Pitch Manager

If you're a pitch professional who thrives on crafting compelling proposals, driving strategy, and working at pace, this could be an exceptional next step.

Our client is a leading international law firm with a reputation for excellence across complex, high-profile legal matters. They are looking for a Pitch Manager to join an established pitching team in London on a permanent basis.

Reporting to the Head of Pitching and sitting within the broader Business Development function, you'll work as a trusted adviser to partners and associates, supporting them in winning new work across both panel and transactional pitches.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing a portfolio of pitches simultaneously, from initial opportunity through to debrief.
• Evaluating and qualifying incoming pitch opportunities with partners.
• Ensuring client and sector research, along with competitor analysis, informs every pitch strategy.
• Leading kick-off meetings to align teams and agree approach.
• Supporting partners in shaping key messages, with the confidence to challenge thinking where appropriate.
• Drafting high-quality proposal responses that clearly reflect agreed win themes.
• Coordinating content from across the firm and keeping the pitch process on track.
• Supporting partners in preparing and rehearsing pitch presentations.
• Conducting debrief interviews and translating feedback into concrete action plans.
• Monitoring, analysing, and reporting on pitch data and outcomes for senior stakeholders.
• Driving innovation within the pitch process, including exploring AI and new technologies.

What We're Looking For

• Demonstrable experience of pitching within a professional services environment
• Excellent written English, persuasive, clear, and concise with strong attention to detail.
• Well-developed influencing and relationship-building skills, including confidence with senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness, including the ability to contribute to pricing and value propositions.
• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.

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