Senior Business Development Manager, MENA

Senior Business Development Manager

Thomson Reuters is looking for a Business Development Manager - Legal Content Solutions based in Dubai. The BDM is responsible for growing revenue and market share of Thomson Reuters legal content platforms in MENA region.

About The Role:

In this opportunity as Senior BDM, you will:

Act as an expert for legal data solutions and advise clients to improve work efficiency. Selling TR legal data to existing and new clients within the designated territory.

Maintain deep knowledge of the designated accounts/territory and the clients’ workflow and challenges.

Strategically develops, executes and maintains a growth-centric business plan and own overall strategy for revenue growth.

Develops strong, high level, contact network within the designated territory including C and E level executives and department heads.

Establishes strong, long-term customer relationships and identifies new business opportunities and maintains relationships with key decision makers.

Applies knowledge of business and its constituent workflows to conceive and position value-added solutions to promote sales and revenue growth.

Maintain accurate pipeline on salesforce for forecast and reporting purposes. Maintains up to date product knowledge on all products and solutions.

Serves as a business advisor to promote long term relationships with the client and drives overall customer satisfaction.

About You

You’re a fit for the role if you:

Experience working with (Corporates, governments, academics and/or law firms), in MENA.

Self-starter with a strong sales experience, preferably within the legal/regulatory data sector or related field with a legal/legal technology educational background or related field.

Fluency in English.

Fluency in Arabic is a plus

Strong understanding of customers and their business model and workflows.

Strong relationship building skills and experience in establishing C level relationship.

Proven Commercial Experience In a Customer Facing Environment Required.

Problem solving skills and ability to understand, articulate, structure and solve client needs.

Presentation and communication skills: ability to deliver presentations and communicate at all levels within an organization.

Strong collaboration skills & strong interpersonal skills.

Self-confident and comfortable working under limited supervision.

A desire to compete and win business in a team setting.

Wide contact network across MENA region would be an advantage.

What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
  
  
  

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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