BD Senior Manager, Employment & Incentives, Pensions and Tax na Linklaters

About us:

Linklaters is a global law firm, with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

The Role:

We are looking for a strategic and driven BD Senior Manager, Employment & Incentives, Pensions and Tax to lead high-impact business development initiatives that fuel growth across these key practices. In this role, you will develop and execute BD strategies aligned with firm-wide and client sector priorities, using product insight and data-led intelligence to identify opportunities and drive profitable revenue. You’ll collaborate across teams to support cross-selling and contribute to a globally diverse and collegiate BDM function, committed to strengthening client relationships and the firm’s reputation.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver BD strategies for the Employment & Incentives, Pensions and Tax practices, aligned with firm-wide growth objectives.

• Build strong relationships with partners and stakeholders to support strategic priorities and market positioning.

• Lead the execution of BD initiatives, tracking progress and adapting plans to meet evolving goals.

• Use data-led insights and client feedback to identify opportunities and inform decision-making.

• Develop tailored sector and client growth plans, enabling cross-practice collaboration and market relevance.

• Support winning strategies and high-quality pitch submissions in partnership with the Pitching team.

• Collaborate with BDM colleagues across Clients & Sectors to deliver impactful campaigns and drive sector growth.

• Monitor pipeline and market trends to refine BD approaches and ensure sustainable revenue growth.

What we’re looking for:

• Significant experience in business development within legal services, ideally across Employment & Incentives, Pensions and Tax.

• Strong understanding of relevant practice areas, deal structures, and market dynamics across sectors.

• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and manage key client partnerships.

• Skilled in developing BD strategies, setting KPIs, and using data insights to identify growth opportunities.

• Confident in leading teams and collaborating across practice areas to drive cross-selling and strategic alignment.

• Experienced in crafting compelling pitches and proposals tailored to sophisticated client needs.

What's on offer:

This role can be based in our London offices, with a hybrid working model available.

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance

• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships

• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments

Finance

• Pension and flexible savings options

• Income protection and life assurance

• Mortgage advice and will-writing services.

Family & Lifestyle

• Electric car and cycle to work schemes.

• Emergency family care

• Additional holiday/birthday leave.

• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave.

• Travel insurance and season ticket loan

• Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)

If you think this role would suit you, please click apply below. We look forward to hearing from you!

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders ([email protected] for legal roles or [email protected] for business team roles).