Business Development Executive (15 month FTC)

Gowling WLG International Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent law firm in Birmingham is seeking a Business Development Executive on a 15-month fixed-term contract to support Senior Managers in various sectors like Tech and Automotive. The ideal candidate has proven experience in business development, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities. Benefits include hybrid working, generous leave options, and training opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus option to buy extra leave

Free private medical insurance

Generous pension allowance

Life assurance

Three-month sabbatical every five years

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business development; proactive and motivated.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; high grammatical proficiency.
• Previous experience in law or professional services is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to Senior Business Development Managers.
• Collaborate across practice areas including Corporate and Commercial.
• Analyse financial data, identify trends, and highlight key insights.

Skills

Business development experience

Strong interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Clients and Markets team in Birmingham as a Business Development (BD) Executive on a 15-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. In this role, you'll provide direct support to several Senior Business Development Managers, contributing to business development initiatives across a variety of sectors including Tech, Automotive, Life Sciences, Health & Care, and Financial Institutions & Services. You'll also collaborate across a range of practice areas such as Corporate, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Commercial.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to Senior Business Development Managers and contribute to business development initiatives across multiple sectors.
• Collaborate across practice areas: Corporate, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Commercial.
• Analyse financial data, identify trends, and highlight key insights; demonstrate strong numeracy and analytical skills.
• Maintain excellent organisational and project management capabilities; ensure high-quality outputs under pressure and tight deadlines; adapt flexibly as needed.
• Demonstrate proactive, collaborative approach with initiative, strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business development; proactive and motivated; strong interpersonal skills; excellent written and verbal communication with high grammatical proficiency.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Previous experience in law or professional services is desirable; interest in the tech sector advantageous; experience or qualification in marketing advantageous but not essential.
• Ability to work in a 15-month fixed-term maternity cover.

Benefits

• Hybrid approach to office and remote working.
• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave.
• Free private medical insurance, and the option to add family members.
• Generous pension allowance; life assurance covering four times your annual salary.
• The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years.
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes.
• A range of health and wellbeing programmes.
• Offices in Birmingham city centre or in London overlooking Tower Bridge, both with onsite restaurants.
• Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development.

Equal Opportunities

Gowling WLG is committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender reassignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment. At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.