• Working with the partners and the BD Service Line Lead, own the BD strategy around priority Banking & Finance conferences, sponsorships, seminars and webinars, including target audience planning, messaging, partner briefing, follow-up and ROI assessment, working closely with the central events, brand and marketing communications team.
• Work with the central events team to ensure agreed corporate hospitality events, seminars and webinars are highly targeted and delivered professionally, on budget and in tune with internal best practices.
• Proactively identify relevant industry conferences and sponsorship opportunities in key markets.

Legal directory submissions

• Take ownership for delivering high quality submissions for the Banking and Finance teams in Jersey and Guernsey for the core legal directories, making use of best practice guidance, coordinating referee lists and closely monitoring results and rankings.

Pitches, proposals and presentations

• Working with partners, proactively lead and coordinate high-quality Banking & Finance pitches, proposals, credentials, capability statements and client presentations, ensuring materials are commercially relevant, tailored to the opportunity, compelling and consistent with the firm’s brand and positioning and value proposition.

Bank panel management

• Act as the main point of contact for bank panel initiatives, coordinating questionnaire responses with internal business services teams and leading global RfP responses for bank panels.

Develop own network of peers

• Build and maintain relationships with external networks including key industry associations, intermediaries and networks relevant to banking and finance to strengthen market intelligence, enhance the profile of the Banking and Finance service line and support relationship development.

Memberships

• Optimise usage of a number of key memberships that are in place for the Banking & Finance service line – measure and report on the value of these memberships.

Background & Experience

• Relevant qualifications and 5 - 7 years + experience in BD within a legal or professional services environment with evidence of operating credibly with senior stakeholders and delivering commercially meaningful business development outcomes.
• Strong commercial understanding of the legal / professional services market and the Banking and Finance market, including relevant clients, intermediaries, products, competitive dynamics and market trends, with the ability to translate that understanding into focused BD opportunities and partner advice.
• Evidence of developing and implementing commercially focused effective BD plans, campaigns and client targeting programmes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence and judgement to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders across different seniority levels and jurisdictions.
• Confidence in meeting and networking with clients, intermediaries and senior professionals in relevant banking and finance markets.
• A strong team player with a collaborative, intelligent, proactive, hands on and pragmatic approach – willingness to actively contribute to both strategy and delivery and share best practices.
• Strong capability in CRM systems, reporting and BD technology is required, with confidence in using data, digital tools and new technology to improve efficiency, targeting and BD effectiveness.
• High proficiency in all aspects of Microsoft Office is required with openness to BD tech tools and continuous improvement, including approved AI-enabled ways of working where appropriate, and contribute to the adoption of more effective and scalable BD processes.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing team and wider Legal and Financial Services firm, where you will make an immediate impact in this diverse role. Candidates can be based in London or Jersey, with occasional travel required, and a flexible hybrid working arrangement.

Apply now if you fit the criteria for this exciting long-term career move!

Please note that due to the high volume of applicants responding to our adverts we are regrettably not able to feedback on all applications; only successful candidates will be contacted.