BD Manager - Private Wealth

Business Development Manager – Private Wealth

Location: Edinburgh or Bristol (Hybrid working)

We are working with a leading UK professional services firm to recruit a Business Development Manager to support its highly regarded Private Wealth team. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded BD professional to play a key role in shaping and delivering strategic growth initiatives within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

The Role

As a Business Development Manager, you will provide strategic support, insight, and guidance to partners and lawyers, helping to drive business development activity and strengthen client relationships across the Private Wealth practice.

Working as part of a wider Marketing and Business Development function, you will collaborate closely with colleagues across communications, client programmes, and pursuits to deliver integrated and impactful campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

Support the implementation of the firm’s Clients and Markets strategy

Work closely with partners and lawyers to develop and deliver effective business development and marketing plans

Analyse market trends, client challenges, and competitor activity to help shape strategic direction and articulate the firm’s positioning

Identify opportunities to grow key client relationships and translate these into actionable BD initiatives

Lead and support the delivery of marketing campaigns and cross-practice initiatives

Collaborate with the Pursuits team on strategic tenders, pitches, and capability statements

Manage budgets for the relevant practice area and ensure effective allocation of resources

Support a broad range of marketing activities including directory submissions, awards, PR, events, email campaigns, and website content

Contribute to wider marketing projects and initiatives to enhance client experience and drive performance

About You

Experience in a business development or marketing role, ideally within professional services

Strong commercial awareness and the ability to understand client and market dynamics

Confident stakeholder manager, with the ability to influence and challenge senior colleagues constructively

Proactive, organised, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Resilient, adaptable, and solutions-focused

Experience or interest in Private Wealth is advantageous

At Norfolk Capsey, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you have any specific requirements or need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment journey, please let us know. Your needs are important to us, and we want to ensure an equitable experience for every candidate.

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