Senior Strategic Bids Manager

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Full time
We're Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide.

Our London office is currently recruiting for a
Senior Strategic Bids Manager.

As well as the relevant skills and experience, we're looking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do.

We celebrate multipleapproaches and points of view and believe diversity drives innovation, so we're building a culture where difference is valued.


The Role:


The Senior Strategic Bids Manager plays a key role in our Strategic Bids Team ("SBT") for Europe, Middle East and Asia.

This high-performing, collegiate team works with our lawyers to win and retain the firm's most important mandates


You will lead the bids process (from qualification through to client feedback) across multiple, multi-jurisdictional bids at any one time, working on all bid types including high-value projects, transactions and legal panel appointments.


Reporting to the regional Head of Bids, you will have responsibility for the day-to-day management and work allocation of a well-respected team of five bids professionals.

This is a fast-paced role with senior stakeholder engagement and management required throughout.

Key Responsibilities:


You will be based in our London office working alongside the wider Marketing & Business Development function to support lawyers across Europe, Middle East and Asia.

We operate a flexible working policy where you will need to be in the office at least twodays a week.


Bid Leadership & Execution:

  • Guiding the partnership to win and retain profitable mandates and legal panel appointments
  • Working and influencing strategically to provide direction across the entire bids process
  • Opportunity qualification, bid planning, win theme development, operational delivery workshops, bid management critical path analysis, risk analysis and identifying bid resource needs
  • Establishing and achieving timelines, approvals and governance
  • Understanding and leading opportunities cohesively across our global network
  • Gathering and collating client feedback to create a cycle of continuous improvement
  • Liaising with clients to develop an understanding of their needs
  • Writing and editing content so that it is fitforpurpose

Strategic Bid Team Management:

  • Acting as the team's leader and helping them to develop their core bid management skills
  • Working with the Head of Bids to coach the bid team
  • Delivering strategic projects and supporting change management

Skills and Experience:

  • Proven project management/bid management skills
  • Absolute attention to detail
  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
  • Ability to liaise confidently and build relationships with people of all levels, creating confidence in your approach
  • Strong English language skills for drafting, editing and proof reading
  • Agile approach to workload and demonstration of flexibility to meet the demands of a diverse global law firm
  • Experience as a bid manager working on complex, multijurisdictional/multioffice/multipractice area bid responses
  • Experience leading and coaching a team of bid professionals at all levels
  • Experience of bids and bidding in a professional services environment would be beneficial but not essential
Our clients come first and whilst we have a high performance culture and work hard as a team, in return we offer range of competitive benefits including:


  • 25 days hols + Bank hols
  • Buy up to 5 days:
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GP Service:

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Bupa Healthcare:

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Pension:

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Flexible working


In addition, we are proud of our established health and wellbeing programme which supports our employees through mental, physical and lifestyle challenges.


Norton Rose Fulbright is committed to promoting a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace where everyone can realise their full potential and career ambitions on the basis of merit and skill.

We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employmentpolicies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks. Find more about Diversity and Inclusion here.

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