Business Development / Marketing Manager

FOXWOOD LLC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Foxwood LLC in Singapore seeks a commercially minded Business Development & Marketing Manager to translate strategic priorities into client-development and marketing programmes across corporate, M&A, fintech, and regulatory matters.

You will work with the Managing Partner and partners to grow the firm’s profile, manage pitches and proposals, coordinate campaigns, and build referral networks across Singapore and the region.

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional-services environment.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with ability to translate technical input into client-ready content.
• Strong project-management skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders.
• Experience preparing proposals, pitch materials and client communications.
• Confident working with senior professionals and influencing without formal authority.
• Familiarity with the Singapore professional-services market and regional BD practices.

Responsibilities

• Partner with lawyers to identify, pursue and track client-development opportunities and cross-selling.
• Develop sector, client and prospect plans for priority areas including corporate/M&A and fintech.
• Research clients and market developments to support pitches and relationship management.
• Coordinate pitch materials, credentials, RFP/RFQ responses and decks.
• Maintain an opportunity pipeline and report BD activity.
• Support client meetings, conferences and relationship-building in Singapore and regional markets.
• Develop and manage referral relationships with professional-services firms and intermediaries.

Skills

Business development

Marketing

Project management

Proposal writing

Stakeholder management

Job description

About Foxwood LLC

Foxwood LLC is a Singapore-based law practice advising corporates, founders, investors and family-owned businesses on corporate and commercial matters, M&A, cross-border transactions, regulatory compliance, fintech, capital markets and related strategic matters. We work across Singapore, Greater China and the wider region.

We are seeking a commercially minded, hands-on Business Development & Marketing Manager to strengthen our market profile, develop client opportunities and implement targeted business-development initiatives across our practice areas.

The role

The Business Development & Marketing Manager will work closely with the Managing Partner, partners and fee earners to translate the firm’s strategic priorities into practical client-development, relationship-management and marketing programmes. This is a mid-level role for someone who combines strong writing and project-management skills with sound commercial judgment and the confidence to work directly with senior stakeholders.
Key responsibilities

Business development

• Partner with lawyers to identify, pursue and track client-development opportunities, cross-selling opportunities and strategic referral relationships.
• Develop and maintain sector, client and prospect plans for priority practice areas, including corporate/M&A, cross-border investment, fintech and regulatory matters.
• Research clients, prospects, sectors, transactions, competitors and market developments to support pitches, meetings and relationship management.
• Coordinate high-quality pitch materials, credentials, capability statements, RFP/RFQ responses, proposals and presentation decks.
• Maintain a structured opportunity pipeline and provide periodic reporting on leads, pitches, conversion and BD activity.
• Support preparation for client meetings, conferences, business trips and relationship-building activity in Singapore and, where relevant, regional markets.
• Help develop and manage referral relationships with professional-services firms, intermediaries, investors, industry bodies and overseas counsel.

Marketing and communications

• Create and manage an annual marketing and communications calendar aligned with the firm’s strategic priorities.
• Draft, edit and coordinate client alerts, articles, deal announcements, website content, newsletters, brochures and lawyer biographies.
• Plan and execute thought-leadership campaigns, including timely commentary on legal and regulatory developments.
• Manage the firm’s social-media presence, particularly LinkedIn, while ensuring content is consistent with the firm’s brand, professional obligations and approval processes.
• Coordinate website updates, SEO-oriented content initiatives, email campaigns and digital marketing analytics with external vendors where required.
• Ensure brand consistency across all external-facing materials, templates and communications.

Candidate Profile

• Experience in a professional-services, legal, financial-services, consulting, accounting or B2B environment.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to turn technical or legal input into clear, commercially relevant client-facing content.
• Strong project-management skills and a proven ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders.
• Experience preparing proposals, pitch materials, presentations, client communications and event programmes.
• Confidence working with senior professionals and the ability to influence without formal authority.
• Sound discretion and professional judgment when handling confidential client and firm information.
• Prior experience in a law firm, particularly supporting corporate, transactional, financial-regulatory or cross-border practices.
• Familiarity with Singapore’s professional-services market and regional business-development practices.