Senior M&BD Advisor - C&F, Pensions & Corporate

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We have a well-established global Marketing & 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 a number of key areas: including practice M&BD, clients and markets covering industry M&BD, pitches and pursuits, which manage strategic global and regional pitches; corporate communications, which comprises public relations, brand, design, events, and digital; and campaigns and projects. There are also regional M&BD teams in the Americas, Continental Europe, Asia and South Africa with who this role will interact.

Working Hours: 35 hours per week, 9:30am to 5:30pm but additional hours may be required. 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.

Role Overview: This role sits within our global Corporate & Finance (C&F) M&BD team. The Senior M&BD Advisor will work closely with the Head of C&F M&BD EMEA and the UK Pensions and Corporate transactional partners to manage the delivery of projects and goals identified in both the Pensions group business plan and wider Corporate transactional business plans, including M&A. They will play a critical role in supporting client development and profile raising initiatives in the UK and international markets.

• Deliver on the objectives laid out in the Pensions business plan and Corporate transactional business plans, including M&A.
• Maximise opportunities to grow revenues from existing and prospective clients across the practices.
• Raise the firm’s profile and position within key markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• M&BD Strategy and Budget: Working closely with the Pensions Practice Area Lead Partner and the UK Pensions partners to help shape and support the delivery of the Pensions business plan and budget.
• Client Targeting and Development: Supporting the Corporate & Finance Practice Group's global Client Listening Programme and embedding this into the Pensions and Corporate practices.
• Pitching: Creating strategies for, and managing responses to, RFPs, customised pitches, and business development presentations across the Pensions and Corporate transactional practices.
• Marketing Campaigns and Profile Raising: Working closely with Partners, Knowledge team, paralegals and the wider C&F M&BD team on the delivery of marketing programs, campaigns, thought leadership and social media efforts.
• Internal Communication and Knowledge Sharing: Ensuring best practice and maintenance of credentials databases.
• Wider BD Projects: Contributing to wider Corporate & Finance practice group and M&BD projects as required.

Skills & Experience:

• Strong relevant experience, preferably including time in an M&BD role in the legal sector.
• Able to think strategically and commercially.
• Excellent operational and project management skills.
• Experience of, and comfortable in, a partnership or equivalent professional services environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with an excellent eye for detail.

Equal Opportunities Employment & Agile Working Statement: It is the policy of Hogan Lovells Cadwalader to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our business by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way.