Business Development & Marketing Associate Director – Disputes

Overview

As part of Clifford Chance’s global BD function, you drive the growth strategy for the Disputes product offering by leading a product-aligned BD team and coordinating with global stakeholders. You’ll shape and execute BD and marketing plans, oversee market research, and ensure ROI while enabling cross-border collaboration. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, client development, and brand activity, delivering tangible revenue outcomes. You will work with partners and lawyers to elevate the product’s profile and win opportunities, within a collaborative, inclusive culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• formal development and mentoring
• varied training opportunities
• inclusive culture and equal opportunities
• global team collaboration
• career development support

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement BD and marketing plans aligned with firm strategy; monitor ROI
• Lead global BD team and coordinate with product stakeholders to execute strategy
• Oversee market and competitive research to inform marketing decisions
• Manage output quality and partner expectations for the product group
• Plan and implement lateral hiring for the product group
• Act as primary information source on BD activities and campaigns for the product
• Support BD plan definition and cross-selling across regions and products
• Facilitate cross-border RFPs and go/no-go decisions with the Global Proposals Team
• Oversee client events, thought leadership, and marketing campaigns to raise the product’s profile
• Maintain up-to-date marketing materials and facilitate collaboration across BD and regions
• Line manage and develop a global BD team; contribute to BD Operating Model implementation
• Align BD activities with technology roadmaps and transition plans

Key requirements

• Extensive BD experience, ideally in a law firm or professional services
• Proven track record in developing and executing BD and marketing strategies
• Excellent relationship-building and advisory skills with partners
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation abilities
• Solid technical proficiency with CRM and related tools
• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, law, or related field; MBA or equivalent preferred
• Experience in cross-border, multi-region BD and managing global teams

• Relationship-building
• Strategic thinking
• Excellent communication
• CRM proficiency
• Market research and competitive intelligence
• Marketing communications and campaigns

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