- Life changing career opportunity
- Dynamic Americas region
- Join impressive global BD & Marketing team
About Walkers in the Cayman Islands
Walkers was established in the Cayman Islands in 1964 and is the largest law firm on island, providing the full range of legal and governance services to international clients using the jurisdiction. With more than 500 people located in the firm’s iconic building, Walkers is recognised as a leading employer on island.
They offer a supportive work environment with a diverse, inclusive and collaborative culture. They have a long history of nurturing talent and investing in professional learning and development.
There is a “dress for your day” dress code in the office. The benefits package includes “Walkers abroad” which enables employees to work from their home country for up to 10 days per annum, on market leave allowance and pension.
About the Job
The position of the Senior Marketing & Business Development Manager is to develop and execute the business development programme for the firms legal practice groups across the Americas region in line with the firm’s overall business development and marketing strategy.
- Build and implement practice specific business development plans which will lead to growth across the assigned practice areas within key markets.
- Oversight of the M&BD budgets, steering the budget planning and business planning process across the practice areas together with practice heads.
- Gathering and analysing internal and external information on key clients/targets, making data-informed decisions to drive business development and marketing activity.
- Lead account management efforts for a portfolio of global clients.
- Project management of their most significant marketing and business development campaigns, embedding ownership of responsibilities and task delivery across the junior team and maximising the return on investment of key sponsorships.
- Development and implementation of digital campaigns to support the marketing and BD goals of the practice areas.
- Manage junior line report(s) to achieve the BD and marketing strategy and to successfully
- implement plans, as well as demonstrably developing their skills and capability over time.
About You
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the finance and/or asset management industries, and effective B2B business development strategies for targeting the financial services sector.
You will likely have a minimum of 10 years of experience working in marketing or business development role, including a minimum of five years working in a global law firm or professional services firm.
Ideally you will also have a minimum of two years’ experience in account management and experience in a client facing business development role will be beneficial.
Above all you will have an adventurous spirit and looking to develop your career overseas.