Business Development Manager - Financial Services (14 Month FTC)

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Business Development Manager - Financial Services (14 Month FTC)

Join to apply for the Business Development Manager - Financial Services (14 Month FTC) role at Ashurst

The Opportunity:

Ashurst's Clients, Markets & Growth 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.

Description

The Opportunity:

Ashurst's Clients, Markets & Growth 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 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.
• Coach and support partner teams to drive strategic market facing initiatives to meet the business plan goals, evaluating progress on implementation.
• 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.
• Strategic decision making and planning (go / no go) as well as contributing and controlling the drafting and coordination of pitches and tenders
• Advising on marketing and business development plans for practice areas and lawyers to achieve growth and market recognition
  
  

• 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.
• Ability to influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organisation.
  
  

• competitive remuneration with the flexibility to reward high performance;
• flexible working;
• corporate health plans;
• a global professional development offering for all employees; and
• an industry-leading programme that celebrates diversity and inclusion.
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Legal Services

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