Discover ‘A world of possible' - Truly collegial, super curious, all-round respectful - working at Bird & Bird means constantly discovering new opportunities. We pride ourselves on our supportive working environment, where every employee is valued and respected as an expert and a person. Our diversity is our strength and we welcome your uniqueness.
Join Bird & Bird in Düsseldorf and strengthen our Marketing and Business Development team (MBD) as a Senior Client Relationship Executive (m/f/d).
- As a Senior Client Relationship Executive (m/f/d), you will build direct relationships with clients by providing proactive solutions and managing client expectations according to their priorities and objectives. In doing so, you will emphasise the added value of working with us.
- You will independently identify sales opportunities and create and manage their pipeline.
- You will present relevant Bird & Bird experts to customers and attend customer meetings in person.
- Proactively coordinate and communicate with the global client team, monitor industry and client trends and ensure that the team is always informed about client developments. You will utilise research tools such as Dun & Bradstreet, Introhive and LinkedIn or review press releases.
- You will create reports and carry out analyses of legal spend.
- As a client relations expert, you will implement effective feedback processes in collaboration with the client listening team.
- You will work closely with CRM and MBD colleagues to ensure that campaigns (including events and publications) are targeted to relevant client contacts.
- Furthermore, you will build close relationships with our partners by supporting them at client meetings, including the creation of customised documentation to help win new business.
- You have a degree or equivalent and at least 5 years' experience and proven track record in account management or related BD functions.
- You are business fluent in English and ideally fluent in German.
- As a proactive and committed employee, you are a strong team player who can interact with people at all levels. Together with other team members, you actively promote the ‘one team' culture.
- You have strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as strong project management skills.
- You demonstrate integrity and professionalism as well as the ability to assess and understand the wider implications of actions.
- You are very familiar with MS Office applications and you have an advanced knowledge of MS Excel and MS PowerPoint in particular.
- We promote work-life integration through mobile working and flexible working arrangements.
- We cooperate with a family service that provides you with anonymous advice on parental leave, childcare and caring for family members and supports you in a wide range of life situations.
- Our Bird & Bird Academy offers you extensive further training programmes.
- We support your journey to the centrally located office by public transport with a monthly travel allowance for your ticket.
- Take advantage of our co-operations and receive discounts at local gyms, hotels, restaurants, bike leasing and retail outlets.
- We promote your social commitment and enable you to take paid time off for charitable activities, among other things.
- We live Bird & Bird! You benefit from an exciting network, attractive law firm events, national and international sporting events and have fun together with us.
Do you recognise yourself? Then we should get to know each other.
We look forward to receiving your application via our application platform!
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