29 Jun Business Development Manager | Global Law Firm | Singapore or Australia

Posted at 10:26h in Asia, Australia, Business development, Contract, Pursuits and proposals by Charles Handley

Locations: Australia or Asia (all locations in APAC considered SYD, MEL, BNE, PER, HK, SING) Job ID: 1485129

  • Join one of the world’s leading law firms in a high-impact regional BD role.
  • Lead and develop a team supporting Corporate practices across Singapore and South East Asia.
  • Drive strategic pitches, client growth, profile-raising and market initiatives.
  • Work from Singapore, Perth or the Australian East Coast, aligned to Singapore business hours.

One of the world’s leading law firms is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to support its Corporate practice across Singapore and South East Asia.

This is a strategic, high-profile opportunity for a commercially minded BD professional who enjoys working closely with partners, senior stakeholders and regional leadership. The role will suit someone who can combine hands-on delivery with broader strategic thinking, while leading a team and driving high-quality business development outcomes across a sophisticated corporate practice.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Head of Asia Corporate & Private Capital and the wider regional and global BD team to support business planning, client development, pitching, profile raising and market growth initiatives.

Key responsibilities

  • Lead, manage and develop a high-performing BD team supporting Corporate practices across Singapore and South East Asia.
  • Partner with Corporate practice leaders and senior stakeholders to develop and implement business plans, client strategies and targeted market initiatives.
  • Lead major pitches, proposals and tender submissions, including pitch strategy, credentials, pricing input, stakeholder coordination and improvement of pitch materials.
  • Drive profile, reputation and client-growth initiatives, including legal directory submissions, awards, thought leadership, events, client listening, CRM activity and client research.

About you

You will have at least five years’ relevant business development experience, ideally gained within a law firm, professional services firm or complex partnership environment. You will be confident working with partners and senior stakeholders, able to build credibility quickly, and comfortable managing competing priorities in a fast-paced regional role.

You will bring strong written communication skills, excellent attention to detail, sound commercial judgement and a highly responsive, service-focused approach. Experience supporting Corporate, M&A, Private Capital or transactional practices would be highly regarded.

For the right person, this is a chance to step into something scalable, commercial and genuinely different.

This opportunity is being managed exclusively by Dalton Handley.

Please contact Charles Handley at charles@daltonhandley.com for more information. All conversations will be treated in the strictest of confidence.