Marketing & Business Development Manager (Pensions and M&A) – Corporate & Finance in City of London

We are happy to consider agile and flexible working patterns. Our approach to hybrid working allows for up to 40% of time working from home and 60% working in the office.

Hogan Lovells is one of the leading global law firms. Our distinctive market position is founded on our exceptional breadth of our practice, on deep industry knowledge, and on our 'one team' global approach. Formed through the combination of two top international law firms, Hogan Lovells has over 40 offices in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. With a presence in the world's major financial and commercial markets, we are well placed to provide excellent business-oriented advice to our clients locally and internationally. Our people are the key to our success, which is why we seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals in all regions of our global practice.

We have a well-established global Marketing and Business Development (M&BD) team, which supports the firm on a wide range of business development, marketing and client relationship management activities. The team is divided into several key areas: including practice M&BD, clients and sectors, pitches and pursuits, corporate communications, and campaigns and projects.

The Marketing and Business Development Manager will work closely with the Head of C&F M&BD, the global M&A & Pensions partners, and the Global M&A M&BD lead in London to manage the delivery of projects and goals identified in both the Pensions and M&A group business plans. They will play a critical role in supporting client development and profile raising initiatives in the UK and international markets to ensure we:

• Deliver on the objectives laid out in the Pensions and M&A business plans.
• Maximise our opportunities to grow our revenues from existing and prospective clients across the practices.
• Raise the firm’s profile and position within our key markets and leverage and coordinate our people, knowledge and resources in an effective and efficient manner.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities

• M&BD Strategy and Budget: Working closely with the Practice Area leaders, other senior partners and the Head of M&BD – Corporate & Finance - UK to support both the London and global M&BD plans and budgets.
• Client Targeting and Development: Supporting the Corporate & Finance Practice Group's global Client Listening Programme and embedding this into the Pensions and M&A practices.
• Pitching: Creating strategies for, and managing responses to, RFPs, customised pitches, and business development presentations across the M&A and Pensions practices.
• Marketing Campaigns and Profile Raising: Working closely with the wider C&F M&BD team on the delivery of global marketing programs, campaigns, thought leadership and social media efforts.
• Internal Communication and Knowledge Sharing: Working with the practice leaders to ensure that there is an efficient framework for internal reporting and communication of M&BD activities and successes.
• Wider BD Projects: Contributing to wider Corporate & Finance Practice Group and M&BD projects as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training: Strong relevant experience, preferably including time in an M&BD role in the legal sector, with previous exposure to pensions and/or corporate transactional work. Able to think strategically and commercially. Excellent operational and project management skills.

General Attributes: Excellent interpersonal and client-facing skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills with an excellent eye for detail. A team player, but able to act autonomously with minimal guidance. Strong influencing and persuasion skills both in writing and orally. Commercial and strategic in outlook. Strong project management skills. Pragmatic, robust, diplomatic and resourceful, with the ability to adapt quickly to different situations and personalities. Highly motivated and enthusiastic self-starter with a can-do attitude.