Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Lead the delivery of communications programmes, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest standard.
• Provide strategic counsel to clients on communications, stakeholder engagement and reputation management.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing workstreams and uncover new growth opportunities.
• Act as the senior day-to-day client lead across multiple projects and accounts.
• Lead client presentations, workshops and strategic discussions with confidence and authority.
• Ensure client objectives are understood and translated into impactful communications solutions.
• Partner closely with Strategy Directors to shape strategic and creative direction.
• Lead strategic conversations internally and with clients, helping solve complex business and communications challenges.
• Develop insightful recommendations that drive meaningful outcomes and measurable impact.

Requirements

• Must be a United States Citizen (required for government contract work).
• Must be eligible for and willing to obtain a U.S. Government Secret or Top Secret Security Clearance upon employment.
• Must be willing to undergo a federal background investigation, including reviews of employment, criminal, financial and drug-use history.
• 7–12 years' experience in communications, public affairs, strategic communications, marketing or a related field.
• At least 3 years' experience managing and developing direct reports.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation and storytelling capabilities.
• Experience managing complex, high-profile client relationships.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior decision makers.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of business operations.

Preferred

• Experience working with government clients.
• A degree in Politics, History, International Relations, Communications, Marketing or a related discipline.
• Arabic and/or Farsi language skills.
• Experience incorporating AI tools and workflows into communications programmes.
• Interest in emerging technologies and innovation.
• Experience working on social impact, behavioural change or public sector communications campaigns.

Benefits

• 12 weeks’ full pay for Primary Carers and 6 weeks for Secondary Carers (after one year of service; return requirements apply for subsequent leave)
• Applies to birth, adoption, and surrogacy
• Up to 10 days’ paid fertility leave per year (5 per cycle)
• 2 days’ paid leave for new grandparents
• $2,500 annual interest-free parental loan
• $6,000 interest-free fertility treatment loan
• Three medical plans (HSA at $0 cost; EPO 75% employer funded; PPO 65% employer funded)
• $0 employee-cost dental and vision
• 10 days’ health leave per year (mental and physical)
• 24/7 mental health support through Self Space