Business Development Lead – Corporate

tml Partners; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

tml Partners in London is seeking a Business Development Leader to drive the firm's commercial growth within its flagship Corporate & Commercial Services Group. You will shape proactive go-to-market strategies, target high-value clients, and align initiatives with the firm’s broader strategy.

Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, you will build strong client relationships, act as a trusted advisor to partners, lead a high-performing BD team including bid specialists, and elevate the firm’s

Qualifications

• Experience leading business development in a corporate services or legal environment.
• Proven ability to design and execute go-to-market strategies for growth.
• Strong leadership and collaboration across fee earners and partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement proactive BD strategies focused on commercial growth and client targeting.
• Build and maintain relationships with key clients and prospects, acting as trusted advisor.
• Enhance firm brand and market presence via thought leadership, events and sector engagement.
• Line manage a high-performing BD team including bid specialists and corporate practitioners.

Skills

Senior leadership

BD strategy

Client development

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

MBA preferred

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/Law

Tools

CRM (Salesforce)

HubSpot

MS Office

Job description

We are exclusively leading on one of the most unique opportunities in the market today, partnered with one of the fastest growing UK law firms in the market, in search of a Business Development Leader to lead their commercial growth within their flagship Corporate & Commercial Services Group. This firm has been through an extraordinary transitional phase, with a heavy focus on building sophisticated go-to market strategies, within a highly proactive environment off the back of sustained growth. This is a newly created position and is a highly crucial role in the firms new structure, which will see you leading the largest practice group in terms of headcount, and revenue figures.

This is a highly unique opportunity with strong autonomy, and would be fantastic for a candidate who is passionate about driving impactful business development strategies and has a strong understanding of the Corporate market landscape.

Reporting into the Chief Marketing Officer, responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing proactive business development strategies for the division, that is focused around commercial growth, client targeting, and delivering on high-value propositions, that will ultimately align with the firms strategy.
• Building and maintaining sustainable relationships with key client, and acts as a trusted advisor to both external clients, and partners targeting particular prospect clients.
• Building the firms brand and market presence though the delivery of thought leadership, industry events, publications and representing the firm within sector forums and associations.
• Line management of a high-performing team, which includes both corporate practice business development specialists, as well as bid specialist, ensuring they are coached and mentored effectively.

If you are interested in joining a high-growth firm that provides a unique service to its clients, then this role will be great for someone who (is):

• Has a strong senior business development leadership background, within a corporate service line group, and has a strong understanding of market opportunities within the space.
• A senior leader who is able to drive innovative and proactive strategies, with a commercial mindset and is comfortable managing client strategies.
• Highly collaborative with various stakeholders including fee earners and partners, and can act as a strategic advisor by presenting key business growth strategies in a compelling way that inspires stakeholders.
• A strong people leader that can showcase a strong level of influence, and be accountable for all tactical execution of strategies.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the early stages of one of the most exciting growth journey's in the market today, in a firm that is already performing exceptionally well.