Description
We are looking for a BD Senior Advisor, Private Equity to join our Business Development and Marketing function on a six-month fixed-term contract.
You will play a key role in delivering BD strategies that drive growth across Private Equity and align with the firm’s wider client, sector and strategic priorities.
Using market insights and data-led intelligence, you will identify opportunities, support cross-selling and help strengthen client and internal stakeholder relationships, working closely with lawyers and colleagues across our global BDM function.
Your Key Responsibilities:
- Support the development and delivery of Business Development plans for Private Equity, helping to drive growth and align activity with the firm’s wider strategic priorities.
- Collaborate with global BD teams to ensure UK Private Equity initiatives are connected to global strategies, priorities and growth objectives.
- Work across the wider Business Development and Marketing function, including Client and Sector teams, to identify opportunities and support targeted go-to-market activity.
- Deliver Private Equity, sector and client growth initiatives, identifying and facilitating cross-selling opportunities across global practices and product areas.
- Support the development of win strategies, pitches and panel submissions, providing timely, high-quality input to strengthen the firm’s position with priority clients and prospects.
- Use data-led insights and market intelligence to support horizon scanning, opportunity identification, pipeline management and targeted client development.
- Analyse market developments and external trends to help shape BD priorities, initiatives and growth opportunities across Private Equity.
- Support the effective use of MarTech, data infrastructure, global processes and shared services to deliver proactive, targeted insights and efficient BD activity.
What we’re looking for:
- Proven business development experience within Private Equity, ideally gained within a legal or professional services environment.
- Strong understanding of the Private Equity market, including relevant transactions, fund formation, portfolio companies and wider market trends.
- Experience supporting the development and delivery of BD strategies, with the ability to identify growth, client development and cross-selling opportunities.
- Strong analytical and commercial skills, with experience using market intelligence, data and technology to identify opportunities and inform BD activity.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with senior stakeholders and colleagues across global teams and functions.
- Experience contributing to pitches, proposals and client-facing materials, alongside an understanding of global professional services processes and shared service models.
What's on offer:
- This role can be based in our London offices, with a hybrid working model available.
- Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:
- Health & Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance, free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships, free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments
- Finance: Pension and flexible savings options, income protection and life assurance, mortgage advice and will-writing services
- Family & Lifestyle: Electric car and cycle to work schemes, emergency family care, additional holiday/birthday leave, maternity/paternity/shared parental leave, travel insurance and season ticket loan, option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups