Business Development & Marketing Manager – M&A, Private Equity & Capital Markets

ABA Search, Inc.; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ABA Search, Inc. is seeking a strategic marketing partner to join a law firm’s marketing and client development team. Based in a major U.S.

office market, you will oversee the practice group’s marketing requests, customize pitches, and ensure brand consistency across assets and campaigns. The role includes leadership responsibilities, mentorship of staff, exposure to rankings and events, and collaboration with strategy and HR.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in marketing or business development.
• Professional services or B2B marketing experience.
• Supervisory experience.
• Willing to travel; extended hours/weekends as needed.
• Proficient with standard business apps used in firms.

Responsabilités

• Oversee intake and prioritization of marketing and sales enablement requests.
• Prepare and customize standard pitches and capability statements.
• Collaborate with strategy and enablement teams on assets and campaign updates.
• Coordinate digital assets and directory submissions timelines and reviews.
• Direct execution of client events and content updates.
• Maintain content inventory and refresh partner bios and practice descriptions.
• Coordinate market research on buyer behavior and marketplace trends.
• Lead onboarding for lateral attorneys and supervise direct reports.
• Support professional development and HR-related lifecycle events.

Connaissances

Marketing

Business development

Leadership

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Description du poste

COMPANY PROFILE

Our client is a law firm with offices across several major U.S. markets, supporting sophisticated transactional practice areas including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and capital markets. The firm maintains a dedicated business unit marketing and client development function and participates in leading legal industry directory rankings.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with practice group leadership as a strategic marketing partner, with exposure to business development, legal directory rankings, and client-facing events. The position includes people-management responsibility, professional development support, and flexibility to be based in one of several major U.S. office markets. Compensation and additional benefits details were not included in the source job description.

THE ROLE YOU WILL PLAY

Oversee intake and prioritization of practice-level marketing and sales enablement requests as owner of the team's central request queue. Manage the preparation and customization of standard pitches and capability statements, ensuring quality and brand consistency. Partner with strategy and enablement teams to ensure timely implementation of business-unit-specific digital and creative assets and campaign updates. Orchestrate the timeline, data collection, and internal review process for the practice group's legal directory submissions. Direct execution of boutique, practice-led client events, liaising with the broader events team on larger marquee activations. Manage the inventory and regular refreshing of practice-specific content, keeping partner bios and practice descriptions current. Coordinate market research initiatives on buyer behavior and marketplace trends to support the annual planning cycle. Lead the marketing orientation and onboarding process for lateral attorneys joining the practice. Serve as direct supervisor and mentor to direct reports, overseeing day-to-day supervision, staffing coverage, and time-off approvals. Support professional development and continued educational opportunities for direct reports. Participate in hiring, performance appraisals, counseling, and other employee lifecycle events in collaboration with leadership and HR.

BACKGROUND PROFILE

5+ years of applicable experience in marketing or business development. Prior professional services industry experience and/or B2B marketing experience. Proficiency in core business applications used by the firm (developed through on-the-job training). Ability to work extended hours and weekends, and to travel, as required. Bachelor's degree. Supervisory experience. Prior legal industry experience. Experience in infrastructure, energy, and/or real estate industries.

ABOUT ABA Search

At ABA, we value professionalism, honesty, and hard work. We are positive, innovative thinkers who use creativity to turn challenges into opportunities. We love to learn and continuously seek new ways to deepen our expertise in the Legal and Life Sciences industries. We are passionate about staffing and committed to the success of our clients and candidates. That is what makes us "the name to know in recruitment."