10 Feb Business Development Early Stage Careers | Up to 7 years’ experience | Professional Services

Posted at 11:51h in Australia, Business development, Contract, Marketing, Part-time, Permanent, Pursuits and proposals, Uncategorized by Charles Handley

Locations: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane | Job ID: 1497117

  • There were 45 vacancies in professional services BD & Marketing in January – 28 (62%) below Manager
  • The market for Coordinator through to Entry-level Managers $90k to $155k is buoyant
  • Various firms from Tier-1 to boutiques hiring
  • Opportunities suited to earlier career stage professionals seeking a step-up or firm brand uplift and salary increase

As a market leading recruitment and career advisory firm specialising in business development and marketing roles within professional services in Australia – we understand the intricacies of your world. 

We have placed hundreds of candidates into career enhancing roles in high-performance BD and marketing teams with some of the world’s leading professional services firms, including global law, Big-4 Consulting, and global engineering firms.

We have four mandates to engage with BD and Marketing Coordinator, Executives, Advisers and entry-level Managers, ready take their career to the next level. These opportunities are within global, national tier-1, national mid-tier, and specialist boutique firms. The nature of the roles vary from hybrid client/BD/marketing, to traditional practice group/s across professional services.

Typical responsibilities:

  • Develop/support and implement strategic business development plans in collaboration with partners to identify and capitalise on new business opportunities.
  • Foster strong relationships with stakeholders, including partners to enhance business growth and client retention.
  • Analyse market trends and competitor activities to advise on potential legal services demand and new market opportunities.
  • Lead and coordinate pitches and proposals, ensuring alignment with the firm’s strategic goals and client needs.
  • Mentor junior staff within the business development team to build departmental expertise (where appropriate).
  • Organise and participate in networking and industry events to enhance firm visibility and develop new business leads.
  • Track and report on business development activities and outcomes, adjusting strategies as necessary.

Experience required:

  • Between 2 and 7 years’ experience in business development and/or marketing in professional services.
  • Demonstrated ability to proactively build relationships with partners and other key stakeholders.
  • Ideally, a proven track record in identifying opportunities and developing strategic business development plans to pursue and win work, leading or supporting BD planning efforts.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

Agency Information

Dalton Handley is a market leading recruitment and career advisory firm, our team has over 20 years’ experience specialising in business development and marketing roles within professional services in Australia, in addition to working in-house in professional services BD roles – we understand the intricacies of your world. 

We have placed hundreds of candidates into career enhancing roles and built high performance BD and marketing teams with some of the world’s leading professional services businesses, from global law firms, the Big-4 and global engineering firms, through to boutique consultancy practices.

To apply, or to have an exploratory conversation in the strictest of confidence, please contact Charles Handley at Dalton Handley. Your CV will not be sent to any firms without your prior consent.