Sr Manager, Market Development – Industry Growth Lead

At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. As a member of the Global Client Growth team, the Market Development Senior Manager will develop and execute marketing and business development programs for the firm’s financial services industry team and asset management and investment funds practice group.

Responsibilities

• Go-To-Market Strategy
  • Work with leadership to identify market opportunities and target audiences and co-develop and implement industry-centric business development strategies consistent with the firm’s strategic initiatives.
  • Collaborate closely with lawyers and members of Client Growth’s content development and events teams to develop and manage, from inception to completion, market-specific content campaigns, marketing collateral, and events with a goal of increasing visibility of industry capabilities and generating client opportunities.
  • Maintain a strong knowledge of the respective markets, including business trends and competitive landscape for legal services.
  • Identify potential press opportunities and collaborate with the public relations team to turn these opportunities into media exposure; identify lawyers to be sources with key media contacts.
  • Collaborate to provide insight and feedback on industry goals for rankings and awards; determine strategic categories and lawyers for focus and inclusion.
• Pipeline Development
  • Develop and drive pipeline development process and lead the key account program within the financial services industry team.
  • Identify revenue expansion opportunities and develop cross-market initiatives by matching firm solutions to client needs within specific markets and/or practices.
  • Develop and maintain personal connections in the business community to help in lead generation.
• Business Development
  • Collaborate with lawyers to execute business development activities and plans using resources across the firm’s network for support.
  • Work closely with lawyers, other Client Growth team members, and firmwide personnel to develop a strategic approach to significant opportunities and assist the pitches and proposals team with creating proposal content, preparing RFP responses, writing proposals, creating presentations, and maintaining industry qualifications for new business.
  • Support business development efforts by identifying potential leads, collecting and sharing market and industry intelligence, representing the firm at networking events, tracking business development activity, identifying professional and trade associations with which we should affiliate.
  • Coach lawyers as they prepare for significant business development opportunities, follow up on outcomes, and conduct client debriefings.
• Industry Team Management
  • Own the documentation, management, and transfer of the industry’s business development and marketing norms and protocols and ensure that all team members globally are equipped with the institutional knowledge to support the industry.
  • Manage knowledge bank of relevant lawyer experience.
  • Strategize and co-develop annual marketing and business development budget with leadership.
  • Assist in orienting new lawyers by communicating Client Growth’s department structure and capabilities, and helping with initial integration into the firm and business development activities.
  • Assist in the mentoring, training and ongoing development of teammates.
  • Serve as a member of Client Growth team through executing firm wide initiatives as assigned and participating in other projects.

Requirements

• Minimum of seven years of marketing, business development and/or sales experience in a professional services firm or closely related work environment; experience within a large national or international firm preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of the financial services industry. MBA or similar graduate-level degree preferred.
• Outstanding communication skills with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with individuals at all levels, including ability to influence senior professionals and help them succeed in meeting their business development objectives.
• Ability to work independently with a willingness to work hands-on to achieve objectives in an environment with little leverage.
• Outstanding project management skills and the ability to juggle competing, shifting priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Consistent ability to meet deadlines.
• Collaborative, team-oriented approach to work.

Working Conditions

• Manual dexterity required for typing, reaching and lifting of small objects, and operating office equipment.
• Frequent computer use at workstation for extended periods of time.
• Responsibilities occasionally may require an adjusted work schedule in order to meet deadlines.
• Mobility within the office including movement from floor to floor.
• Access information using a computer.
• Effectively manages and communicates confidential issues.

Pay

Salary $112,000 - $216,000 / year. The compensation salary for this position will be determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to prior experience, relevant expertise, current business needs, and market factors.

About The Firm

K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 offices. We have experienced dramatic growth in the past decade and now rank among the largest U.S. based law firms in the world. We take pride in constantly striving for innovation, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit. We come up with big ideas and then roll up our sleeves to get the job done, guiding our clients through their most complex issues in a variety of industry sectors and across multiple regions of the world. The industry recognition the firm has garnered emanates from the foundation of a global community aligned on behalf of our clients.

Benefits

• Medical/Prescription Drug Coverage (including a Health Savings Account feature)
• Back-up Child/Elder Care and access to a caregiving concierge
• Dental Insurance
• Wellness Program
• Vision Insurance
• Pre-tax Commuting Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Plan and Profit Sharing
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Short- and Long-term Disability Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance (including Basic, Supplemental, Spouse, Child, and Accidental Death and Dismemberment)
• Health Advocacy Services
• Paid Time Off (25-30 days per year)
• Identity Protection/Restoration and Fraud Insurance
• Parental Leave (18 weeks of which 6 are paid; short-term disability may provide additional paid time off)
• Student loan refinancing options and access to a student loan concierge service
• Paid Holidays (12)
• Addiction Resources
• Family Building Benefits
• Breast Milk Delivery and Lactation Support Services
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional Development and CLE Credit Opportunities
• 529 Deductions
• Relocation Accident Insurance
• Employee Referral Program
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Hybrid/Remote Work Opportunities
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Perks including: Technology, Entertainment, and Travel Discount Programs
• Bereavement Leave
• All other benefits (such as leaves of absence) required by law