Business Development Consultant at Herbert Smith Freehills | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Rezi

Business Development Consultant at Herbert Smith Freehills

Business Development Consultant

Herbert Smith Freehills · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

1 months ago

Business Development Consultant

Herbert Smith Freehills · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

2 months ago
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About the Role

Join a leading global law firm and play a key role in driving the growth and market positioning of our Digital Legal Delivery practice and broader AI initiatives. You will work closely with partners, senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to shape pursuit strategies, support complex opportunities and ensure alignment between global priorities and regional execution across APAC.

Responsibilities

  • Lead opportunity shaping and pursuit strategy for priority mandates, including the development of high-quality bids and client-facing materials.
  • Advise and influence partners on positioning, messaging and differentiation to strengthen our approach on complex opportunities.
  • Coordinate BD activity across APAC and align with global strategy, ensuring consistent execution across teams and jurisdictions.
  • Lead the preparation of directory and awards submissions, ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic priorities.
  • Support pricing and commercial thinking on complex, multi-disciplinary mandates, contributing to competitive and commercially sound proposals.
  • Develop and refine Digital Legal Delivery and AI propositions, and partner with Marketing, Communications and Events teams to deliver strategic market-facing initiatives and thought leadership.
  • Provide strategic insight, research and analysis to support client engagement, pipeline development and partner decision-making.

Requirements

  • 3–5 years’ experience in a business development, strategy or client-facing role, ideally within professional services or a complex B2B environment.
  • Demonstrated project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
  • Strong commercial acumen, including the ability to contribute to pricing considerations and understand complex delivery and commercial models.
  • High attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
  • Ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders, including partners, and to advise, influence and collaborate effectively across teams and jurisdictions.
  • An innovative mindset, curious about AI and emerging technologies.

Skills

  • Business Development
  • Strategy
  • Client-facing
  • Project Management
  • Organisational Skills
  • Commercial Acumen
  • Pricing
  • AI
  • Emerging Technologies

Location

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • Sydney

Work Type

  • Full time
  • Permanent

Experience Level

  • 3-5 years

Education Level

  • Degree in marketing, commerce, business or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Benefits

  • Holistic wellbeing fund
  • Home office allowance

About the Company

  • Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.
  • Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core.
  • We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding.
  • We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.
  • As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be.
  • Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.
  • At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions.
  • We are recognised as leading in these areas.
  • We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you.
  • We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources.
  • And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.
  • All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.
  • We’re a world leading international law firm with a global team of over 6,000 professionals across 26 offices.
  • As the market leader in Australia, we are committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity and digital innovation.
  • We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise.
  • We will align your growth with our ambitions.
  • We make your personal and professional growth our business.
  • And as part of the team, our ambition is yours too.
  • Wherever you are in your career: grow and help the firm grow with you.
  • We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you.
  • Daily experiences, supportive challenges, team collaboration, mentors, and structured learning opportunities help you to expand your knowledge and reach your goals.
  • We value your wellbeing, both at home and work and we place a strong emphasis on mental health.
  • If you need support, you’ll have it and we’ll empower you to harness your personal strengths, navigate uncertainty, embrace opportunities, and effectively manage things within your control.
  • Join us to be part of a human, bold and outstanding team at Australia’s market leading law firm.
  • We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives.
  • We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance.
  • This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.
  • At Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, we align your growth and ambition with ours.
  • We invest in your personal and professional growth and support you to achieve your ambitions.
  • And you share responsibility for playing a part in delivering the firm’s growth and ambition too.
  • A leading global law firm, with over 6,000 people, we are in the world's largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.
  • We’re recognised leaders in demanding contentious matters, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private transactions.
  • We’re immersed in the many challenges facing our clients.
  • We’re invested and resourceful.
  • We understand the part technology and digitalisation play in the delivery of legal services.
  • We want to make a positive impact wherever in the world we operate.
  • You’ll have the opportunity to engage with this with an open mind and curiosity.
  • We are known for our diverse perspectives and renowned for our culture.
  • Being human, bold and outstanding are more than our values: you’ll discover they are our lived experience.
  • And by being ambitious for your growth and ours, we’ll achieve our goals together.

Equal Opportunity

  • We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives.
  • We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance.
  • This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.