Business Development & Marketing Manager

Saudi Arabia KSA; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Arabia KSA is looking for a business development professional to enhance client targeting and execute marketing strategies. The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree and a strong background in business development or marketing.

Responsibilities include collaborating on events, leading marketing material creation, and conducting strategic research on clients. Strong communication skills and attention to detail are essential for this fast-paced role.

Qualifications

• Highly experienced in a professional services or consultancy environment, with law firm experience as a plus.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and grasp concepts quickly.
• Flexible, proactive, self-motivated, and able to work independently or with teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify and facilitate client targeting and go-to-market strategies.
• Lead the production of marketing materials including pitches and RFPs.
• Conduct strategic research on potential clients and competitors.

Skills

Business development/marketing knowledge

Project management skills

Excellent oral and written communication

Strong client service attitude

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and facilitate client targeting, including go-to-market strategies around agreed opportunities.
• Lead the production of dynamic and client-facing pitches, RFPs and other marketing material as required building on the best of the firm’s capabilities and experience.
• Conduct strategic research on potential clients, competitors and practice developments.
• Identify business trends and opportunities and ensure that K&S is optimally positioned to grow market share.
• Manage and lead directory submissions and league rankings.
• Oversee the upkeep, compilation and correct categorisation of experience for the Middle East.
• Work in collaboration with the events team to build successful events, including targeted client lists, event materials, participant tracking, on-site management and targeted follow‑up activities.
• Identify and recommend conferences, speaking opportunities and networking opportunities that strengthen the firm’s market recognition.
• Build effective agendas for internal meetings and participate in knowledge sharing and best practice to best highlight the work and initiatives of the Middle East office.
• Collaborate with marketing personnel across the firm to drive industry and practice initiatives on cross‑selling and cross‑practice initiatives, communications, and pursuits.
• Act as a first point of call on transactional BD requests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Highly experienced business development/marketing knowledge and skills gained in a professional services or consultancy environment; law firm experience considered a strong plus as well as a demonstrative track record in energy.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment.
• A creative commercially minded thinker with strong project management skills.
• Ability to quickly grasp concepts, trends and good command of the subject matter.
• Flexible, proactive and self‑motivated.
• Ability to work successfully both independently and in conjunction with the marketing team and fee‑earning stakeholders and business services.
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills including the ability to communicate with credibility and diplomacy where required.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong client service attitude.
• Able to integrate well into a geographically dispersed functional team.
• Highly developed Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel, and be proficient in contact relationship and experience management databases.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law.