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Senior Director Business Development

Ambition
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 9/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/9/2025

Senior Business Development Director – Transactional practice


We are delighted to be working on a Senior Business Development Director role to working with the Chief Marketing Officer to lead their transactions practice area. This role will include leading a team across the US, working in a strategic and advisory capacity to lead the team and function.


The transactions function consists of multiple areas including;

  • M&A
  • Real Estate
  • Capital markets
  • Finance
  • Tax
  • Technology


We would like to engage current legal business development professionals, who have led teams before and have an understanding of some of the above areas. The ideal scenario is that this role will be based in New York but we could be open to some of the following locations, dependent upon individual experience:

  • Washington DC
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles


Responsibilities include:

  • Working with relevant Practice Group Leaders and CMBDO to develop plans and determine business development priorities for the transactional practices
  • Leading and driving related revenue generation initiatives including client targeting, market research, responses to RFPs, and client relationship reviews
  • Collaborating with other M&BD leads on cross-practice and cross-border opportunities and efforts; work in partnership with the communications, brand, and award and recognition teams to execute strategic visibility initiatives and build brand awareness
  • Providing senior lawyers coaching and guidance
  • Leading team efforts related to strategic key transactional clients including providing direction, infrastructure, KPIs and metrics for the relevant initiatives
  • Building and managing a highly effective team of marketing and business development professionals located across the U.S.


The advertised salary banding is $340-375,000 base compensation, if you would be interested in discussing further please click apply or contact Ben Curle directly.

Salary : $340,000 - $375,000

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