Business Development Manager

A leading professional services firm is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive revenue growth and strengthen client relationships across the region. Working closely with firm leadership, partners and practice groups, the role will develop and execute targeted business development strategies, using market, client and competitor intelligence to identify new opportunities and strengthen the firm’s competitive positioning.

The Business Development Manager will lead strategic client development initiatives, including lead generation, cross-selling, pitches, RFPs, proposals and complex business pursuits from qualification through to submission. The incumbent will also develop tailored growth plans for senior stakeholders, manage business development projects and events, track performance against KPIs and ROI, and provide strategic coaching to fee earners and junior team members.

This is a high-impact opportunity for a commercially minded business development professional who can translate market insight into actionable growth strategies and build trusted relationships within a sophisticated professional services environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, communications, or law.
• 5-7+ years of experience in business development or consulting roles, ideally within professional services or the legal sector.
• Minimum of 2 years in a managerial or team lead capacity, with responsibility for people or project leadership.
• Demonstrated experience with CRM platforms (e.g., InterAction), including list segmentation, pipeline tracking, and activity reporting.
• Working knowledge of SharePoint and Microsoft Teams for collaboration and document management.
• Ability to build and interpret dashboards and reports using tools such as Power BI.
• Familiarity with AI enabled productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot or similar) to enhance research, analysis, and content development.