Business Development Manager - Financial Services (14 Month FTC)

ASHURST BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An international law firm in London is seeking a strategic business development professional to support its Financial Services team. The ideal candidate will have experience in a professional services environment, excellent communication skills, and the ability to influence a variety of stakeholders. This full-time role offers a competitive remuneration package alongside hybrid working options.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

Flexible working

Corporate health plans

Global professional development offering

Diversity and inclusion programme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in professional services / industry business development environment.
• Demonstrated experience of managing projects and/or initiatives.
• Commercial awareness and an innovative mind-set for developing and evolving ways of working.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build trusting relationships with the partnership and business services.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively interact with peers and influence internal clients including senior stakeholders.
• Ability to influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Support the successful delivery of the practice strategy.
• Work with practice and Industry teams on business development activities.
• Coach partner teams to drive strategic market-facing initiatives.
• Utilise market and client insights for lead generation.
• Contribute to pitches and tenders.
• Advise on marketing and business development plans.

Job description

Ashurst's Clients, Markets & Growth team is located in major cities across EMEA, Asia Pacific and the US. We execute the firm's strategy and drive profitable growth with a specific focus on our chosen industries, markets and clients.

This is a key role in the team, responsible for supporting practice and industry collaboration, growth and client engagement across the priority areas of the Financial Services industry.

The individual will be a core part of the team and will work closely with the Financial Services Senior Manager and partner stakeholders to support the strategy.

The position also requires close collaboration across the Clients, Markets and Growth function to bring a comprehensive "whole of Firm" approach to our clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the successful delivery of the practice strategy collaborating with counterparts in EMEA and APAC to ensure global connectivity and knowledge sharing.
• Work with the practice and Industry teams and key cross-practice partners on the full suite of business development activities, prioritising opportunities for revenue growth in line with the firm's strategic plan.
• Coach and support partner teams to drive strategic market facing initiatives to meet the business plan goals, evaluating progress on implementation.
• Utilise market and client insights to keep up to date with current and emerging issues impacting the industry. Identify areas of client need and opportunities for lead generation, with the goal of deepening our client relationships and market penetration.
• Strategic decision making and planning (go / no go) as well as contributing and controlling the drafting and coordination of pitches and tenders
• Advising on marketing and business development plans for practice areas and lawyers to achieve growth and market recognition

This is a full-time, 14 month fixed term role based in our London office with hybrid working.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• Previous experience in professional services / industry business development environment.
• Demonstrated experience of managing projects and/or initiatives.
• Commercial awareness and an innovative mind-set for developing and evolving ways of working.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build trusting relationships with the partnership and business services.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively interact with peers and influence internal clients including senior stakeholders.
• Ability to influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organisation.

What We Offer

We offer you all the things you should expect from an international law firm, some of which include:

• competitive remuneration with the flexibility to reward high performance;
• flexible working;
• corporate health plans;
• a global professional development offering for all employees; and
• an industry-leading programme that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

We are committed to delivering positive impacts to our communities through our Social Impact programme.

We aim to recruit, retain and promote the best people from the widest possible talent pools. We are committed to offering a safe and welcoming environment for all employees to ensure they are supported to work at their best.

Ashurst is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.