Senior Business Development Executive - Corporate (Capital Markets & Reorganizations)

Overview

Senior Business Development Executive - Corporate (Capital Markets & Reorganizations) at Baker McKenzie.

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Role purpose

The Senior Business Development Executive - Corporate (Capital Markets & Reorganizations) will deliver the in-market BDMC plans and operations of the Corporate Group in London and, through consistently high standards and effective client engagement, develop a strategic BDMC business-partnering capability that enables Corporate to win, retain, and grow business. The Corporate group comprises five teams: Projects, M&A, Capital Markets, Private Equity, and Reorganisations. The role will focus on Capital Markets and Reorganizations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the execution of BDMC plans for Corporate, delivering high-quality BDMC support and coordinating with BDMC Specialist and Centre-based functions (central marketing, directories, proposals, events, key client management, data analytics, and design teams).
• Implement BDMC priorities for the Corporate group, including client targeting, thought leadership, RFP responses, and involvement in a range of special projects across the practice group.
• Collaborate with Partners and fee-earners to ensure BDMC requirements are strategically developed, implemented, and communicated; work with Specialist functions to challenge requests where commercially prudent (e.g., pitch go/no go decisions).
• Maintain and develop the Firm's external profile within the desired sectors through sponsorships, trade body memberships, and in-house campaign initiatives.
• Support Partners and fee-earners to identify and implement external profile-raising opportunities, including thought-leadership programs, article writing, and speaking opportunities; promote work on products/propositions.
• Ensure content and materials (e.g., capability statements, deal lists, CVs) suitable for BDMC purposes are kept up-to-date and shared; develop new materials for prioritized/service lines and opportunities as required.

Skills and experience

• Experience in a marketing and/or business development role, preferably in a professional services environment
• Experience working with stakeholders and developing relationships
• Strong judgment and a track record of independent strategic recommendations and ideas
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Able to coordinate competing priorities effectively
• Understanding of marketing and communications
• Self-motivated and independent; able to work with minimal supervision
• Comfortable working across multiple cultures and time zones in a matrix organization
• Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative approach
• High attention to detail

About us

At Baker McKenzie we are different in the way we think, work and behave. With our team of 13,000 people, including over 6,500 locally admitted lawyers, in over 70 offices worldwide, we have a collaboratively diverse community of 60 nationalities and are committed to world-class career development to everyone in every job at every level. Baker McKenzie offers an uncompromising commitment to excellence paired with a globally collaborative working environment.

Additional Information

Please click on the Apply icon to start the online application process for this role. We will be in touch after reviewing your application. If you are unable to apply online, contact the Recruitment Team on 020 7919 1000 or Recruitment.London@bakermckenzie.com.

For information about the position or adjustments during the process, please contact Hannah Ritchie, Recruitment Manager, at Hannah.Ritchie@bakermckenzie.com. Please review our Applicant Privacy Notice here.

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Baker McKenzie is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion for all. We encourage the best people — regardless of race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation or age — to fulfill their professional aspirations with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates.

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