Business Development Manager

Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm with locations across the world in 15 countries, has an exciting employment opportunity for you. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package, along with the opportunity to work within an innovative and collaborative environment.

Join our Marketing Team as a Business Development Manager in our Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, or Atlanta office.

We are seeking a professional who thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. The ideal candidate possesses strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in every task. With a dedicated work ethic and a can-do attitude, you will take initiative and approach challenges with confidence and resilience. Excellent communication skills are essential for collaborating effectively across teams and delivering exceptional client service. If you are someone who demonstrates initiatives, adaptability, and innovation, we invite you to join our team.

This role will be based in our Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, or Atlanta office, on a hybrid basis and will work directly with the firmwide Marketing Team.

This role reports to the Director of Marketing and Business Development.

Position Summary

The Business Development Manager is responsible for managing and drafting key client pitches and responses to requests for proposals, developing and organizing related collateral materials, and improving best practices in this area across the firm, while working collaboratively with, and as an integral part of, the global marketing and business development team.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Work with industry and practice group marketers to project manage RFPs and high-value proposals in a specific set of industries, developing a deep understanding of these industries and opportunities and impacts in the legal industry

• Oversee the development and maintenance of designated industry(ies) RFP response library and tools, with the goal of providing strategic and customized responses on behalf of the firm, efficiently. This includes continuously updating response materials, maps, templates, and the commonly asked question response library

• Communicate with firm leadership and attorneys to ensure RFPs are responded to strategically and effectively. This includes working with the Director of Marketing and Business Development to navigate challenges and obstacles related to proposed teams, response approach, lead attorney, etc

• Regularly review RFP win/loss statistics and develop creative adjustments in the interest of increasing win rates

• Collaborate with select members of the Marketing team as appropriate to customize responses and drive higher success rates

• Serve as primary point of contact for the RFP team with the firm’s Office of General Counsel, Conflicts department, Technology, and Revenue Management groups vis a vis completion of RFP responses

• Assess the competitive environment for proposals, including gathering intelligence on how other professional services firms are developing strategies for proposals

• Effectively communicate and work alongside the RFP Project Manager to manage RFP Team staff, as assigned, supervise work assignments and projects for the team ensuring that work product meets stated and anticipated needs. Facilitate internal communication related to marketing efforts and RFPs

• Serve as a resource and mentor to other team members, be aware and knowledgeable of department protocols and where to find information

• Be knowledgeable of firm systems and conversant in technology used by marketing team and firm

• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvements and to increase efficiency

• Work on other projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills

• Well-developed strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities

• Self-starter and team player, able to accept direction, yet work independently

• Excellent prioritization and time management skills

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills

• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced work environment

• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, anticipate needs and exercise independent, sound judgment

• Strong client-first work ethic

• Ability to remain calm under pressure

• Ability to effectively interface with all levels of personnel within the organization

• Strong attention to detail

Education & Prior Experience

• Bachelor’s degree is required

• Minimum of five years’ experience with significant responsibilities associated with proposal writing and business development support, or a related field

• High level of proficiency using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

• Experience at a law firm or professional services firm is strongly preferred

Technology

• Proficiency with Windows-based software and Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook required

$127,000 to $140,000 per year

Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  Full time employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, 401K, vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program.  Additional voluntary programs include:  voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long term care, voluntary critical illness and cancer insurance and pet insurance.  Commuter and Transit programs may also be available in certain markets.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment.

GT is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis. ​