Client & Market Development Associate Manager - Global Consumer Goods & Retail and Sports & Entertainment

Company Description

Who we are

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

Our one firm global strategy is focused on targeted growth led by the needs of our core clients, those who we can best support with the breadth and depth of Clifford Chance expertise, across the sectors and geographies, which matter most to them.

You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

Hybrid Working

This role follows our 'balanced' hybrid working approach and as long as business needs allow, you will be supported to work in a hybrid way with the expectation of working from the office for a minimum of 50% of your time.

Job Description

The Role

The Client & Market Development (CMD) Associate Manager will lead our Consumer Goods & Retail and Sports & Entertainment sectors.

The consumer goods and retail and sports and entertainment groups at Clifford Chance are a multi-disciplinary, global teams highly experienced in dealing with the legal and commercial issues faced by clients across operating across these sectors. The team includes lawyers with sector expertise in key jurisdictions worldwide enabling clients to benefit from a truly integrated network.

These groups have great ambition, making bold choices and with growth in mind. This role will play an integral part in delivering on the sector's objectives and plans for the future.

Sports & Entertainment

The increasing convergence of sport and business involves an international and diverse community of investors, stakeholders, governments, supranational bodies, funders, consumer brands and, of course, sportspersons. Successful interaction among them depends on high-quality legal advice which is sensitive to the commercial and cultural environment of sport. Such advice is vital, for example, in acquiring and funding sports businesses, commercialising sports related rights, developing physical infrastructure and supporting the bodies that regulate and host events.

Our Sports Industry Group exists to meet that need, combining our international leadership in the key areas of legal expertise with longstanding and authentic expertise in the sports arena.

Consumer Goods & Retail

Our industry experts across our international network offer clients first class advice based on outstanding legal expertise and an in-depth knowledge of the industry, their company and the distinctive commercial drivers that affect them. We have a fundamental understanding of the continually changing business environment and the commercial, competitive and compliance pressures that the Consumer Goods & Retail sector is facing. Clifford Chance is ideally placed to help clients meet these challenges and achieve their strategic objectives.

We support our clients in this sector in all key areas of their business, from strategic growth and divestments to international brand management, commercial relationships and regulatory compliance.

Who you will work with

This role will work across key product areas and key offices to deliver a truly global strategy, which will include driving client development, opportunity spotting, market analysis, overseeing profile raising activities and evaluating return on investment.

What you will be responsible for

Strategy

• Oversee the execution of the client and marketing strategy for the global sectors, with a particular focus on the development of key client relationships.
• Ensure the sector and sub sectors are managing marketing spend effectively and in line with budget.
• Ensure that the firm's