Associate Director, Business Development, Industry Group – Infrastructure

Location: New York

## Associate Director, Business Development, Industry Group – Infrastructure Apply:
Onsite:
Full time:
Posted Today:
JR102329

Our Business Development & Marketing team plays a critical role in enhancing the Firm’s reputation, expanding its client base and driving revenue growth. This team develops and implements strategic marketing plans to promote the Firm’s legal services, leveraging digital and traditional marketing channels to reach target audiences. They conduct market research to identify industry trends and client needs, positioning the Firm competitively within the legal marketplace.

The team also manages client relationships, orchestrates business development initiatives, and seeks opportunities for partnerships and networking. Through compelling content creation, event planning and public relations efforts, they ensure that the Firm maintains a strong market presence and continues to attract and retain clients.
** Position Summary
** The Associate Director, Business Development, Industry Group – Infrastructure is a strategic leader and trusted advisor responsible for driving the Firm's industry-led growth agenda in infrastructure.

The role is suited to a commercially minded professional who brings strong external market insight into the infrastructure sector, understands how clients in this industry operate and buy legal services, and can translate that into clear, profitable growth strategies.

Working closely with the Global Infrastructure Industry Group Leaders, this person will shape and execute the group’s strategy, thought leadership, business development and marketing activities, including mapping market trends and the competitive landscape and determining how to differentiate the Firm’s infrastructure offering.

The role requires strong judgment in spotting and prioritizing opportunities and the ability to influence across a global matrix of partners, practices and regions.
** Key Responsibilities
**** Strategy and market insight
*** Lead and drive the Infrastructure Industry Group business development strategy with the Global Infrastructure Industry Group leadership, bringing a clear external view of market trends, competitors and client demand.
* Identify and prioritize infrastructure trends, issues and sub-sectors where the Firm is best placed to win, and design focused industry plans including client targeting, strategic investments and clear measures of success.
* Provide strategic, commercially grounded advice to partners on infrastructure industry developments, client needs and growth opportunities, and convert these into targeted initiatives that drive profitable revenue.
** Client cultivation
*** Align Infrastructure Industry Group initiatives with Global Strategic Client strategies and Practice Group priorities to create a coherent, sector-led approach to key clients and prospects.
* Lead the development and execution of client plans for infrastructure clients the industry group prioritize, working with Client Relationship Managers where relevant on Strategic Clients, and focusing on understanding client organisations, decision-makers and pipelines to position the Firm to win work.
* Oversee day-to-day business development activity for the group, applying a commercial lens to prioritise proposals, campaigns and events with the greatest revenue and relationship impact.
** Market positioning and brand building
*** Shape and own the Firm’s external positioning and narrative for the Infrastructure Industry Group to reflect our strongest capabilities and clearly differentiate us in the market.
* Working with partners and Marketing & Communications, develop and implement an infrastructure thought leadership strategy that addresses client-critical issues and supports targeting and…