Global Marketing & BD Operations Manager

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm seeks a Global Marketing & Business Development Operations Manager to enhance operational excellence in marketing. This role involves leading a marketing centre of excellence, overseeing workflows, implementing technologies, and driving process improvements. Candidates should have a strong background in marketing operations, particularly within legal or professional sectors.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in marketing operations within a legal or professional services environment.
• Strong technical capability with CRM systems and data analysis.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage marketing centre of excellence team, mentoring and planning.
• Define services, refining workflows to ensure efficiency.
• Implement and improve marketing technologies and processes.

Skills

Marketing Operations

CRM Systems

Data Analysis

Project Management

Education

CIM

Prince2

Agile

Tools

Marketing Automation Tools

CMS Platforms

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16.06.2025

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31.07.2025

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Job Description:

Global Marketing & Business Development Operations Manager

A leading international law firm is seeking a Global Marketing & Business Development Operations Manager to join its collaborative, high-performing team. This key role offers an exciting opportunity to lead and enhance operational excellence across a future-focused marketing and business development function, with a particular focus on the successful delivery and management of a new marketing centre of excellence team.

The Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage marketing centre of excellence team, overseeing day-to-day workflow, mentoring, training, and resource planning.
• Define and evolve the services offered by the team, embedding clear processes and communications across the MBD team.
• Implement and refine service request systems and workflows to ensure efficiency and transparency.
• Oversee marketing technologies and systems (e.g. CRM, email platforms, automation tools), supporting adoption, integration, and best practices.
• Drive continuous process improvement and create a marketing operations playbook to enhance consistency and performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with BD, communications, digital, design, events, and senior stakeholders to provide agile support across global initiatives.
• Use available technologies to streamline services and reporting, supporting data-led decision-making across the MBD function.

The Candidate:

• Significant experience in marketing operations, ideally within a legal or professional services environment.
• Strong technical capability, including hands-on experience with CRM systems, CMS platforms, marketing automation tools, and analytics.
• Highly proficient in Excel and data analysis, with exposure to reporting and dashboarding tools.
• Strong project management skills, ideally with a relevant qualification (e.g. CIM, Prince2, Agile).
• Demonstrated ability to drive scalable process improvements and improve operational efficiency.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with confidence engaging across all levels of the business.

Highly organised, analytical, and self-motivated, with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines.

Please e-mail your CV and covering letter in the strictest confidence to [emailprotected]

Once you have sent your CV, feel free to telephone me on 0207 118 3003.

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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