Description
At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world.For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.
What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?
- Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and additional leave
- Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
- Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs
The Opportunity:
Ashurst Perkins Coie, Business Development team is located in major cities across EMEA, Asia Pacific and the US. We execute the firm's strategy and drive profitable growth with a specific focus on our chosen industries, markets and clients. We focus on industry solutions and client experience, driving campaigns, leveraging client insights, and managing strategic initiatives to service our client's needs.
This is a key role in the team, responsible for supporting practice and industry collaboration, growth and client engagement across the priority areas of the Financial Services industry.
The individual will be a core part of the team and will work closely with the Financial Services Senior Manager and partner stakeholders to support the strategy.
The position also requires close collaboration across the Clients, Markets and Growth function to bring a comprehensive "whole of Firm" approach to our clients.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Support the successful delivery of the Practice and Industry strategy collaborating with counterparts in EMEA and APAC to ensure global connectivity and knowledge sharing.
Work with the practice and Industry teams and key cross-practice partners on the full suite of business development activities, prioritising opportunities for revenue growth in line with the firm's strategic plan.Utilise market and client insights to keep up to date with current and emerging issues impacting the industry. Identify areas of client need and opportunities for lead generation, with the goal of deepening our client relationships and market penetration.Develop an in-depth understanding of the industry clients and their businesses and assist with the sharing of that information within Ashurst Perkins Coie.Strategic decision making and planning (go / no go) as well as contributing and controlling the drafting and coordination of pitches and tenders
There are two positions available - one permanent contract and one 14 month fixed term contract. Both are full time roles, based in our London office with hybrid working
More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers site Careers | Ashurst Perkins Coie
About you:
The successful candidate will have:
- Previous experience in professional services / industry business development environment.
- Demonstrated experience of managing projects and/or initiatives.
- Commercial awareness and an innovative mind-set for developing and evolving ways of working.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build trusting relationships with the partnership and business services.
- Excellent verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively interact with peers and influence internal clients including senior stakeholders.