Business Development Manager (Asset Management)

About Ropes & Gray

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years - rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms.

The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.

The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

Overview

About Business Development at Ropes & Gray :

The Business Development department's commercial objective is to grow firm revenue and take market share, in collaboration with partners, other attorneys and business colleagues, by leveraging and generating the firm's offering :

• to grow existing client relationships via industry and practice group business development efforts and client teams, and
• to develop identified new client pursuits.

Business development is part of a broader business support organization in a collaborative work environment. The business development team is a specialist business support function with a range of offerings focused solely on business development in the firm's practice groups, industry groups and client teams including new business pursuit; key account management; business development skills & coaching; pitches and proposals (including RFPs); and client feedback.

The Business Development Manager (BDM) will serve as a trusted advisor to Private Funds Specialty Group Leaders (SGLs) and the Alternative Retail task force and partners to provide strategic, commercial, and practical support on the implementation of strategic and commercial business and client development priorities. The BDM is responsible for developing and executing integrated marketing and business development plans that grow Ropes & Gray's share of wallet, increase the firm's brand visibility, attract new clients, and drive client satisfaction and loyalty.

Responsibilities

Project managing and executing large pitches, proposals, and RFPs, including leading a team to develop a winning strategy, identifying ways to differentiate from the competition, and helping to write aspects of the pitch.

Identify opportunities to create and implement integrated branding and profile-raising campaigns.

Manage and develop junior members of the business development team, fostering a culture of teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, professionalism, and integrity.

Qualifications

This position requires a professional, highly motivated individual capable of functioning in an international, fast-paced legal environment :

Education and Experience Required :

Compensation and Total Rewards Package

Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture. The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below and represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.

San Francisco & Palo Alto : $156,100 - $249,750

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