Big opportunities

Vacature Marketing & BD-Manager

Big opportunities

Marketing en BD-Manager

DLA Piper is one of the largest law firms worldwide. We have over 90 offices in more than 30 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle-East, Australia, Canada and the United States. For our Amsterdam office we are looking for a Marketing & BD Manager. 

Our Amsterdam office

At DLA Piper the Netherlands we work amongst  100 legal experts divided into different teams (practical groups and sector teams). All to provide our clients with the highest level of service. We work for large Dutch clients and for renowned international companies from different markets.

Our office in Amsterdam combines the best of both worlds: we are deeply rooted in the Dutch market, but we also benefit from the advantages and challenges of our international extent. Not only our clients, but also our employees benefit from our international strength.

Profile

Your role as a Marketing & BD Manager is to provide proactive support on tactical marketing and business development activities as a key member of the France Benelux country marketing team. This involves providing high level, added-value support across the full marketing mix, including profile raising through targeted communications campaigns and business development through the strategic management of pitches, client development and targeting programmes. You will work closely with our Head of Marketing & Business Development France & BD service area.

The successful candidate must have:

  • Degree/CIM Chartered Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing/MBA (desirable);
  • Excellent sales techniques and coaching skills;
  • Be able to multi-task and work to deadlines, be methodical and logical, as well as thrive in a robust and fast-paced environment;
  • Excellent communication and project management skills;
  • A proven ability to deal with confidential and sensitive information
  • Ability to stay calm and composed in often demanding situations.

You will be responsible for:

  • Provide marketing support and consultancy advice to the Netherlands;
  • Support the development of the firm's key clients (Multinationals, nationals and key
    regional / office clients and targets) and encourage the cross-selling of the firm's services;
  • Working closely with the central communications team and practice group/sector marketing teams, help to oversee PR and communications activities for the region, and where applicable liaising with any external PR agencies engaged from time to time;
  • Supporting industry sector development and local profile/business needs in the local region;
  • Developing regional and office targets lists across local practice areas and sectors;
  • Managing local pitches and debriefs;
  • Creating and delivering an internal marketing programme to improve understanding of the region across the firm, increasing leads and referrals.

 Do you think this job description suits you and are you available on short term? Then please apply via this website and we will get in touch with you soon.