Responsibilities

• Set and plan against revenue goals, talent development, agency marketing, lead generation and new business development for the Financial Services practice group, with a focus on growing our portfolio of growth-stage/established fintech and traditional financial services brands.
• Proactively drive new business efforts with minimal oversight. This includes overseeing pitch teams from start to finish during the pitch process.
• Generate new revenue with existing clients. You have a keen eye for timing strategic recommendations that align the scope of work to meet the needs of our clients.
• Work with our specialists to provide clients with programs that integrate traditional PR, digital, and social media platforms.
• Serve as a steward of Mission North’s values and operating principles.
• Mentor and coach staff across all levels of skills development.
• Work closely with fellow account leads to direct account staffing and forecasting.
• Represent Mission North and our clients at industry events for new business networking and personal professional development.
• Be a trusted strategic partner to comms, marketing and content client contacts and their executive teams, and promote communications strategies that will help them reach their full potential.
• Collaborate with peers who oversee other Financial Services accounts to set and reach goals for the broader group.

Requirements

• 10-12 years of PR agency or in-house experience working with banking, payments, investment, or real estate tech brands
• Adept at managing relationships with C-level executives at tech companies.
• Ability to tap into a strong network of potential talent, partners and customers in order to support practice and business growth.
• Experience helping clients navigate sensitive reputation issues and crisis communications
• Compelling communication and presentation skills.
• Exceptional creative and content development skills on technical topics.
• Strong new business development skills with a proven track record of closing and retaining new clients.
• Experience leading strategic workshops and initiatives including messaging, storyline development and media training.
• Proven track record of simultaneously directing multiple teams at PR/comms agencies and/or within in-house comms functions.
• Strong management skills and a genuine interest in managing and mentoring teams.

Preferred

• Bonus points for experience in public affairs and advocacy, financial communications and/or investor relations

Benefits

• We invest in our people, offering a comprehensive benefits package, for full-time employees, including healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan including an employer match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid time off, paid parental leave, and several paid holidays, among others.
• One Team, All In: we give back 2% of profits, 2% of our time, and 2% of partner equity to support causes in our local communities, and have invested more than $2 million through grants, donations, and pro bono services.
• Foster the Future: our cross-industry fellowship and sponsorship initiative creating pathways for the next generation of communications leaders.
• Diversity, belonging, and equity are woven into our business and culture, with ongoing policies and practices to foster a more progressive organization and industry.