Responsibilities

• Establish and oversee the development and implementation of business development and marketing plans, ensuring alignment with firmwide strategy.
• Track progress against plans and refine approach accordingly to achieve over-arching goals, focusing on ROI on a periodic basis.
• Oversee in-depth research initiatives on global/regional product and market trends, clients, prospects, and competitors to inform strategic marketing decisions.
• Oversee and manage the quality of output, ensuring partner expectations are being met.
• Work closely with key stakeholders to plan, execute and implement lateral hiring strategy for the product group.
• Act as the primary contact for information about the product offering and related global and regional BD and marketing activities and campaigns.
• Assist the relevant product group to define and implement its BD plan.
• Advise relevant stakeholders on the creation and development of BD product offerings and initiatives.
• Facilitate the flow of information to drive collaboration and cross-selling of client relationships and products in region and globally.
• Position and promote BD offerings and initiatives within the product group and the firm more widely.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in business development, preferably within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Proven track-record of developing and executing successful business development and marketing strategies and initiatives.
• Excellent relationship-building skills, in particular ability to develop advisory relationships with partners.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong technical proficiency and familiarity with tools like CRM.
• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, law, or related field. An MBA or similar advanced degree is preferred.

Benefits

• Clifford Chance US LLP offers a comprehensive benefits and compensation package.