Associate Director of Business Development – Corporate

tml Partners; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

tml Partners is seeking a senior Business Development leader to drive growth for its Corporate and M&A practice. You will guide senior partners, translate market intelligence into client strategies, and oversee major pitches and proposals across global markets.

This high-visibility role requires a commercially minded BD professional with proven leadership in a complex professional services environment, capable of navigating matrixed structures and influencing senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Commercially minded BD leader with significant development experience in complex professional services.
• Experience guiding senior partners and practice leaders in growth initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead multi-market, cross-practice client campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic growth and client cultivation for Corporate and M&A practice groups.
• Manage senior BD team members and oversee pitches, pursuits, and high-value proposals.
• Lead targeted market positioning and cross-practice collaboration to maximize client engagement.
• Translate market insights into actionable client acquisition and retention strategies.

Skills

Strategic BD leadership

Team leadership

Pitching & proposals

Stakeholder management

Market intelligence

Job description

This premier global law firm operates across dozens of offices in key commercial and financial centers worldwide, generating multi-billion-dollar annual revenues. Widely recognized as a market leader in complex, cross-border M&A and corporate transactions, the firm combines deep local market insight with an integrated global network to guide the world's leading corporations, financial institutions, and private capital providers through high-stakes deals. Guided by a collaborative, innovative, and human-centric culture, the organization empowers its business services professionals with exceptional career development, matrixed global support, and a forward-thinking environment to drive commercial impact.

Reporting directly to a highly distinguished Global Director of Business Development, who brings a proven track record of leading commercial and BD functions across top-tier AmLaw firms, this opportunity is a senior leadership role responsible for driving strategic growth and client cultivation for the firm's elite Corporate and M&A practice groups. In this high-visibility position, you will act as a trusted advisor to partners and practice leaders, translating market intelligence and competitive insights into actionable client acquisition and retention strategies. You will manage senior BD team members, oversee complex pitch pursuits and high-value proposals, lead targeted market positioning initiatives, and foster cross-practice collaboration to maximize client engagement across global markets.

The ideal candidate is a commercially minded, analytical BD leader with significant business development experience in a complex professional services or law firm environment, specifically supporting corporate or M&A practice areas. You must demonstrate deep subject matter expertise in pitching, client account planning, and market positioning. You bring proven management skills with a history of leading high-performing teams, navigating matrixed organizational structures, and influencing executive stakeholders with confidence, diplomacy, and commercial acumen.