About the Role

FTI Consulting is the world’s leading expert consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, our people have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy, and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.  

The Strategic Communications practice of FTI Consulting is one of the most highly regarded communications consultancies globally. We offer a broad base of disciplines across a variety of specialist sectors including financial services, retail and consumer, digital, natural resources, energy, public affairs, real estate, professional services, people & change, technology media telecoms (TMT) and life sciences.

The 50-strong UK Financial Services team is the largest in the London office, working to build and protect reputational value for an exciting group of UK and international clients in the financial services space, often collaborating with colleagues overseas. This includes banks, asset and wealth managers, private banks, private equity firms, pension funds, venture capital, hedge funds, professional services firms, and governments. 

We are a fast-paced team delivering cross discipline communications support for a wide range of clients, from global leaders to boutique outfits. We deliver financial calendar work and transaction support, corporate communications and campaigning, as well as crisis consultancy, working with colleagues across the business to deliver multi-stakeholder communications, incorporating digital, public affairs, employee engagement, and ESG. Our London-based team is supported by our financial services hubs across major global markets, delivering a truly international offering for our clients. 

We have a genuine passion for the industry and seek to have a positive influence on both the sector and the society in which we operate in, supporting a number of businesses on a pro bono basis, from charity partners to organisations seeking to address racial inequality in the financial services sector.

We are currently seeking a Senior Director to join our growing team of over 50 professionals in London. The role will support on existing clients as well as new business, with a focus on supporting businesses within the savings and investments universe. The role includes the opportunity to work on global and  cross discipline briefs through collaborating with other teams and markets.

What You'll Do

Deliver to Clients

• Own and manage client relationships alongside senior team members, and often working on global or multi-market client mandates
• Advising clients on significant reputational milestones, delivering counsel and planning oversight across stakeholders and integrated communication channels 
• Oversight of the running of the account team, ensuring high quality of work is delivered consistently while also working with senior members of the team to advise senior stakeholders within an organisation 
• Supporting on issues management and working with senior colleagues to provide advice and develop required written materials
• Bring a strong understanding of the news flow and media agenda, providing insights for clients to help shape their approach and strategy 
• Engage with the media on the behalf of clients, focusing on senior media contacts across nationals, trades and wires
• Advising on significant industry events and milestones which will elevate clients’ reputation on key topics and issues – for example, COP, Davos 

Build the Business

• Demonstrating abilities to generate new client opportunities and leading new business pitches, with a proven track record of delivering within the Investments universe
• Collaborating with colleagues across the Strat Comms division to deliver integrated communication strategies, campaigns and counsel to clients 
• Lead on creative campaign development, delivering outcomes for clients which generate ROI / measurable outcomes
• Proactively network with media and industry contacts, as well as potential clients

Team Involvement

• Mentoring and training junior team members
• Contribute to the team’s ambitions and initiatives to promote and improve DIB (Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging) within the firm and externally 
• Support senior management in ensuring team processes are in place and regularly share ideas on ways to evolve these
• Share industry and media insights across the team, based on journalist and industry contacts as well as thorough reading of the news 
• Actively participating in client, team and firm-wide initiatives to make a valuable and authentic contribution to working culture 

How You'll Grow

Alongside opportunities to learn on the job from some of the leading professionals in the industry, FTI Consulting offers extensive internal and external training opportunities, activated through bespoke professional improvement plans developed in collaboration with line managers. 

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in the Financial Services sector, with particular experience within the savings and investments universe (e.g. asset management, wealth management, institutional investors, platforms, and personal finance and savings, etc). 
• 10 + years of previous experience in an in-house corporate communications or PR agency role
• Some agency experience preferred – with demonstration of an entrepreneurial approach which has delivered business by significantly shaping the pitch process/documents
• Ability to develop and execute high impact campaigns, and case study examples of successful previous campaigns
• Demonstrable knowledge of the industry and opinion formers, including media
• Existing relationships with the communications teams in the FS sector  
• A strong media contact book across the Financial Services and investments sector
• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• Ability to build strong rapport/relationships at all levels within FTI Consulting and client organisations
• Time management and the ability to prioritise a varied workload and plan ahead
• Ability to work effectively within a busy team
• Experience in supporting previous employers to enhance and promote initiatives to support a more diverse or inclusive workforce
• Takes a pragmatic and ‘can do’ approach
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

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