Business Development Manager

tml Partners; Reading, Southampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

tml Partners seeks a high-calibre Business Development Manager to strengthen its UK operations, with Reading or Southampton as base. This permanent role focuses on driving growth across Employment and Litigation and aligns with the firm's international reach.

You will convert market intelligence into targeted client campaigns, manage campaigns, pitches, and long-term relationships, and leverage CRM tools to accelerate pipeline velocity while collaborating with cross-practice teams.

Qualifications

• Proven business development or sales experience within legal or professional services.
• Experience turning market developments into targeted client campaigns with measured outcomes.
• Strong ability to manage campaigns, pitches and client relationships with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive practice area growth across Employment and Litigation in the UK.
• Act as trusted advisor to senior equity stakeholders on commercial strategy.
• Convert legal developments and sector trends into client campaigns and relationship plans.
• Create high-converting pitches and structured relationship plans.
• Leverage Salesforce to manage pipeline velocity and CRM data for regional targets.
• Coordinate regional targets with cross-practice groups and execute account plans.
• Support long-term commercial engagement and revenue generation.

Skills

Business development

Sales

Campaign management

Pitch management

Stakeholder management

Project management

CRM usage

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

An international legal powerhouse, rapidly expanding across global jurisdictions, seeks a high-calibre Business Development Manager to join its thriving UK operations. The firm combines deep local insight with extensive international reach, delivering top-tier solutions across key markets in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. This permanent position, covering either Reading or Southampton, offers an exceptional platform to drive strategic growth within a forward-thinking, ambitious environment entering a dynamic phase of scale.

The position centers on bringing commercial focus, structure, and momentum to practice area growth across Employment and Litigation, alongside key regional initiatives. Acting as a key advisor to senior equity stakeholders, responsibility involves converting legal developments and sector trends into targeted client campaigns, structured relationship plans, and high-converting pitches. Core tasks include leveraging Salesforce to manage pipeline velocity, connecting regional targets with broader cross-practice groups, and executing sophisticated account plans that secure long-term commercial engagement.

Candidates require proven business development or sales experience within legal or broader professional services environments. Exposure to contentious services or regional growth strategies is highly desirable, backed by a strong track record in campaign execution, pitch management, and CRM utilisation. Success demands sharp commercial acumen, excellent stakeholder influence, robust project management capabilities, and a collaborative style capable of converting market intelligence into practical, revenue-generating action.