Business Development Manager – Insurance Recovery – (Hybrid Schedule)

US Job Description

Firm Information

Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with more than 1,700 lawyers in 30 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses, from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. Its lawyers provide litigation and other dispute resolution services in multi-jurisdictional and other high-stakes matters; deliver regulatory counsel; and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising, entertainment and media, shipping and transport, energy and natural resources, real estate, manufacturing, technology, and education. For more information, visit reedsmith.com.

Position Summary

The Business Development (BD) Manager will drive and implement the business development tactics for the firm’s Insurance Recovery Group (IRG) across the Reed Smith U.S., UK and European offices, with the assistance of colleagues across the Reed Smith U.S. offices and those based outside the U.S. Working within the larger Marketing Department, this role will liaise across other practice groups, industry groups and task forces with a primary focus on enhancing the firm’s profile, strengthening relationships with key clients, and creating opportunities for collaboration across groups. While this is a US-based role, the successful candidate will work with peers throughout the globe, liaising with both BD colleagues and partners worldwide.

This highly detailed and organized professional will provide strategic and tactical support to drive revenue through a full spectrum of marketing and BD efforts. The successful candidate will consult key partners on their vision for initiatives, thought-leadership activity, campaigns and campaign components. This individual will carry through with project planning and ROI measurement, staying close to market trends and maintaining an awareness of competitors. This role includes supervision of one BD Coordinator.

Essential Functions

Interact with group leaders and other key attorneys on firmwide BD activities; develop strong working relationships and maintain a high level of day-to-day interaction with lawyers.
Drive strategy for brand positioning efforts, including the management of strategic conference sponsorships, client presentations, seminars and webinars.
Prepare tailored, compelling pitches and responses for new business opportunities and requests for information and proposals. Develop practice-related pitch materials, such as profiles, experience lists, and case studies. Ensure follow up is sought from client post pitch; track and act on actions which arise; assess how feedback can be used to enhance win rate.
Using internal and external databases, conduct market research and client analysis to identify industry trends, new business opportunities, and synergies with other practice and/or industry areas.
Liaise with Client Intelligence to prepare research to support cross-selling efforts for existing and prospective clients as well as relationship reports, relationship maps, and targeting plans.
Maintain contributions and input related to attorney experience and client information into business development systems including CRM and Foundation.
Draft and edit marketing collateral, including practice area descriptions and attorney biographies; facilitate posting updates to firm website and intranet as needed.
Manage submissions for major awards and legal directories to further the awareness and positioning of the group; maintain repositories of group accolades and awards.
Ensure all marketing communications channels are exploited to convey consistent messages about the group and its experience, including the use of social media in consultation with the digital team. Work with our communications and media staff to identify and pursue PR opportunities in key legal trade and industry publications and industry surveys.
All other duties as assigned.

Job functions included are not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. Reed Smith reserves the right to revise or modify job functions at any time.

Requirements

Education: College degree in Marketing, Business, Communications or related field required.

Experience: Minimum of seven years of business development experience and demonstrated project leadership. Law firm or professional services experience preferred. Ability to interact and influence members of a large organization. Strong organizational and time management skills to handle competing deadlines and priorities. Self-motivated and capable of working independently.

Skills:

Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Technologically savvy and able to quickly learn new database systems.
Extremely detail oriented, proactive and self-directed with ability to independently manage and appropriately prioritize multiple projects and competing priorities under tight deadlines, sometimes with minimal oversight.
Able to demonstrate sound professional judgment and a high degree of poise and professionalism when interacting with internal and external contacts.
Comfortable establishing effective firmwide working relationships with individuals at all levels.
Possess, and be willing to continue to develop, strong organizational, project management and problem-solving skills.
Able to work independently as well as part of a team and be flexible in approach.

Other

Pay Range (CA only): $152,000 – $199,750. This represents the presently-anticipated low and high end of Reed Smith’s pay range for this position. Actual pay may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location and experience.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This role will supervise a BD Coordinator and liaise with other junior team members as necessary.

Equipment To Be Used: Personal computer and other office equipment such as telephone, calculator, copier, scanner, etc.

Typical Physical Demands: Manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office equipment.

Typical Mental Demands: Able to work effectively in a fast paced environment. Make judgment decisions and adapt to changing work situations. Grasp and apply new ideas. Communicate with various personalities at all levels. Must be able to make judgment decisions and adapt to changing work situations. Must be able to grasp and apply new ideas. Must be able to cooperate and work well with the others in the pursuit of team goals, shares information and supports others in helping to develop business

Working Conditions: You will be required to work in the office at minimum 3 days per week. The details of your weekly schedule will be discussed further with your direct supervisor. Occasionally called upon to work hours in excess of your normal daily schedule.

Reed Smith offers a challenging work environment, business casual dress code and a total compensation package that includes a competitive salary, flexible benefits program, tuition assistance, and generous 401 (k) plan.

Reed Smith is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reed Smith’s success depends heavily on the effective utilization of qualified people, regardless of their race, ancestry, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, veteran’s status, or any characteristic protected by law. As a firm, we adhere to and promote equal employment opportunity for all.

Reed Smith provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, including in the application and interview process.

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