Business Development Executive

Your role

At Allens, our business teams are also specialists in their field, using their unique knowledge and expertise to solve critical client and business challenges.

You'll be a part of our Marketing & Client Services team, based in either Melbourne or Sydney. As a Business Development Executive, you’ll support senior leaders in executing the firm’s growth strategy and high value opportunities identified at a firmwide level.

As a Business Development Executive - Clients, Growth & Major Pursuits you will also:
- Coordinate meetings, agendas, and stakeholder communications.- Manage pipelines and tracking client engagement.- Analyse data, research market and client trends and prepare presentations.- Supporting internal communications and reporting.- Driving process improvements and leveraging collaboration tools.

This role offers exceptional exposure to the firm’s strategic priorities and will see you working closely with some of our most senior internal stakeholders. You’ll be exposed to high-value conversations and decision-making, gaining insight into how the firm drives growth.

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity. Hybrid working (60% in the office) is how we work however flexibility matters at Allens, so if you are seeking hybrid working or are looking for flexibility in your work, we would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you.

About you

You will have:
- Experience in legal business development or administration within professional services.- Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with senior stakeholders.- Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and collaboration platforms (e.g. MS Teams, SharePoint, JIRA).- Commercial acumen and a growth mindset.- Qualifications in Project Management, Business, Marketing or related fields (preferred).- A desire to learn, grow and network.

Your development

In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.

Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

Our perks

Our benefits include:
- Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.- Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families.- Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.- Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible- parental leave policy
- 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.- Recognition: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.

Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.

How to apply?
- The right role for you might be just around the corner

At Allens, we've been building legal careers for 200 years; longer than any other firm in Australia. The impact of our people extends to almost every sphere of business, government, the judiciary and the wider legal profession. We continue to provide opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds to build outstanding careers and shape the world around them.

Through our alliance with Linklaters, we work in a global network of 40 offices in 25 countries. Our size and global reach provide exceptional opportunities for career development, including both on-the-job learning and formal training and development opportunities.

Our commitment to high performance is balanced with a focus on wellbeing, with a culture that's inclusive, supportive and collaborative. We prioritise connection and value the unique contribution of everyone at the firm.

We're proud to hold some of the world's longest ongoing client relationships, stretching back more than 180 years.