Location: Lagos Island (CMS), Lagos
Industry: Legal Services
Employment Type: Full-time | On-site
Job Summary
- Our client is seeking a commercially driven Business Development Manager to drive client acquisition, revenue growth, and market expansion.
- The ideal candidate must have 3–5 years of proven business development experience within a service-rendering industry, with a strong track record in lead generation, client acquisition, relationship management, and converting business opportunities into revenue.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement business development strategies to drive client acquisition, revenue growth, and market expansion.
- Identify, prospect, and convert new business opportunities within target markets and sectors.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with corporate clients, institutional organisations, business owners, and key decision-makers.
- Generate qualified leads through direct prospecting, referrals, networking, partnerships, industry events, and other business development channels.
- Manage the complete business development pipeline from lead generation and prospect engagement through proposal, negotiation, and conversion.
- Conduct client meetings, presentations, pitches, and proposals to effectively communicate the firm’s services and value proposition.
- Identify client needs and collaborate with partners and internal teams to develop appropriate service solutions.
- Research target markets, industries, companies, competitors, and emerging trends to identify new business opportunities.
- Develop and maintain a strong database of prospective and existing clients with consistent follow-up and engagement.
- Build strategic partnerships and referral networks that support business growth.
- Represent the firm at conferences, networking events, business forums, and other relevant professional engagements.
- Work closely with partners and senior management to develop strategies for high-value prospects and key accounts.
- Track and report on business development activities, sales pipeline, conversion rates, client acquisition, and revenue performance.
- Maintain accurate records of prospects, client interactions, opportunities, and business development activities using CRM or other relevant tools.
- Identify opportunities to grow existing client relationships and generate repeat and referral business.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Management, Marketing, Economics, Communications, or a related discipline.
- 3–5 years of proven experience in business development, sales, client acquisition, or commercial roles.
- Must have experience working in a service-rendering/service-based industry.
- Experience in professional services, consulting, legal services, financial services, technology, healthcare, real estate, insurance, hospitality, or other relationship-driven industries is highly desirable.
- Proven track record of generating leads, acquiring clients, converting prospects, and contributing to revenue growth.
- Strong experience in B2B business development, consultative selling, prospecting, and client relationship management.
- Experience engaging corporate clients, senior executives, business owners, and other key decision-makers.
- Strong negotiation, presentation, pitching, and closing skills.
- Ability to develop and manage a sales/business development pipeline effectively.
- Strong commercial awareness and a results-oriented approach to business growth.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, networking, and relationship-management skills.
- Strong follow-up, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency in CRM systems and business development tracking tools.
- Legal or professional services experience will be an added advantage.
Salary
N450,000 - N550,000 monthly, depending on experience
Application Closing Date
27th September, 2026.
Interested and qualififed candidates should send their CV to: bradfieldforms@gmail.com using “Business Development Manager” as the subject of the email.
