Business Development & Marketing Manager

King & Spalding; Saudi Arabia; Vor Ort; SAR 260.000 - 340.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

King amp Spalding in Riyadh is seeking a seasoned Business Development and Marketing Manager to lead firm-wide BD and marketing strategies, targeting key clients across practices and offices. You will oversee pitches, RFPs, market research, event collaboration, and cross-border initiatives, reporting to Senior Manager ME & APAC.

The role requires a dynamic, proactive leader with strong presentation and relationship-building skills.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree.
• Experience in professional services or consultancy; law firm experience is a strong plus.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Creative, commercially minded thinker with strong project management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation abilities.

Aufgaben

• Identify and facilitate client targeting, including go-to-market strategies.
• Lead production of pitches, RFPs, and marketing materials.
• Conduct strategic research on potential clients, competitors and practice developments.
• Identify trends and opportunities to grow market share for the firm in the Middle East.
• Manage directory submissions and league rankings; oversee experience data compilation.
• Collaborate with events team to build client lists, event materials and follow-up activities.
• Identify conferences, speaking opportunities and networking events that raise market recognition.
• Prepare agendas for internal meetings and share knowledge across the ME office.
• Work with marketing across the firm on cross-selling and cross-practice initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Business development

Marketing knowledge

Project management

Client service

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

CRM database

Jobbeschreibung

King amp Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence innovation and the seamless delivery of legal services We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet the complex needs of our clients in a fast-paced and dynamic legal landscape King amp Spalding a leading global law firm is currently seeking a Business Development and Marketing Manager The role is to inform develop and implement business development and marketing strategies designed to target the firmwide desired client base across key practices The role will provide direct support to the Middle East offices including its cross-office and cross-disciplinary needs within the broader network It will also provide ad hoc support to our EMEA offices The position will be resident in Riyadh and reports to the Senior Business Development Manager ME amp APAC.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and facilitate client targeting including go-to-market strategies around agreed opportunities
• Lead the production of dynamic and client-facing pitches RFP s 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 amp 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.