Business Development Specialist
Business Development Specialist
Vancouver, Calgary or Toronto
Reference # - AC 18034
Our nationally renowned legal client is seeking a Business Development Specialist to join their team. This position can be based out of their Vancouver, Calgary, or Toronto office. Our client's employees benefit from a hybrid work environment. Come join a culture that is collective, inclusive, diverse, entrepreneurial and advances with the pace of business.
Your Responsibilities:
• Collaborating with their Clients & Markets Leads, including Directors, Managers, other Specialists, and Coordinators as they work with practice, industry, markets and strategic issues groups to increase their market profile, deepen client relationships, expand the work they do with their existing clients and attract new clients.
• Providing strategic support and recommendations for the development of marketing, business development, and client plans for various practice, industry, markets and strategic issues groups.
• Assisting with the execution of go-to-market strategies and targeting initiatives.
• Leading and/or providing support for the execution of business development initiatives, including sponsorships, speaking engagements, directory and client award submissions, creating and maintaining marketing materials, and other duties as required.
• Working with Research, Client Service & Innovation (CSI) and Finance to compile and analyze competitive and business intelligence reports to assist with business development opportunities for practice/industry/client groups.
• Supporting lawyer and Clients & Markets team with client requests for firm information, such as credentials packages, info sheets and deal lists.
• Identifying and submitting significant matters to the Deals & Cases team on an ongoing basis for use in proposals, rankings, website, awards submissions and marketing materials.
• Tracking business development and marketing activity/information in a variety of databases, including Salesforce.
• Supporting our Net Promoter Score (NPS) process to collect and track important feedback from our clients.
• Supporting the Marketing Solutions team, including routing requests to the appropriate functional teams, assisting with lawyer profile updates, and/or other services as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.
Your Requirements:
• Undergraduate degree in marketing, communications or related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years relevant experience, preferably in a professional services firm.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite; ability to quickly learn and leverage new technology solutions. Experience working with Salesforce and SharePoint an asset.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and set priorities with challenging deadlines.
• Ability to complete designated tasks in a systematic and logical way, with great attention to detail.
• Professional maturity including strong interpersonal skills, tact and discretion.
• Ability to work in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable
To express interest in this opportunity, please click on the "Apply Now" button below.
For more information, please contact Adam Creaghan, Partner at acreaghan@kbrs.ca or 647-336-1416 or Muna Dhere, Recruitment Specialist at mdhere@kbrs.ca or 647-480-1718 If you require accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please let Muna Dhere know.
Meridia Recruitment Solutions connects leading organizations with top talent by building strong relationships and creating ideal matches with candidates because we are only successful when you are. We appreciate your interest in this opportunity.
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