Job Description

Job Description

Director, Business Development — M&A & Professional Services

Can you turn credibility with bankers, PE sponsors, lawyers and senior advisors into new business?

An established international advisory and risk-solutions business is looking for a Chicago-based business development professional to grow its presence across the transaction community.

The business acts as an advisor and partner to clients pursuing acquisitions and investments. Its teams combine legal, financial, tax and insurance expertise to help address transaction risks through specialist insurance and related advisory solutions.

Your focus will be commercial: build trusted relationships, uncover opportunities and bring the right experts into the conversation.

Your responsibilities

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• Develop new relationships with M&A bankers, transactional attorneys and investment professionals.
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• Build referral relationships that generate repeat introductions to live deals.
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• Create and manage your own new-business pipeline.
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• Work with specialist colleagues to develop opportunities around clients’ transaction needs.
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• Represent the business at relevant industry events and meetings.
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Your background

You have sold a product, service or solution to sophisticated professional buyers and can demonstrate business you personally originated.

Experience in financial information, legal technology, transaction services, consulting, deal software or another relevant professional-services environment could translate well.

We’re looking for someone who combines relationship-building with a clear appetite for winning business.

The offer

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• Industry leading base salary plus bonus.
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• An individual-contributor role with ownership of your business development activity.
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• Exposure to a broad network of transaction professionals.
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• The support of an established global business and specialist advisory team.
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Contact us for a confidential discussion.

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