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Your Role and What You'll Be Doing
We’re looking for a strategic and commercially minded Business Development Manager to join our dynamic Marketing and Business Development team on a 12-month fixed term contract. This role is aligned to our Private Client Group—one of the firm’s most respected and client-focused areas—supporting individuals and families with a wide range of personal legal services.
You’ll be responsible for shaping and delivering business development strategies, managing a strong pipeline of opportunities, and driving growth in line with both commercial and strategic objectives. Working closely with colleagues across the Marketing team, particularly within Acquisition and Campaigns, you’ll play a key role in identifying, securing, and nurturing new and existing client relationships
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead and execute business development strategies to drive profitable revenue and client acquisition.
- Build and grow new business pipelines while deepening existing client relationships.
- Collaborate with Business Development Managers across units to identify and maximise domestic and international opportunities.
- Use data insights and reporting tools to track performance and inform commercial decisions.
- Actively engage in the market—attend meetings, identify opportunities, and build strategic partnerships.
- Promote and advise on the Group’s legal and financial services to external clients and contacts.
- Manage accurate budget forecasting aligned with business unit goals.
- Prepare business cases and proposals to support growth initiatives.
- Work closely with Marketing and BD teams to ensure aligned support and execution.
- Own key accounts and partnerships, driving ROI through strategic action plans.
- Support bid and tender strategies in collaboration with the Bids and Acquisitions Team.
- Champion CRM usage to track relationships, identify risks, and drive growth.
About You
- Extensive experience in business development within a medium to large organisation, ideally within the legal sector or professional services
- A proactive, market-facing approach, with a strong track record of building relationships with clients, intermediaries, and partners
- The ability to work autonomously, while also thriving in collaborative, cross-functional teams.
- Strong strategic thinking and financial planning skills, with a focus on long-term growth and ROI.
- A natural ability to anticipate opportunities and challenges, always considering the bigger picture.
- A commitment to high standards, leading by example with resilience and accountability.
- A passion for client service excellence, always seeking to exceed expectations.
- Strong data literacy, using insights to inform decisions and encourage data-driven thinking in others.
- A flexible, creative mindset—comfortable with change and always looking for better ways to do things.
If this sounds like you, we would love to welcome your application.
