self-motivated and commercially minded approach to business development.
• Experience using CRM systems and business development reporting tools would be advantageous.