Senior Business Development Manager - Competition & Antitrust

About the role

Dentons Europe Services in Prague is looking for a commercially focused Senior Manager to support the Europe Competition & Antitrust Practice and up to one or two other practices. The role works 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, with no direct or indirect reports.

Key responsibilities

• Advise Practice Group Leaders on commercial priorities, investment and delivery, and manage practice initiatives and deadlines
• Lead the annual budget proposal, 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 by coordinating lawyers and teams
• Use client, pipeline, market and competitor intelligence to shape practice priorities
• Lead regional legal directory and league table submissions such as Chambers and Global Competition Review
• Represent the Europe practice on global calls and coordinate follow-up
• Plan and deliver strategic internal and client-facing events with Marketing and Communications and the Events Department

Required profile

• At least ten years' experience in business development, marketing, practice management or client development, including at least two years at manager level or equivalent
• Experience building trusted relationships with senior leaders and advising, influencing and challenging them
• Track record of turning practice strategy into commercial plans, campaigns and measurable activity across jurisdictions
• Experience supporting a Competition, Antitrust, Regulatory, Disputes or Transactional legal practice
• Fluency in English; additional European languages are an asset

Required skills

• Strong commercial judgement, analytical capability and ability to turn market and client insight into action
• CRM systems, Microsoft Office tools, proposal processes, directory submissions and AI tools

What we offer

• 5 weeks of vacation and 3 sick days
• Meal allowance of CZK 110 per day
• Home office allowance of CZK 4,70 per hour
• Multisport card worth CZK 420 and/or Multipass card worth CZK 500 per month