BD & Marketing Manager - Middle East and Africa

Marketing And Business Development Manager - Middle East And Africa Initiatives

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This position is part of our Marketing and Business Development team, which works closely with firm leadership and partners on strategic growth initiatives. The BD & Marketing Manager - Middle East and Africa Initiatives is a critical role within the broader Marketing and BD team, with a mission to develop and execute strategies to win new business, inbound and outbound, between the U.S. and the Middle East and the U.S. and Africa. This role requires a demonstrated commitment to global collaboration and a passion for growing client relationships.

Location : This position can sit in our New York, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh, San Diego, Seattle, Short Hills, Washington DC, or Wilmington office and offers a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities :

• Supports new and current client development and growth opportunities between the U.S. and the Middle East and the U.S. and Africa.
• Collaborates closely with firm, regional, practice, and sector leadership, as well as the firm's practice, sector and regional marketing team members, to enhance awareness of the firm's capabilities and success in key regions.
• Leverages marketing collateral and business development content to ensure internal awareness of the firm's practice capabilities across various regions and drive an effective strategy for introducing these capabilities to existing clients.
• Develops and executes client-centric, data-driven cross-selling initiatives between the U.S. and the Middle East and the U.S. and Africa.
• Maintains a thorough understanding of the key business issues our clients are facing, market dynamics, and our competitors.
• Builds and maintains influential relationships with partners and business leaders to align marketing initiatives with practice and firm-wide goals.
• Works within the Transactions Vertical and reports to the BD & Marketing Sr. Manager, Asia Markets.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.
• Provides leadership to and manages a team of business professionals to include coaching, mentoring and professional development. Responsible for providing performance feedback on a regular basis.

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