Manager: Business Development; Finance

Manager:
Business Development (Finance) Mayer Brown International LLPGreater London, Greater London, United Kingdom

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Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world's major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognized by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do.

We are a collegial and collaborative firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realise their greatest potential all while supporting the Firm's client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm.

If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Business Development department in our London office as a Manager:
Business Development. This role is focused on support for the Finance practice and related initiatives in our London and European offices.

Working hours for this role are 9:00am - 5:00pm with flexibility in accordance with the needs of the business.

Our current working from home policy allows for two days working from home, subject to business need. This policy is subject to change and does not form part of contractual terms.

• Develop and support the implementation of BD&M business plans and budgets for assigned department(s), practice(s), client team(s), industry group(s), product group(s) and/or regional initiative(s) focused on priorities outlined by firm leaders and assigned team leaders. Working primarily to support lawyers in the firm's Finance practice.
• Work with assigned partner leaders and collaborate with BD&M department leadership to advance objectives outlined in strategic business plans. This includes development of key strategic initiatives, marketing campaigns, and tactical implementation to achieve goals.
• Responsible for supporting defined product/ practice/ industry group teams as required, including related client team support.
• Lead, manage and contribute to responses to RFPs, pitches, presentations, and other opportunities for assigned teams and initiatives; liaise with global BD&M team to ensure content and brand consistency; and liaise with other departments.
• Develop thought leadership and marketing campaigns to raise the profile of the industry group across platforms, including social media, and in partnership with the firm's PR team
• Manage initiatives related to seminars, sponsor ships, webinars (internal/external) and other events pursued by assigned teams and initiatives.
• Prepare reports on clients markets, trends and developments for assigned teams and initiatives.
• Manage regular communications and interaction with assigned teams and regarding initiatives, including responsibility for regular meetings, reports, analysis, progress monitoring, etc. Facilitate introductions with relevant groups and lawyers, and during relevant team meetings.
• Collection and integration of experience for and into department, practice, industry group, and office materials, brochures and website sections.
• Periodically review and consult with lawyers in assigned teams and…