Manager Marketing and Business Development - Special Projects

DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive. Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let’s see what we can achieve. Together.

Summary

This position will facilitate global client growth and cross-selling efforts between the US and Asia by conducting research, identifying growth opportunities, and collaborating with practice and sector marketing teams across the firm to develop compelling differentiators. This individual will help organize client teams and manage new pursuits as well as programmatic efforts to grow existing accounts across jurisdictions.

Location

This position can be remote. Candidates may be required on occasion to visit the local office when / if needed.

Responsibilities

Collaborates closely with firm, regional, practice and sector leadership, as well as the firm’s practice, sector and regional marketing teams, 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.

Drives an effective strategy for introducing these capabilities to existing clients.

Develops and executes client-centric, data-driven global cross-selling initiatives in support of the firm’s strategy.

Supports the onboarding and integration of key laterals and their client base with collaboration with the lateral integration team.

Other duties as assigned.

Desired Skills

Self-starter, innovator and leader with accomplished critical thinking skills and a thorough understanding of the value proposition of the firm. Excellent communication and data analysis skills, as well as strong writing and presentation skills. Ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced environment while maintaining positive, collaborative working relationships globally. Experience and ability to plan strategically, execute tactically and have a client service focus. Proficiency with MS Office products to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's degree in marketing communications, business or related field required.

Minimum Years of Experience

Essential Job Expectations

While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty, there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees, which include but are not limited to :

Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.

Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.

Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.

Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required.

Foster positive work relationships.

Comply with all firm policies and practices.

Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital / virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed.

Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.

Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.

Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.

Physical Demands

Sedentary work : Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and / or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Work Environment

Disclaimer

The purpose of this job description is to provide a concise statement of the work elements and to organize and present the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all the elements of the work that may be performed by every individual in this classification, nor should it serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions. The job duties, requirements, and expectations for this position may be modified at the Firm’s discretion at any time. This job description does not change the at-will nature of employment.

Applicants must apply directly online instead of sending application materials via email.

Accommodation

Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to permit individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position or to participate in the job selection process. If you have a request for an accommodation during the application process, please contact careers@us.dlapiper.com .

Agency applications will not be considered.

No immigration sponsorship is available for this position.

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DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive

Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let’s see what we can achieve. Together.

Get to Know Us

We invite you to learn more about us. Please visit the following pages for more information about DLA Piper.

Laterals (http : / / www.dlapiper.com / en-us / careers / laterals)

Lateral Partners

Law Students (http : / / www.dlapiper.com / en-us / careers / law-students)

Business Professionals

Recruitment Agencies :

Per the terms of our agreement, all candidates must be submitted through the firm’s agency portal for consideration. If you have an agreement with the firm, please log in to the agency portal via the following link (https : / / www.myworkday.com / wday / authgwy / dlapiper / login.htmld?redirect=n) to review positions accepting agency submissions.

Lawyer Positions Only : If you do not have an agreement with us and would like us to consider candidates, please send a blind candidate profile to legalrecruiting-bos@dlapiper.com