CareerPlan

Senior Business Development Manager (European Business Services structure)

Mitte, Berlin, Stadt, DEFull-time2026-11-07

Core

Senior Manager supporting the Europe Competition & Antitrust Practice to strengthen market position, identify client opportunities, and drive cross-border growth.

Role type

Senior IC business development manager (legal services)

Builds

Practice growth, market positioning, and cross-border client acquisition for the Competition & Antitrust Practice

Domain

Legal services, Competition & Antitrust

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

business development, practice management, client development, strategic planning, market intelligence, proposal management, CRM usage, event planning

Preferred skills

fluency in additional European languages, experience with legal directories (Chambers, Global Competition Review), AI tools

Technologies

CRM systems, Microsoft Office, AI tools

Responsibilities

Act as a principal business development adviser to Practice Group Leaders; manage practice initiatives and monitor progress; lead the annual budget proposal process; implement market-positioning guidelines and develop proposal materials; identify and progress cross-border opportunities; use market intelligence to inform practice priorities; lead regional legal directory submissions; represent the Europe practice on global calls; plan and deliver strategic events.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC