Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world’s major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognized by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do.

We are a collegial and collaborative firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realise their greatest potential all while supporting the Firm’s client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm.

If you are a self-starter and enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Dubai office as a Business Development Manager.

Hours:

9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with flexibility in accordance with the needs of the business with in person attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, and remote working option on Fridays.

Responsibilities

This is a newly established role following recent growth in the Dubai office. Key contacts for this role holder will be the Dubai Office Managing Partner, all Dubai based partners, and senior BD resources assigned to practices and offices in EMEA. The Business Development Manager will be involved in a wide variety of business development activities:

• Work with our Dubai based partners and collaborate with BD&M department leadership to advance objectives outlined in strategic business plans, and keep track of BD budgets. This includes development of key strategic initiatives, marketing campaigns, opportunity mapping and tactical implementation to achieve goals.
• Lead, manage and contribute to responses to RFPs, pitches, presentations, and other opportunities; liaise with global BD&M team to ensure content and brand consistency; and liaise with other departments such as the central bids team, pricing and risk, as required.