Senior Business Development Strategist — M&A & Transactions

Baker McKenzie; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker McKenzie in New York seeks a Business Development Senior Specialist to implement the North America Transactional Practice BD strategy, focusing on client retention, growth, and market positioning across M&A, private equity, and post-acquisition integration.

You will collaborate with partners and the BD team to support pitches, proposals, RFPs, research, and marketing collateral, while developing best practices for recurring BD activities and overseeing events and directory submissions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field.
• Minimum experience in business development or marketing within professional services.
• Experience supporting M&A practices; healthcare/life sciences exposure preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support development of proposals, pitches, RFP responses, and client materials.
• Assist with QA and production of final work products.
• Maintain transactional deal experience and matter records.
• Coordinate with BD teams for events and client seminars.
• Develop digital and print marketing collateral and directories responses.
• Support budget planning and monitor BD expenditures.

Skills

Business development

Marketing

M&A

Client relationship management

Proposal development

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Teams

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat

Copilot

Job description

Baker McKenzie in New York seeks a Business Development Senior Specialist to implement the North America Transactional Practice BD strategy, focusing on client retention, growth, and market positioning across M&A, private equity, and post-acquisition integration.

You will collaborate with partners and the BD team to support pitches, proposals, RFPs, research, and marketing collateral, while developing best practices for recurring BD activities and overseeing events and directory submissions.