Senior Business Development Manager (European Business Services structure)

    Dentons Europe

    🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇩🇪 German

    About this role

    Dentons is designed to be different. We are driven to always be the firm of the future, to challenge the status quo, and to provide holistic business solutions to our clients in new and innovative ways. We are the lightbulb moments. The bold ideas. We are the world's largest global law firm, with 12,000+ people across 80+ countries.

    Driven by the diverse perspectives of our people, our clients, and our communities, we combine local knowledge with global insight.

    About the RoleDentons is seeking a commercially focused Senior Manager to support the Europe Competition & Antitrust Practice.

    This Europe-focused role will work closely with Practice Group Leaders, partners and colleagues across the Firm to strengthen market position, identify client opportunities and drive cross-border growth.You will report to the Head of Practices and Sectors and work closely with Competition & Antitrust Practice Group Leaders, partners, country practice and sector leaders, country marketing and business development leaders, and colleagues across the Europe Practices and Sectors team.

    The role has no direct or indirect reports

    ResponsibilitiesAct as a principal business development and market-positioning adviser to the Competition & Antitrust Practice Group Leaders, providing commercial insight and practical recommendations on priorities, investment and delivery. Manage practice initiatives, monitor progress and deadlines, and provide updates to the Head of Practices and Sectors.

    Lead the annual budget proposal process, monitor expenditure and prepare return-on-investment reports. Implement market-positioning guidelines, develop credentials and proposal materials, and support requests for proposals. Identify and progress cross-border opportunities, bringing together the appropriate lawyers and teams to deliver agreed actions.

    Use client, pipeline, market and competitor intelligence to identify commercial opportunities and inform practice priorities. Lead regiona

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Vertical-Specific

    Focused on a single industry vertical

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required

    Typical Day — Sales Rep

    Sales calls20–40/day
    Client meetings3–5/week
    Pipeline managementDaily

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

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    Law Practice
    Business Services Professionals
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    The German market values structured sales processes and typically offers strong base salaries alongside performance incentives.

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