Senior Business Development & Marketing Executive, Dublin

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Senior Business Development and Marketing Executive looking to take the next step in their career with one of Ireland's leading international law firms. Based in Addleshaw Goddard's state-of-the-art Dublin office, you will work closely with the Senior Business Development & Marketing Manager, Partners and senior stakeholders to implement the firm's strategy through targeted and high-impact business development and marketing initiatives that strengthen client relationships, enhance our market profile and support the firm's continued growth.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Ireland office during a period of ambitious growth and engagement with top tier clients. The role offers significant exposure across the business, providing the opportunity to contribute to strategic projects, build strong stakeholder relationships and play a visible role in shaping our continued success in the market.

THE TEAM

Our award-winning Dublin office is a key part of Addleshaw Goddard's international network and is also Ireland's largest and fastest-growing full-service international law firms.

The Marketing & Business Development team partners closely with lawyers and business services colleagues across the firm to drive growth, strengthen client relationships, enhance our market profile and support strategic priorities. Working collaboratively across practice groups, sectors and jurisdictions, the team delivers a broad range of initiatives including client development, events, digital marketing, thought leadership, legal directory submissions, sponsorships and strategic bids.

In this role, you will work on high profile BD projects and provide BD support to partners and fee earners across Corporate, Disputes, Finance, Real Estate & Construction and Tax. You will be involved in the full spectrum of BD tasks that you would expect from an international law firm. You will be very hands on with a clear objective of getting tasks completed. You will be joining a great team who all help and support each other. We live and breathe a "can-do" attitude!

As part of Addleshaw Goddard, you will join an innovative international law firm with offices across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Our collaborative culture, entrepreneurial mindset and commitment to developing our people make this an exceptional environment in which to build your career.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS ROLE

• A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.


• A collaborative and supportive team environment with direct access to partners and senior leaders.


• Exposure to a broad range of strategic business development activities.


• Opportunities for professional development, learning and long-term career progression.


• A high-profile role with real responsibility and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.


• The flexibility of a hybrid working model within a modern city-centre office environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development, implementation and review of practice business development plans, working closely with the Senior BDM, partners, lawyers and business services teams to deliver strategic priorities and drive growth.


• Build strong relationships with partners and key stakeholders across the business, acting as a trusted business development advisor and identifying opportunities to strengthen client relationships and win new work.


• Lead and support targeted business development campaigns, client targeting initiatives and opportunity tracking, ensuring effective execution and measurement of outcomes.


• Manage the preparation and delivery of high-quality pitches, proposals, tenders, credentials, presentations and other client-facing materials, collaborating with the Bids, Design and Document Production teams to maximise impact and quality.


• Develop and maintain compelling business development collateral, including credentials, case studies, testimonials, capability statements and client presentations, ensuring alignment with the firm's brand and visual identity.


• Support partners and fee earners in preparing for client meetings, pitches and business development opportunities by providing strategic insight, research and presentation materials.


• Plan and deliver client events, webinars, sponsorships and internal initiatives from concept through execution, including post-event follow-up and evaluation.


• Create, manage and promote thought leadership content, legal directory submissions, award entries and profile-raising initiatives that enhance the firm's market presence.


• Work with teams across Design and Digital Marketing, Internal Communications, CRM and Bids on relevant and timely content across the firm's digital channels, including practice and sector webpages, LinkedIn, internal communications platforms and business development knowledge repositories, ensuring content remains current, accessible and impactful.


• Act as an ambassador for business development technology platforms, including CRM and credentials management systems, ensuring data quality, compliance, best practice adoption and effective use to support business development activities.


• Monitor, analyse and report on business development and marketing activity, campaign performance and key metrics, ensuring activity is accurately tracked and continuously improved.


• Develop a strong understanding of the firm's service lines, sector expertise and growth areas, maintaining up-to-date market knowledge to support client engagement and business development opportunities.


• Work closely with the Senior Business Development Manager, wider Business Development team and Internal Communications team to deliver integrated campaigns, communications and strategic initiatives across the firm.

YOUR AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE

• 3-5 years' experience in a business development and/or marketing role, ideally within a professional services environment such as legal, accountancy, consulting, financial services, or a similar organisation.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to adapt messaging for different audiences.


• Proven experience delivering client facing initiatives, bids, events, digital content, and business development and marketing projects.


• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, conflicting requests, and tight deadlines in a fast paced environment.


• A proactive, self starting and solutions focused approach, with the initiative and ownership mindset to drive projects through to completion.


• Excellent stakeholder management, relationship-building and influencing skills, with the confidence and credibility to engage professionally with senior stakeholders and provide strategic ideas and recommendations.


• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of cross-functional teams to achieve shared objectives.


• Demonstrated ability to remain calm under pressure while delivering high-quality work to a consistently high standard.


• Experience using CRM platforms and marketing technologies; familiarity with systems such as InterAction, Foundation, Power BI, Vuture and Canva would be advantageous.


• A positive, can-do attitude, with a track record of finding practical solutions and building trust quickly across the business.

OUR FIRM

Our story of international growth is built on high performance, innovation and collaboration. We believe exceptional results are achieved through strong relationships, both with our clients and with one another.

Our award-winning culture combines ambition with authenticity. We work hard, support each other, champion professional development and foster an inclusive, down-to-earth environment where people can thrive. By combining commercial excellence, innovative thinking and teamwork, we help our clients succeed while creating career-defining opportunities for our people.