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Support to feel your best and do your best: Wellness is integral to building a successful career and a rich life. That’s why our benefits program supports your physical, emotional, mental, and financial health, with an emphasis on work-life balance.
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Job Description:
The Senior Business Development Manager for Transactions works in various corporate advisory sectors and practices. This position supports the overall business development and marketing efforts of the Firm by helping to create and execute strategic activities related to the practice across multiple markets, clients, and geographies. The manager relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Organize and drive client targeting program for supported areas, including prompting and monitoring pursuit activities, and tracking and reporting on results
Lead and draft content for practice RFPs and pitches, including coordination with other business development teams
Lateral onboarding: guide lateral hires through the protocols of bringing in clients and integrating themselves into firm priorities
Identify and facilitate cross-selling opportunities for the private equity practice across the firm, including crafting and executing a range of go-to-market strategies around these opportunities and collaborating with other practice areas and industry initiatives
Conduct strategic research on potential clients, competitors, and practice developments to identify business trends and opportunities and ensure optimal positioning to grow market share
Build effective agendas for team meetings, prepare materials and speakers, and project manage actions coming from meetings and create and maintain materials to support pitches and proposals
Coordinate firm-hosted business development events, including receptions, client entertainment outings, substantive presentations, webinars, etc., working closely with participating lawyers and Marketing Dept. colleagues on invitation list development, event materials, participant tracking, engagement, on-site management, and targeted follow-up activities
Identify and facilitate participation in sponsorships, conferences, memberships and other key profile-building opportunities for the practice, office and individual lawyers in each
Manage legal directory and league ranking submissions, and assist the PR team in the generation of matters and other information for awards submissions
Manage workflow and performance of direct reports and the creation of relevant proposal collateral; provide ongoing performance feedback
Manage, review and track the business development budget for the designated practice group
Job Specifications:
Bachelor’s degree
At least ten (10) years of related work experience
Previous experience managing a direct team of business development professionals
Excellent project management skills, with keen attention to detail and an ability to prioritize and execute multiple ongoing tasks often under tight deadlines
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word)
Knowledge of client relationship management (CRM) software
Superior presentation, writing, and verbal communication skills
Strong leadership skills
Strong analytical skills
Ability to handle and maintain confidential information
Ability to travel and work flexible and/or fluctuating work hours
Successful candidates will be provided with outstanding career opportunities and will receive a competitive total rewards package with the opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses.
Target Hiring Range $183,000 - $235,000
Please note that quoted salary ranges are not guarantees of what final salary offers may be. Base pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. Base pay is only one part of the Total Rewards that MWE provides to compensate and recognize our staff professionals for their work. Full time positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.
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Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, talk and hear
Employee must occasionally lift up to twenty (20) pounds
Work Environment:
Typical indoor office environment
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people within this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this job.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- At least ten (10) years of related work experience
- Previous experience managing a direct team of business development professionals
- Excellent project management skills with attention to detail and ability to prioritize multiple tasks under tight deadlines
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)
- Knowledge of client relationship management (CRM) software
- Superior presentation, writing, and verbal communication skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to handle and maintain confidential information
- Ability to travel and work flexible and/or fluctuating work hours
McDermott Will & Schulte Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about McDermott Will & Schulte and has not been reviewed or approved by McDermott Will & Schulte.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered market-matching at the base, with the firm moving in step with recent BigLaw scale increases. Bonus eligibility and hour-credit rules are clearly described, anchoring expectations around a 2,000-hour target that includes defined buckets for pro bono, professional development, and wellbeing activities.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentives are often characterized as a strong point, with opportunities to earn above-market bonuses when targets and performance criteria are met. Industry trackers and firm materials align in describing extra tiers for very high hours and merit, creating meaningful upside for high performers.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Benefits emphasize mental health and overall wellness through a dedicated program offering confidential clinician support and access to mindfulness platforms. Credit for wellness, pro bono, and development time toward targets reinforces a wellbeing-forward approach within a demanding environment.
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