Senior Business Development Manager
New York City, NY - USA
Job Summary
Drive growth and lead strategic business development and marketing initiatives across the firms global Corporate practice.
Covington & Burling a prominent global Am Law 35 firm is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to lead strategic initiatives for its M&A and Securities & Capital Markets practices within their Corporate group. This highly visible role is central to driving practice growth working in close partnership with practice leaders and a high-performing business development and marketing team to strengthen and advance the firms competitive position.
The Senior Manager will lead high-impact business development marketing and communications efforts requiring exceptional stakeholder management cross-functional collaboration and a sophisticated understanding of how corporate practices compete and succeed in the market.
The role in action:
- Partner with senior attorneys and practice leaders to plan and execute business development initiatives identify priority clients and drive measurable growth.
- Expand key client relationships through cross-collaboration lateral integration and coordinated sponsorship speaking thought leadership and CLE initiatives.
- Deliver high-quality client pitches and RFP materials and prepare attorneys for client meetings using market insights.
- Execute practice marketing initiatives including events submissions client communications and website and collateral content.
- Supervise and mentor junior team members providing training on proposals events content CRM use and targeted business development education for attorneys.
We are seeking candidates who:
- Bring 7 years of experience in business development marketing or other professional services settings; prior law firm and M&A practice experience is strongly preferred.
- Hold a bachelors degree in marketing communications or related field.
- Demonstrate strong communication and leadership skills manage competing priorities with accountability and deliver high quality work in a deadline-driven environment.
How to Apply: If you are interested in this opportunity please send your resume to Hadleigh Katz:
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