Business Development Executive (12-month FTC)

Ambition; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambition, a leading global professional services firm, seeks a Business Development Executive in London to join its Marketing & Business Development team. You will support Real Estate, Tax and Employment practices across the EMEA region, working with partners and senior stakeholders to drive strategic, client-facing and profile-raising activities.

You will develop bids, pitches and client content, coordinate campaigns and events, and manage marketing materials and budgets while collaborating

Qualifications

• Graduate-calibre BD or marketing professional
• Experience in business development, marketing or communications, ideally within legal or professional services
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail
• Experience writing bids, pitches or sales-focused content
• Strong organisation and the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders
• Proactive, collaborative and commercially minded with confidence to build relationships with senior stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of business development and marketing strategies
• Develop bids, pitches, credentials, presentations and client-facing content
• Support business plans, campaigns, client development and profile-raising initiatives
• Coordinate events, directory submissions and award entries
• Maintain marketing materials and budgets, including ROI reporting
• Collaborate with partners, lawyers and internal stakeholders across BD, bids, events, design, digital and marketing services
• Share best practice and contribute to wider EMEA and global initiatives

Skills

BD/marketing

written/verbal comms

bids/pitches content

stakeholder management

proactive/collaborative

CIM desirable

Education

CIM (desirable)

Job description

A leading global law firm is seeking a Business Development Executive to join its London-based Marketing & Business Development team, supporting its Real Estate, Tax and Employment practices across the EMEA region.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious BD professional to gain broad exposure to strategic, client-facing and profile-raising activity while working closely with partners, senior stakeholders and colleagues across the global business.

The Role

The Business Development Executive will support the delivery of business development and marketing strategies, including:

• Developing bids, pitches, credentials, presentations and client-facing content
• Supporting business plans, campaigns, client development and profile-raising initiatives
• Coordinating events, directory submissions and award entries
• Managing and maintaining marketing materials and budgets, including ROI reporting
• Building strong relationships with partners, lawyers and internal stakeholders
• Collaborating with specialist teams across BD, bids, events, design, digital and marketing services
• Sharing best practice and contributing to wider EMEA and global initiatives

About You

The ideal candidate will be a graduate-calibre BD or marketing professional with:

• Experience in business development, marketing or communications, ideally within legal or professional services
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong attention to detail
• Experience writing bids, pitches or sales-focused content is advantageous
• Strong organisation and the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders
• A proactive, collaborative and commercially minded approach
• Confidence to take ownership and build relationships with senior stakeholders
• A relevant professional qualification, such as CIM, is desirable

Why Join?

The role offers excellent exposure to strategic business development, partner engagement and international collaboration, providing a strong platform for career progression within a high-performing global professional services environment.

The firm is committed to diversity, inclusion, flexible working and employee wellbeing, creating an environment where people can develop, collaborate and achieve their full potential.