Senior Manager, Business Development (Finance)
Core
Senior member of the Transactional Business Development team providing day-to-day support to Skadden's Finance practice, acting as a trusted advisor to partners to drive strategic business development and marketing initiatives.
Role type
Senior Manager, Business Development (Finance)
Builds
Strategic business development plans, client relationships, and market engagement for the Finance practice (Private Credit, Structured Finance).
Domain
Legal Services / Finance
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Business development strategy, client relationship management, pitch and proposal development, market research and intelligence, team supervision and mentoring, budget management, CRM and database management, performance tracking and reporting.
Preferred skills
Knowledge of legal-research databases (S&P Capital IQ, Refinitiv, Bloomberg, DealPointData, Pitchbook, EDGAR), experience with lateral partner integration.
Technologies
S&P Capital IQ, Refinitiv, Bloomberg, DealPointData, Pitchbook, EDGAR, Foundation, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
Determine business development priorities and strategic plans with practice leadership; lead pitches, RFP responses, and profile-raising initiatives; supervise and mentor BD team members; manage practice budget and track ROI; monitor league table performance and manage deal databases; facilitate integration of lateral partners; produce reports on BD activities.
Seniority
Senior Manager, hands-on leadership with team supervision
