BDM AI Enablement Senior Manager

The Role

We are looking for a BDM AI Enablement Senior Manager to lead the strategic development, governance and adoption of artificial intelligence across our Business Development and Marketing (BDM) function. Working closely with stakeholders across BDM, Technology and Data, you will drive the practical application of AI solutions that enhance productivity, streamline processes and deliver measurable business value. This highly visible role combines strategic leadership with hands‑on delivery, ensuring that AI capabilities are embedded into day‑to‑day ways of working while establishing the foundations for sustainable, long‑term adoption. Reporting to the Director of BDM Operational Excellence and Planning, you will play a key role in shaping the future of AI‑enabled business development and marketing within a collaborative and globally connected team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of the AI Enablement strategy for the BDM function, ensuring alignment with firm‑wide technology, data and business priorities.
• Act as the business owner for BDM‑led AI initiatives, setting priorities, driving adoption and ensuring the effective governance and delivery of measurable business value.
• Develop and maintain a clear AI roadmap for BDM, identifying opportunities to improve productivity, streamline processes and embed AI into day‑to‑day operations.
• Partner with Technology, Data and business stakeholders to shape firm‑wide AI capabilities, ensuring BDM requirements are represented and prioritised within key AI platforms and solutions.
• Establish and manage AI governance frameworks, service catalogues, prompt libraries, agent libraries, standards and best practice guidance to support sustainable adoption.
• Drive engagement and uptake of AI tools through effective change management, communications and role‑based training programmes that build confidence and capability across the BDM community.
• Monitor adoption, user feedback and performance metrics, producing meaningful reporting that demonstrates business impact, productivity improvements and return on investment.
• Act as the recognised AI subject‑matter expert within BDM, fostering a network of AI champions and promoting a culture of innovation, continuous learning and responsible AI use.

What we’re looking for

• Significant experience delivering business transformation, technology adoption and operational improvement initiatives within a professional services or complex B2B environment.
• Strong understanding of generative AI technologies and their practical application, with the ability to translate emerging capabilities into meaningful business outcomes.
• Proven experience leading the adoption of enterprise technologies and driving measurable improvements in efficiency, effectiveness and user experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility and collaborate effectively with senior leaders, technical teams and business users.
• Strong communication, facilitation and training capabilities, with experience developing programmes that drive engagement, behavioural change and sustainable adoption.
• Commercially minded, highly organised and delivery‑focused, with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands‑on execution while maintaining a focus on business value and results.
• Experience with Microsoft Copilot, Legora, enterprise AI platforms, prompt engineering, knowledge management or AI‑enabled workflow solutions would be advantageous.

Benefits and Working Conditions

This role can be based in our London offices, with a hybrid working model available.

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you’ll be making to our success. These include:

• Health & Wellbeing – private medical insurance, free in‑house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships, free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments
• Finance – pension and flexible savings options, income protection and life assurance, mortgage advice and will‑writing services
• Family & Lifestyle – electric car and cycle‑to‑work schemes, emergency family care, additional holiday/birthday leave, maternity/paternity/shared parental leave, travel insurance and season ticket loan
• Employee engagement – option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)

Equal Opportunity Employer

We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Selection decisions, and the reasons for those decisions, are recorded at each stage of the selection process. Selection criteria and, where appropriate, technical skills tests are in place to measure an individual’s ability for the safe and effective performance of a job. Those involved in recruitment and selection decisions and processes are also provided with guidance on diversity issues. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.

Pre‑Engagement Screening

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre‑engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. Your offer will be subject to the successful completion of these checks which will be initiated following your consent.