Pitch Manager - #1769695

Clyde & Co is seeking a Pitch Manager to lead and manage pitches that secure key client appointments and drive business growth. This role is central to converting opportunities into successful partnerships within our target client base.

You'll be instrumental in shaping high-stakes pitches and panel appointments, working alongside a dedicated BD team, fee earners, and business services experts. By developing best-in-class proposals, you'll play a key role in differentiating Clyde & Co from the competition. This is a unique opportunity to redefine the role, leveraging AI and technology to push boundaries in how we work with BD teams and enhance our approach to winning new business.

What You'll Do

• Lead the production and delivery of major bids and tenders.
• Develop tailored pitch strategies and guide go/no-go decisions.
• Ensure pitch processes are managed efficiently from RFP to submission.
• Collaborate with partners to craft compelling, commercially focused content.
• Coach and prepare lawyers for client presentations.
• Analyse bid outcomes, implementing improvements to enhance success rates.
  
  

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience managing pitches in a professional services environment (legal sector preferred).
• Expertise in procurement-led panel processes and transactional bids.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines.#
• Exceptional communication & negotiation skills, with confidence in influencing stakeholders.
• Creative, commercial mindset, with experience in branding, design, and copywriting for bid responses.
• Proficiency in CRM systems (InterAction preferred) and Microsoft Office Suite.
  
  

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 490 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

We offer a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning and wellbeing initiatives.

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our core values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.

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