Business Development Manager – M&A

Blue Legal; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global law firm in London is seeking a Business Development Manager to lead their M&A team. The successful candidate will develop strategies, create compelling proposals, and engage with key clients. Candidates must have a degree and experience in legal or professional services firms. This role offers an exciting challenge within an international team.

Qualifications

• Experience working in legal or professional services firms is mandatory.
• Demonstrable experience with the entire bid/pitching process.

Responsibilities

• Develop marketing and business development strategies.
• Create proposals and pitches for bids.
• Produce content to engage key clients.

Skills

Project management

Multi-tasking

Education

Degree level education

Job description

Blue Legal have partnered with a renowned global law firm to recruit a Business Development Manager to lead their M&A team, based in London. The role-holder will be responsible for the delivery of the marketing and business development process, with a focus on pitching on BD opportunities across the UK and internationally. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within an international team, and join a firm with a strong culture of teamwork and collaboration. This is a great role for an experienced manager looking for a new challenge.

The Responsibilities:

• Developing the marketing and business development strategy with a focus on existing clients and winning new work for the sector group.
• Leading the creation of compelling credentials, proposals and pitches to respond to bids and win work for the global practice group.
• Producing sector-specific content, campaigns or events to increase engagement with key clients and raise the firm’s global profile.
• Analysing trends and identify opportunities to develop client relationships, and measure the success of initiatives.
• Will contribute to the improvement in the firm’s approach to business development by sharing knowledge, content and data to centralised tools.
• Will be responsible for career development more junior colleagues within the team.

The Candidate:

• Educated to a degree level; with previous experience working legal / professional services firms.
• Demonstrable experience with the entire bid/pitching process.
• Strong multi-tasking and project management skills.

Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered. We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas.

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