External Relations Manager - IPR Law Firm

Our client is a Top IPR (Intellectual Property Right)law firm in India, founded in 1994.

Our client is looking for External Relation Manager.

Experience: 5-10yrs.

CTC:15-20Lakhs.

Location: Bangalore or Gurgaon.

Key Skill: Public relations(External relations), Brand promotion, Brand Marketing, Stakeholder management, International stakeholder management(Not mandatory), Brand building with Government.

External Relations Manager.

- The External Relations Manager is expected to build and grow internal and external relationships to help develop brand eminence and advocacy in India and abroad.

- The person should lead the outreach program by creating a strategic plan, tracking the efforts/progress, and recommending newer avenues to build the brand locally and internationally.

- The person is expected to maintain and grow strategic relationships/partnerships with industry bodies, business chambers, and IP attachs by creating advocacy programs around the year.

- The person is also responsible for various international submissions for maintaining the top-tier positioning of the brand.

Proposed Roles n' Responsibilities:

- Build and grow external relationships to help build the brand and its eminence in India and globally.

- Lead, design, develop, and implement outreach/advocacy strategies (both domestic & international).

- Special focus on building and nurturing international relationships across chosen jurisdictions including the US, Europe, and Asia.

- The efforts should result in organizing direct client meetings, roundtables, and informal interactions with the associations' member groups.

- Manage submissions (surveys/research of foreign publication houses) - leading the efforts for collating information in the submission forms, regular follow-ups with relevant teams, completion on time, etc.

- Manage memberships and subscriptions - Maintaining relationships with all the existing chamber partners (Indian and foreign) and building new relationships.

- Listings & rankings - maintain relevant trackers and coordinate with relevant research platforms for discrepancies/queries, etc.

- Working with the operations team to maintain trackers, feedback forms, and update various modules (outreach activities, memberships, and subscriptions related expenses).

- Work closely with HR, Admin, Accounts, and other departments to manage interdependencies including vendor management (renewals, payments, etc.

- Build a strategic road map for outreach efforts across Indian states by tracking markets and trends, recommending local chambers and industry bodies.

- Nurture and grow existing strategic relationships/partnerships, to meet the organizational objectives.

- Identifying, and developing new opportunities, and building and expanding the brand presence across chosen jurisdictions.

- Execute events in association with industry bodies - negotiations, agenda development, speaker alignment, overall event management.

- Expanding partnerships and alliances for the business to expand its reach across various jurisdictions.

- Work with the research team to track new markets (jurisdictions) and emerging trends to develop new strategic partnerships.

Minimum expectations:

- 5-8 years of relevant/prior experience in managing relationships.

- International exposure/market understanding.

- Service industry experience (at least 3-4 years).

- Willing to travel within India.

Experience: 5 to 10 years