Senior Business Development Manager – Global Private Equity

tml Partners; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

tml Partners is seeking a Senior Business Development Lead for its elite law firm client within the Global Private Equity group in the UK. This strategic role focuses on driving commercial growth, expanding the client base, and strengthening relationships with key fund managers and external stakeholders.

The successful candidate will lead a high-performing, entrepreneurial team, leveraging deep knowledge of the Private Capital space to shape market engagement and cross-functional collaboration

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of the Private Capital space and market dynamics.
• Proven track record in developing and maintaining client relationships.
• Ability to lead business development initiatives and grow the client base.
• Experience in a large law firm or professional services environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Private Equity group, embedding commercial strategies to drive client development and relationships.
• Manage existing client relationships with the partner group and proactively seek opportunities to win new mandates.
• Leverage your Private Capital network to engage fund managers, financial advisers and external stakeholders.
• Develop strong relationships within the Global Private Equity group and drive cross-selling within the Corporate Transactions practice.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic leadership

Business development

Networking

Team collaboration

Job description

We are truly delighted to be managing one of the most unique opportunities in the UK legal market today, in search of a Senior Business Development Lead for one of the elite law firms, within their rapidly growing Global Private Equity group. This is a crucial role coming at a time of great investment for the Private Equity group, including lateral hires, and partner promotions, and is a highly client centric group, with this person being the strategic lead for their commercial growth goals. There is a significant opportunity to develop and grow the team, and this role would be fantastic for someone who is looking to create genuine impact within their next role.

This is role would be best for an established Senior Manager who enjoys being in a tight-knit group, as part of a larger commercial team, and is highly passionate about the Private Capital space.

Reporting into the newly appointed Group Head of Clients, responsibilities will include:

• Provide strategic leadership for the Private Equity group, ensuring the development and embedding of commercial strategies to ensure the team's continual client development and strengthening of relationships.
• Managing existing client relationships, alongside the partner group, and proactively seeking out opportunities to win new mandates and contribute to the groups commercial success.
• Utilise your existing network within the Private Capital space, and market knowledge to continue developing your external relationships with fund managers, financial advisers and other external stakeholders.
• Develop a strong relationship with members of the Gloabl Private Equity group, as well as drive cross-selling initiatives across the broader Corporate Transactions practice group.

If you are interested in joining an elite firm that values itself on being a high-performing, and highly entrepreneurial group, then this role will be great for someone who (is):

• Has extensive knowledge of the Private Capital space, with a strong understanding of the market dynamics and emerging trends, which they can then apply to business development strategies.
• A highly client-led individual, with a proven track record of developing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders.
• Can collaborate effectively with stakeholders within a broader Corporate Transactions group, and can comfortably work within a team, as opposed to individually.
• Highly proactive individual, who can also think holistically around the importance of AI and Data in growing a commercial function, and using these to make informed decisions.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team with a highly entrepreneurial partner group that are highly invested in business development, and will ultimately need this person to drive their commercial growth goals.