Senior Vice President, Weber Advisory & Financial Services

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$152K/yr – $215K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead strategic financial services communications for Weber Advisory, managing senior client relationships, driving new business, and coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact outcomes.

  • Own client relationships and major new business efforts across financial services.
  • Must-have: 12+ years in corporate communications or public affairs with financial services advisory experience.
  • Standout: Global cross-functional team leadership and strategic counsel to C-suite.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Secure, maintain, and grow relationships with leading financial services and corporate clients, ensuring Weber Advisory is a trusted partner at the most senior levels.
  • Lead major new business efforts, from identifying opportunities and shaping proposals to orchestrating compelling, integrated pitch teams.
  • Serve as a trusted strategic advisor, counselor, and business partner to C-suite and senior decision-makers in financial services and beyond.
  • Drive exceptional work through the orchestration of high-performing, cross-functional teams across geographies and disciplines.
  • Advance Weber Advisory’s thought leadership in the financial services sector by developing POVs, insights, and visibility for our leaders.
  • Oversee client service delivery including program planning, proactive opportunity creation, and high-level strategic counsel.
  • Identify new growth areas based on emerging trends in financial markets, regulation, ESG, and stakeholder expectations.
  • Mentor and coach rising talent, building the next generation of corporate and financial communications leaders.
  • Maintain profitability and operational excellence across accounts, ensuring efficiency, productivity, and high-quality output.

Requirements

  • 12+ years in corporate communications or public affairs, with significant experience advising financial services organizations (agency experience strongly preferred)
  • Expertise in corporate reputation management, stakeholder communications, and financial industry dynamics, including regulatory environments and market drivers
  • Strong grasp of traditional, digital, and social media—and how they shape financial sector narratives
  • Proven ability to counsel senior executives with credibility, clarity, and strategic foresight
  • A track record of leading and winning new business opportunities in complex, competitive environments
  • Exceptional leadership skills—able to inspire teams, manage multiple priorities, and deliver under pressure
  • Excellent writing, presentation, and storytelling abilities, with experience crafting compelling narratives for financial audiences
  • Entrepreneurial mindset, collaborative spirit, and passion for driving client and agency growth
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Weber Shandwick

Weber Shandwick is the earned-first global communications agency. Led by world-class strategic and creative thinkers and activators, Weber Shandwick has won some of the most prestigious awards in the industry, including being named #1 in the Public Relations and Brand Strategies category on Fast Company’s 2024 Most Innovative Companies list, one of Fast Company’s Best Workplace for Innovators in 2023, PRWeek’s 2024 Global Agency of the Year, ranked #1 on PRovoke’s Global Creative Index in 2024 and honored on Ad Age’s A-List in 2024 & 2020 and Best Places to Work in 2019, in addition to being awarded Campaign Global’s PR Agency of the Year in 2023. Weber Shandwick was the most awarded PR agency at the 2023 and 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, including earning the PR industry’s first-ever idea-led Cannes Grand Prix in the Brand Experience & Activation category and cumulatively earning more than 225 Cannes Lions. Weber Shandwick has also been named PR Agency of the Year by Campaign US in 2021, honored as PRovoke’s Global Agency of the Decade in 2020 and ranked #1 on PRovoke’s Global Creative Index in 2021 and 2022. Additionally, the firm was named PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 and was awarded PRWeek’s Purpose Agency of the Year in 2020 and 2021. Weber Shandwick also received Honorable Mention on the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies in 2021, as the only PR agency featured.  Part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), Weber Shandwick is the anchor agency within The Weber Shandwick Collective – the strategic communications and consulting network. For more information, visit https://www.webershandwick.com/. Social Media Community Guidelines: http://bit.ly/wssocialterms

Founded in 2001
New York, NY, US
4.4K employees (1,170 in marketing)

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