Business Development Manager

herbert smith freehills kramer llp; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is seeking a dynamic BD Manager in Singapore to drive cross-practice, sector-focused initiatives and empower partners with strategic planning and market growth.

You’ll lead pitches, manage high-impact BD initiatives, and contribute to client development, CRM programmes, and thought leadership. This role offers visibility across Singapore and Southeast Asia and a chance to shape the firm’s presence in the region.

Qualifications

• Appropriate undergraduate/postgraduate degree qualification(s).
• At least six years' relevant professional experience.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a broader team, both within BD and with other departments.
• Confidence in dealing with partners and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload under pressure.
• High degree of attention to detail.
• Use AI tools confidently, responsibly and effectively.
• Proven ability to establish professional credibility.
• Excellent service delivery skills and high level of responsiveness.

Responsibilities

• Lead pitches and proposals, manage cross-practice BD initiatives.
• Drive client development and CRM programmes.
• Coordinate thought leadership campaigns and market growth strategies.
• Empower partners with strategic planning and profile-raising.
• Enhance the firm’s presence across Singapore and Southeast Asia.

Skills

Communication

Organization

AI tools

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Client service

Strategic planning

Education

Undergraduate/ Postgraduate degree

Tools

CRM programmes

Job description

We’re looking for a dynamic BD Manager to join our Singapore office and collaborate closely with our regional and global Business Development teams.

In this role, you’ll support our Disputes and Finance practices by driving cross-practice, sector-focused initiatives and empowering partners with strategic planning, profile-raising, and market growth strategies.

You’ll lead pitches and proposals, manage high-impact BD initiatives, and contribute to client development, CRM programmes, and thought leadership campaigns. This is a great opportunity to play a key role in enhancing the firm’s presence and reputation across Singapore and Southeast Asia.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Appropriate undergraduate/postgraduate degree qualification(s)
• At least six years' relevant professional experience
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a broader team, both within BD and with other departments
• Confidence in dealing with partners and senior stakeholders
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload under pressure
• High degree of attention to detail
• Use AI tools confidently, responsibly and effectively
• Proven ability to establish professional credibility
• Excellent service delivery skills and high level of responsiveness

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.

Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170years.

As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.

At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas.

We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.

All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition - which is to help you achieve yours.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition