New Business Manager – North

Location: North
Salary: Up to £60,000
Contract type: Permanent
Date posted: 31/08/2023

A full-service national law firm is seeking an ambitious New Business Manager to join the firm to identify and pursue opportunities in the Northern region. The role-holder will take lead on sector and services new business development, optimise the CRM system, and foster collaborative partnerships. The ideal candidate will have a client-facing approach, attend events, and network to drive business growth.

The Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with key partners and the Business Development team to identify and develop relationships with prospective clients.
• Working closely with partners to convert these prospects into clients, ensuring successful relationship management to maximise fee potential through cross-selling and identifying other revenue streams.
• Identifying and working with referrals to establish a pipeline of opportunities to maximise opportunities
• Developing new networks firm wide and across targeted practice areas.
• Maintaining a live pipeline of leads from marketing and BD events / initiatives.
• Proposing improvements to firmwide systems to ensure accurate recording of new clients and referrals.
• Support the development of a deal origination taskforce utilising tech platforms
• Providing coaching and training to partners to identify new business opportunities.
• Incorporating a new client focus into BD activities and collaborating with the BD team to effectively reinforce this approach.

The Candidate:

• Previous sales experience working within a legal / professional services firm.
• Strong background in managing relationships across industries and developing new business opportunities.
• Experience liaising with marketing, client care and business development teams.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey matters and information clearly and concisely.

Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered.  We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas.

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