Business Development Manager (Corporate)
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 145000 - 190000
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Location: New York
Schedule: 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM
FLSA: Exempt
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States Europe Asia and the Middle East. We are currently seeking a Business Development Manager to help drive the strategic growth of the firms Corporate practice with an emphasis on our M&A and Private Equity groups. This position will reside in New York with hybrid work capabilities and report to the Director of Business Development.
The Business Development Manager is expected to have substantial industry knowledge and develop a deep understanding of our clients businesses. The ideal Business Development Manager is a creative thinker has strong written and verbal communications skills a client service-oriented approach attention to detail intellectually curiosity and works well in teams and autonomously. The Business Development Manager must be organized and have strong follow-through proactive be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously adapt to changing priorities and work well in a fast-paced environment.
Key responsibilities of this position include:
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the Corporate practices growth strategy
- Manage pitches RFPs proposals and client presentations with related research and follow-through
- Research analyze and drive the strategy on client growth opportunities in collaboration with firms research team and market intelligence analyst.
- Manage client targeting initiatives
- Write and maintain marketing collateral including web content pitch books attorney biographies and other marketing assets
- Experience with event execution
- Assist with the ongoing collection maintenance and accuracy of our experience database
- Contribute to league table reporting
- Assist with lateral partner integration
- Respond to various industry awards surveys and directories
- Keep apprised of market client and competitor trends and disseminate information on key developments and actionable information as appropriate
- Evaluate and coordinate speaking and other visibility efforts
- Collaborate with other members of the Marketing and Business Development team to facilitate information-sharing and cross-selling among practices
- Facilitate internal communications and knowledge sharing among team members and across the firm
Qualifications (Experience Knowledge Skills & Abilities):
- Bachelors degree required preferably in a marketing-related field. Advanced degree JD or MBA a plus
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in the legal or professional services industry
- Prior experience working with transactional advisors
- Strong financial and research capability
- Excellent written and oral communication skills including strong writing and editing skills
- Strong work ethic and service orientation
- Strong critical thinking and sense of discretion
- Strong project management skills
- Commitment to professional growth and development
- Ability to read comprehend and follow instructions
- Ability to prioritize and manage workload work independently and as a member of teams and complete tasks under time pressure as necessary
- Poise tact and professionalism when interacting with internal and external contacts
- Strong computer skills including advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint are essential
- Experience with Salesforce or other CRM systems
The anticipated base salary range for this position in New York is $145000 to $190000. The actual salary offered will be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education qualifications years of relevant experience certifications or other professional licenses held job-related knowledge and skills business needs and the location from which the work will be performed. Additionally salary or hourly wages may be only part of the total compensation package which may also include a full range of health and other insurance benefits financial and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility) a discretionary bonus and various paid time off benefits. Additional information about benefits and rewards can be found here.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Business Development
- Sales Experience
- B2B Sales
- Marketing
- Cold Calling
- Account Management
- Territory Management
- Salesforce
- Affiliate Marketing
- CRM Software
- negotiation
- Lead Generation
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