Job Description

Talent Acquisition Manager at Husch Blackwell

Husch Blackwell LLP is a full-service litigation and business law firm with multiple locations across the United States. We serve clients with domestic and international operations and are committed to a culture of accountability, purpose, and diversity that drives better outcomes for our firm and communities.

We seek a Director of Business Development who will drive revenue growth, enhance brand awareness, and manage the Business Development and Proposals Teams across the U.S. The role involves strategy development, client targeting, market research, and collaboration with senior leadership to strengthen client relationships and generate new revenue.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development, execution and review of strategies and related initiatives for the firms practice groups.
• Drive related revenue generation initiatives including client targeting, market research, responses to RFPs, and client relationship reviews.
• Partner with communications, brand, and award teams to develop and execute strategic visibility initiatives.
• Lead team efforts related to strategic key clients, providing direction, infrastructure, KPIs and metrics for initiatives.
• Build, manage and lead a highly effective team of marketing and business development professionals across the U.S.
• Establish and maintain constructive working relationships with firmwide industry leaders and practice group leaders.
• Work across teams to streamline business development knowledge management processes for use in clientfacing material.
• Drive crossfunctional projects to increase efficiency, collaboration, communication and visibility across the department and firm.
• Lead the implementation of key initiatives, identify crossselling opportunities, and expand client relationships.
• Create consistency in messaging through staff development and training, sharing best practices among industry and practice groups.
• Coach and develop team members, setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Identify and develop best practices, establish longrange objectives and specify strategies to achieve them.

Position Requirements

• 4year degree in marketing, communications or a related field required; Masters degree preferred; industry certifications preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive marketing and business development experience; substantial experience leading companywide initiatives in a multioffice setting, preferably a professional services firm.
• Strong business development skills, including budgeting, ROI analysis, and negotiation.
• Ability to motivate attorneys to engage in business development and develop implement plans.
• Experience providing highlevel client service to individuals at all levels.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to produce compelling proposals, collateral and clientfacing materials.
• Forwardthinking with proven ability to deliver solutions to complex challenges.
• High level of maturity and confidence to interact with sophisticated clients.
• Excellent computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Strong background in business development and marketing technology to drive revenue and efficiency.
• Outstanding interpersonal and relationshipbuilding skills to build consensus and support initiatives.
• Teamfirst approach with a track record of managing and mentoring a large, geographically diverse team.
• Dynamic, resultsoriented, clientservice mentality.
• Ability to tolerate ambiguity, respond quickly to shifting demands, and implement change initiatives.
• Strong leadership skills to guide, manage and inspire the team.
• Ability to develop strategies aligned with the firms overall business objectives.
• Handle confidential information with appropriate discretion.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration skills with diverse stakeholders.
• Facilitation skills to work with various departments.
• Independent judgment and decisionmaking in a fastpaced, deadlinedriven environment.
• Creativity, adaptability, and open-mindedness in problemsolving and plan execution.
• Knowledge of current legal market trends, news and innovations.

Compensation and Benefits

Employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with skill and experience. The anticipated salary range is $250,000 to $300,000, with the final offer dependent on location and other factors. This range does not include discretionary bonus opportunities, which are nonguaranteed.

Fulltime employees receive benefits including medical and dental coverage; life insurance; shortterm and longterm disability insurance; pretax flexible spending account; employee assistance program; paid time off; paid holidays; and participation in a retirement plan after eligibility.

Please include a cover letter and resume when applying.

EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Vet. Principal Applicants Only.

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