CareerPlan

Director of Business Development

San Francisco, USFull-time$280k–$340k2026-10-26 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead regional business development efforts, build strategic client relationships, and drive firm growth through market intelligence and coordinated marketing alignment.

Role type

Senior leadership business development director

Builds

Strategic client relationships and regional growth pipelines

Domain

Legal services / Professional services

Required skills

Strategic leadership, market growth execution, executive engagement, team leadership, commercial instinct, relationship building, CRM proficiency, market intelligence analysis

Preferred skills

Legal industry experience, professional services experience

Technologies

Microsoft Office, iManage, Salesforce

Responsibilities

Set regional business development agenda and oversee pipeline health, engage directly with key clients and firm leadership, align regional BD with marketing efforts, lead and develop a high-performing BD team, manage staffing and employee lifecycle events, provide market feedback to inform firm strategy

Seniority

Director, hands-on leadership with team management