Senior Business Development Executive - Employment

Ambition; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Job summary

Ambition is seeking a proactive Business Development & Marketing professional to drive growth across our Employment, Tax & Reward practice. You will partner with senior stakeholders to shape client development activity, manage pitches, and coordinate events and thought leadership across the firm.

The role offers exposure to strategic projects, cross-practice collaboration, and opportunities to strengthen client relationships while supporting a leading practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in a business development or marketing role within professional services.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of client development strategies.
• Experience managing pitches, proposals and profile-raising activities.
• Excellent communication, organisational and project management skills.
• Ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of business development plans and growth initiatives.
• Identify and pursue new opportunities with senior stakeholders.
• Manage pitches, proposals, credentials and client presentations.
• Coordinate client events, campaigns and thought leadership activity.
• Support key client programmes and cross-selling initiatives.
• Lead legal directory and award submissions.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and client developments.
• Build strong relationships across the business and act as a trusted adviser to stakeholders.

Skills

Business development

Marketing

Proposal management

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication

Client relationship

Tools

CRM

MS Office

PowerPoint

Job description

Working closely with partners and senior stakeholders, you will help deliver business development and marketing initiatives that drive growth, strengthen client relationships, and enhance the profile of the practice. This role offers excellent exposure to strategic projects, client development activity, and cross-practice collaboration, supporting a leading Employment, Tax & Reward practice

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of business development plans and strategic growth initiatives.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities alongside senior stakeholders.
• Manage pitches, proposals, credentials and client presentations.
• Coordinate client events, campaigns and thought leadership activity.
• Support key client programmes and cross-selling initiatives.
• Lead legal directory and award submissions.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and client developments.
• Build strong relationships across the business and act as a trusted adviser to stakeholders.

About You

• Experience in a Business Development or Marketing role within a professional services environment, ideally legal services.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of client development strategies.
• Experience managing pitches, proposals and profile-raising activities.
• Excellent communication, organisational and project management skills.
• Ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders and manage multiple priorities.
• Proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused with strong attention to detail.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you know someone who would be great at this role, why not take advantage of our referral scheme? We offer £200 in shopping vouchers for every referred candidate who we place in a role. Terms & Conditions Apply. https://www.ambition.co.uk/refer-a-friend