Executive Director of Marketing & Communications / Americas

Virginia, IL (On-site)

$85K/yr – $200K/yrSenior Level15+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive global marketing strategy and execution for a consulting/advisory firm with cross-regional leadership and change-management scope.

  • Must-have: 15+ years in senior marketing leadership with global scope
  • Standout: Experience shaping integrated marketing strategies in professional services
  • Standout: Change-management and data-driven growth enabled by AI tools

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a trusted marketing and communications advisor to senior leaders, subject matter experts and colleagues.
  • Identify strategic priorities of the Firm and align them into a clear, unified marketing strategy that supports long-term organic growth.
  • Translate strategy into integrated marketing campaigns to achieve market positioning and brand differentiation.
  • Take ownership of day-to-day marketing leadership and execution, maintaining strategic alignment, executional momentum and high performance across the global marketing team.
  • Strengthen and evolve Ankura’s global brand through clear, consistent messaging and strong brand governance.
  • Expand executive and firmwide visibility through compelling thought leadership, PR, content, digital engagement, events, awards and recognitions.
  • Ensure marketing campaigns clearly communicate and reflect Ankura’s expertise, credibility and differentiation in priority markets.
  • Work with MarCom team members to design and implement a marketing operating model that streamlines ownership, workflows and decision-making.
  • Apply a proactive, change-oriented approach that shifts the MarCom function from a request-driven support model toward a strategic enabler, partnering with leadership to shape strategy and drive business impact.
  • Strengthen cross-firm coordination to align and optimize MarCom activities and investments across industries, solutions, business groups and practices for maximum impact.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of progressive marketing experience, including senior leadership roles with an Americas or global scope.
  • Extensive experience within consulting, advisory, legal or accounting environments, with a strong understanding of partnership models and relationship-driven growth.
  • Demonstrated success designing and leading integrated marketing strategies, campaigns and operating models aligned to business objectives.
  • Strong experience overseeing campaign planning, execution and performance measurement, with the ability to connect marketing activity to KPIs, pipeline and ROI.
  • Fluency with digital marketing ecosystems and platforms, including CRM, CMS, marketing automation and analytics tools.
  • Experience leveraging AI-enabled marketing tools to improve efficiency, insight and marketing performance, with sound judgment around responsible use.
  • Proven ability to work with, influence and advise senior executives, partners, stakeholders, subject matter experts and colleagues across a global organization.
  • High emotional intelligence and executive presence, with the ability to lead through complexity, build trust and drive alignment.
  • Highly organized and execution-oriented, comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy, managing multiple priorities, teams and initiatives simultaneously, with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Ability to quickly synthesize new information and translate emerging trends, technologies and best practices to enhance marketing effectiveness.

Benefits

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    Ankura

    Ankura Consulting Group, LLC is an independent global expert services and advisory firm that delivers services and end-to-end solutions to help clients at critical inflection points related to change, risk, disputes, finance, performance, distress, and transformation. The Ankura team consists of more than 1,800 professionals in more than 35 locations globally who are leaders in their respective fields and areas of expertise. Collaborative lateral thinking, hard-earned experience, expertise, and multidisciplinary capabilities drive results and Ankura is unrivaled in its ability to assist clients to Protect, Create, and Recover Value.

    Founded in 2014
    New York, New York, USA
    2.1K employees

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    66.7K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    39%
    Direct
    43%
    Referral
    15.5%
    Social
    1.3%
    Paid
    1.1%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~2.1K

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $810M
    Last Raise
    $710M
    Private Equity, 4 years ago

    Funding History

    • Nov 2021
      Private Equity
    • Mar 2021
      Debt Financing • $710M
    • Mar 2016
      Private Equity • $100M

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