Senior Business Development Executive

Connect Legal Partners; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Legal Partners is seeking a BD/Marketing professional to work with partners and practice groups on planning, budgeting and delivering business development initiatives. You will lead BD plans, hold regular meetings, identify market opportunities and run events across the firm.

The role requires 3–5 years in marketing or BD within professional services (ideally law), strong writing skills and the ability to manage senior stakeholders in a hybrid working environment across offices.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years marketing or BD experience at executive level in professional services, ideally a law firm.
• Experience leading plans and budgets, running events and projects, and managing senior stakeholders.
• Strong writing and a flexible, proactive approach are needed.

Responsibilities

• Build and deliver BD plans and budgets.
• Hold regular BD meetings with departments.
• Spot market opportunities and run events.
• Support directory and award submissions.
• Track new business and carry out client and competitor research.
• Help cross selling across practice groups.

Skills

BD strategy

Stakeholder management

Event planning

Marketing communications

Education

Marketing/BD experience in professional services

Job description

The firm

A national law firm with a strong real estate client base, including the public and not for profit sectors.

The role

You will work with partners and practice groups on marketing and business development. You will build and deliver BD plans and budgets, hold regular BD meetings with departments, spot market opportunities, run events, support directory and award submissions, track new business, carry out client and competitor research and help cross selling.

What you will need

3 to 5 years marketing or BD experience at executive level in professional services, ideally a law firm. Experience leading plans and budgets, running events and projects, and managing senior stakeholders. Strong writing and a flexible, proactive approach are needed.

What is on offer

Hybrid working in a close knit BD team, with travel between offices as needed.