Digital Manager

Role profile

After a long period of sustained growth, we are looking to innovate and significantly invest in our Sales and Marketing team which has led to the creation of a new Digital Manager role to be based in either our London or Bristol offices.

This will be a key and transformative role, supporting the firm's strategic objectives by leading the development and management of Osborne Clarke's digital offering.

Osborne Clarke

Osborne Clarke is a future-focused international legal practice with a global turnover of over €442m and more than 1,600 talented lawyers in 26 offices around the world. We have an incredible client base ranging from FTSE 100 companies to disruptive start-ups, spanning some of the most cutting-edge sectors of business.

We achieve our continued success through a deeper understanding of our people and clients, a collective vision, and a focus on maximising the opportunities of change.

What you'll do

• Lead the implementation of our website strategy, demonstrating technical excellence, approachability, collaboration, and innovation.
• Work with and line manage the Website Executive on a range of web development projects, providing input and support at all stages - from briefing, testing, and deployment.
• Manage the build for new website sections in consultation with the Website Executive and teams across the business.
• Manage our external digital agency on development projects and regular support and maintenance, ensuring value from the retainer agreement and project spend.
• Consult with our international teams to ensure the website meets their requirements and exceeds their expectations within the firm strategy.
• Provide assistance, consultation, or leadership for any other digital properties as required - intranet, microsites, apps, digital systems.
• Measurement and analytics for all platforms

What we're looking for

• Keen understanding of technology platforms and social media.
• Experience in leading large-scale transformation projects, end-to-end (delivery and output).
• A great communicator, negotiator, and advocate for our brand.
• Able to translate a vision into actionable plan; pragmatic with a calm and rational approach to problem-solving.
• Tech educator and ambassador; familiarity with AI and willingness to learn.
• Industry knowledge and ability to identify key trends with strong technical expertise in:
  • Content Management Systems
  • Web Analytics
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Email Marketing
  • Graphic Design
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities with good emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrated success in working collaboratively with international teams.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and flexible with the ability to embrace and capitalise on change.
• Experience in managing key vendors and large budgets effectively/efficiently.

Salary and benefits

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.

Our recruitment process

We welcome direct applications for our opportunities - if you would like any further information about this role or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Philippa Hemmings (Recruitment Manager) on philippa.hemmings@osborneclarke.com.

Please note that although we include closing dates for our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.

We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.

About Us

Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 330 Partners and more than 1,260 talented lawyers in 26 locations*. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. Advising them both comprehensively and commercially. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it's fundamental to our success.

At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality.

*Services in India are provided by a relationship firm