Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a firm-wide client relationship strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Build and nurture long-term relationships with key clients and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with partners to identify new business opportunities and expand service offerings.
• Oversee and support the Business Development team in delivering pitches, proposals, tenders, and other client-facing initiatives.
• Provide coaching and guidance to partners and senior staff on client engagement, retention, and growth strategies.
• Monitor client satisfaction, gather feedback, and implement initiatives to enhance client experience.
• Track market trends and competitor activity to inform client strategy and positioning.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team to ensure effective execution of client strategies.
• Report on client relationship performance, key accounts, and business development metrics to the Executive Committee.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Extensive experience in professional services, preferably within a legal or consulting environment.
• Proven track record in client relationship management, business development, and strategic account management.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing and mentoring a team.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Ability to work closely with senior partners and other stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives.
• Understanding of the Kenyan legal market, regulatory environment, and client expectations is highly desirable.
• Analytical and strategic thinker with the ability to translate insights into actionable strategies.

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Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend applications using Java, Spring Boot, and related frameworks.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate with external systems and services.
• Implement microservices architecture, ensuring scalability, resilience, and high availability.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices and coding standards.
• Work with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.
• Participate in code reviews, troubleshoot issues, and optimize application performance.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines using tools like Docker, Jenkins, or Kubernetes.
• Ensure application security, reliability, and compliance with enterprise standards.
• Document technical designs, processes, and specifications.
• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment and contribute to sprint planning and execution.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in Java development.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of OOP, design patterns, and software architecture principles.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Proficiency with version control tools (e.g., Git).
• Experience with build tools like Maven or Gradle