Senior Bids & BD Executive
A leading UK law firm with a strong reputation for high‑quality work, complex matters and a genuinely supportive culture is seeking a Senior Bids Executive to join its growing team. The Business Development & Marketing function is an award‑nominated, high‑performing team that partners closely with partners and fee‑earners across the firm. The team is innovative, forward‑thinking and committed to delivering best‑in‑class BD support.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and enhance the firm’s bids and pitch process, acting as the central point of coordination and quality control.
- Produce high‑quality, persuasive proposals tailored to specific clients and opportunities.
- Manage deadlines effectively, including fast‑turnaround submissions, ensuring full compliance with client instructions and panel criteria.
- Maintain and develop a comprehensive library of credentials, case studies and bid materials.
- Use reporting, feedback and market insight to improve bid performance and embed best practice.
- Support the development and rollout of CRM referral modules, including training practice groups.
- Provide data‑driven insights to support targeting, pipeline development and strategic BD decisions.
- Contribute to client development initiatives, including key account management, client listening and pipeline support.
Key Requirements
- Proven experience managing end‑to‑end bids, pitches or proposals within professional services (legal preferred).
- Strong project management skills with the ability to balance deadlines, quality and collaboration.
- Confident stakeholder manager, able to work effectively with senior partners and drive contributors to deadlines.
- Exceptional writing, editing and attention to detail, with the ability to translate technical content into compelling client‑focused messaging.
- Commercial awareness and understanding of partnership environments.
- Experience using CRM systems and/or proposal automation tools is desirable.
The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
