BD Manager – Financial Markets – 12 month FTC

Are you a commercially-minded marketing and business development professional with a passion for financial markets? Are you looking for a dynamic, collaborative environment where your ideas and impact matter? We’re looking for a Marketing & Business Development (M&BD) Manager to join a leading international law firm’s Financial Markets team on a 12-month fixed-term basis.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, internationally recognised Financial Markets practice. You’ll work alongside senior stakeholders and a high-performing M&BD team to drive strategic marketing and business development initiatives across a broad spectrum of transactional legal services. The role offers a rare balance of strategic input and hands-on delivery, requiring someone who is both confident working independently and skilled in cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the execution of marketing and business development activities for the Financial Markets group, including campaign planning, thought leadership, product launches, and events.
Develop and implement targeted marketing strategies for sub-practice areas and key clients.
Support partners and lawyers on client development plans, pipeline growth, and pitch opportunities.
Drive content creation for internal and external channels (website, factsheets, intranet), ensuring brand consistency and impact.
Manage end-to-end pitch processes, contributing to positioning and messaging.
Coordinate the delivery of directory and award submissions.
Support cross-border collaboration with international colleagues, identifying opportunities for cross-selling and shared initiatives.
Contribute to budgeting, planning, and performance reporting activities.

About You

You’ll be a proactive, solutions-oriented marketing and BD professional with:

Extensive experience in a marketing, sales or business development role (preferably within professional services).
A well-developed understanding of BD strategy and marketing execution.
Strong project management and communication skills.
Commercial acumen, with the ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
A collaborative approach and willingness to contribute to a high-performing team.

ABOUT NORFOLK CAPSEY

Norfolk Capsey is a professional services marketing & business development recruitment specialist. For over twenty five years we’ve been connecting talent with many leading professional services firms in the UK & internationally.