Pitch Manager

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The Department: Business Development & Marketing

Responsible to:

• Senior Pitch Manager (EMEA Pitch Team Lead)

• Business Development Director

• Lawyers & Business Development Managers in EMEA seeking proposal management and pitch presentation support on significant multi-practice/multi-jurisdictional competitive bids

Hours

9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with flexibility in accordance with the needs of the business.

Responsibilities:

The Pitch Manager will be involved in a wide variety of bid activities. The following list is illustrative:

• Managing transactional and panel bid proposals to support lawyers in Mayer Brown offices in EMEA, in order to produce effective and targeted material and responses to client opportunities.

• Providing support to business development and marketing colleagues engaged in the pursuit of opportunities.

• Lead bid planning meetings to establish win themes, and establish a bid management plan.

• Assist with reporting workflow of EMEA bid opportunities among proposal support colleagues.

• Draft, edit and produce proposals, pitch presentations, placemats and other related material associated with the bid process. Work closely with EMEA lawyers and members of the BD&M team to ensure that relevant materials are high-quality, strategic, reflective of best practices in the marketplace and reinforces the Firm’s brand messaging

• Assist with the capturing and maintenance of proposal content repositories that support the development of proposal documents.

Educated to a degree level or equivalent.

An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered in lieu of the degree when the experience has been directly related to the functions of the job

Experience, skills and personal attributes:

• Previous experience in a pitch team.

• An understanding of the legal market and experience working in a partnership environment and internationally.

• Knowledge of a number of market sectors is preferred.

• A team player with an ability to work independently and under pressure, when facing multiple tasks and conflicting priorities.

• Strong project management skills.

• IT literate with a strength in research, analysis and writing.

• Proactive with enthusiasm, confidence and energy.

• Delivery / solution focused with a strong desire to meet the needs and requirements of internal clients under the pressure of tight deadlines.

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) and good people reading skills.

• Attention to detail; tenacious and with a sense of responsibility and ownership.