Appleyard Lees IP LLP

Growth and Business Development Manager

Appleyard Lees IP LLP

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Cambridge • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • We are looking for an experienced Growth and Business Development Manager to help drive growth across our priority markets, with a particular focus on Cambridge, London and the South East.****This is a client-facing role suited to someone who enjoys building relationships, spotting opportunities, and working closely with technical specialists to support ambitious growth plans. You’ll play a key role in connecting innovative businesses with our IP experts and helping to strengthen our presence across key innovation ecosystems.

Requirements

  • **Essential**
  • - Proven experience in business development within professional services (e.g. legal, IP, consulting) or technical sales
  • - A strong track record of relationship-building and converting prospects into clients
  • - Excellent interpersonal, communication and networking skills
  • - Strong commercial awareness and confidence in engaging senior stakeholders
  • - Ability to work independently across multiple offices and regions
  • - Willingness to travel and work flexibly, including occasional out-of-hours events
  • **Desirable**
  • - Experience within the IP sector or a strong affinity with science, engineering or technology
  • - Experience supporting partners or fee earners with BD and client development
  • - Established networks within Cambridge, London, the South East or other innovation clusters
  • - Experience working in partnership or matrix environments
  • *We are also open to considering candidates who wish to work part-time hours.*
Benefits
  • We pride ourselves on being small and friendly enough for you to get to know everyone – but big enough to offer you great career prospects. At Appleyard Lees, you won't feel like a number or just another cog in the wheel. We understand everyone is individual and offer a friendly and supportive place to work and learn.****We also offer:
  • - 34 hour working week, Monday - Friday
  • - Agile working
  • - A supportive and friendly place to work and learn
  • - Annual salary review
  • - 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • - Holiday Purchase Scheme
  • - Salary Exchange
  • - Life assurance
  • - Healthcare Cash Plan & Wellbeing App
  • - Group Income Protection
  • - Long Service Milestones
  • - Social outings
  • - Vouchers on Christmas, Birthdays and Special Occasions
  • - Charity events

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
business developmenttechnical salesclient development
Soft skills
relationship-buildinginterpersonal skillscommunication skillsnetworking skillscommercial awarenessengaging senior stakeholdersindependent workflexibility