Business Development Manager

Jobtailor; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Marketing and Business Development professional in New Jersey to execute BD strategies for our legal practice groups. You will track initiatives, conduct competitive intelligence, and prepare client and market analyses while managing the firm's experience database.

You will collaborate with attorneys to implement tailored BD plans, develop new collateral, and improve pitch materials for rankings. Travel between offices may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of marketing or business development experience.
• Experience in a professional services environment required.
• Strong writing, proofreading, and editing skills.
• Excellent organizational, administrative, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel and PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with Monitor Suite and/or Redwood Analytics is a plus.
• Willingness to travel between offices as needed.

Responsibilities

• Execute marketing and business development strategies aligned with practice group goals.
• Track, measure, and report on BD initiatives and overall progress.
• Conduct competitive intelligence and prepare detailed client, target, market, and industry analyses.
• Manage and maintain the firm's experience database.
• Coordinate and prepare RFP responses, proposals, and presentations.
• Improve pitch materials and streamline proposal processes.
• Track RFP/proposal outcomes and analyze trends.
• Develop new collateral to position the firm and its practice groups.
• Produce high-impact submissions for legal rankings (in partnership with external PR support).
• Collaborate directly with attorneys to execute tailored BD plans.
• Proactively recommend new outreach and positioning strategies aligned with practice goals.
• Leverage and maintain CRM systems to support relationship management.
• Ensure continuity and operational efficiency across multiple offices.

Skills

Marketing Strategy

Business Development

Proposal Preparation

Data Analysis

Writing Skills

Proofreading Skills

Editing Skills

Organizational Skills

Administrative Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Collaborative Work

Independent Work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

PowerPoint

Monitor Suite

Redwood Analytics

Job description

• Execute marketing and business development strategies aligned with practice group goals
• Track, measure, and report on BD initiatives and overall progress
• Conduct competitive intelligence and prepare detailed client, target, market, and industry analyses
• Manage and maintain the firm's experience database
• Coordinate and prepare RFP responses, proposals, and presentations
• Improve pitch materials and streamline proposal processes
• Track RFP/proposal outcomes and analyze trends
• Develop new collateral to position the firm and its practice groups
• Produce high-impact submissions for legal rankings (in partnership with external PR support)
• Collaborate directly with attorneys to execute tailored BD plans
• Proactively recommend new outreach and positioning strategies aligned with practice goals
• Leverage and maintain CRM systems to support relationship management
• Ensure continuity and operational efficiency across multiple offices

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum 5 years of marketing or business development experience
• Experience in a professional services environment required
• Strong writing, proofreading, and editing skills
• Excellent organizational, administrative, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)
• Familiarity with Monitor Suite and/or Redwood Analytics is a plus
• Willingness to travel between offices as needed

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in executing marketing and business development strategies within a professional services environment, with strong capabilities in client analysis, proposal management, and relationship management using CRM systems.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Marketing Strategy Execution
• Business Development Experience
• Proposal Management
• Client Analysis
• CRM Proficiency

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Marketing Strategy
• Business Development
• Proposal Preparation
• Competitive Intelligence
• Data Analysis
• Writing Skills
• Proofreading Skills
• Editing Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Administrative Skills

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal Skills
• Collaborative Work
• Independent Work

Industry Keywords

• Professional Services
• RFP Management
• Client Relationship Management
• Legal Rankings
• Marketing Collateral

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Monitor Suite
• Redwood Analytics