Responsibilities

• Lead the origination, design and delivery of high-value strategic communications engagements for Fortune 500 C-suite and Board-level clients, including M&A, IPOs, earnings, crisis and issues management, leadership transitions, event engagement, executive positioning and enterprise reputation.
• Serve as the accountable senior advisor to C-suite executives and Boards on the firm's most sensitive, consequential and visible mandates. Use an established network across senior media, digital platforms and influential offline forums to deliver real-time market intelligence, shape narratives and secure strategic opportunities across earned, owned and paid channels.
• Build the practice's commercial and operating platform in the U.S. and globally: establish go-to-market priorities, develop offerings and intellectual property, shape team structure and standards, and help drive profitable, sustainable growth. Attract, develop and retain exceptional talent; set a high bar for client service, quality, collaboration and professional judgment across engagements.
• Mobilize the full Consello platform by partnering with leaders across Corporate Advisory, M&A, Management Consulting, Talent, Risk, Sports and Entertainment, investing and marketing. Integrate complementary expertise into distinctive, multidisciplinary solutions and create cross-practice opportunities that deepen client relationships.
• Act as a visible external ambassador for the practice and collaborate with Consello's marketing team to strengthen the firm's and its executives' thought leadership, market profile and strategic relationships across priority platforms.

Requirements

• Minimum of 15 years of corporate or strategic communications experience, including a demonstrated Managing Director-, Partner- or equivalent-level track record advising C-suite and Board-level clients on high-stakes matters and elevating enterprise profiles across owned, earned and paid channels.
• Demonstrated success building and leading high-performing teams and practices, including talent development, senior-level quality control and commercial leadership. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to shape persuasive counsel and messaging at the highest levels.
• A deep, established and actively maintained network of senior media, industry and platform relationships that can be credibly activated on behalf of clients. Demonstrated judgment and executive presence in leading multiple high-stakes engagements, making decisions under pressure and protecting client and firm reputation.
• Proven business-development and client-expansion record, with the ability to originate opportunities, build trusted sponsorship and grow long-term relationships. Senior leadership experience at a leading communications advisory firm, financial services organization or comparable in-house function strongly preferred.
• Global operating experience and a sophisticated international perspective strongly preferred.
• Compensation: $300,000 starting base salary, plus annual discretionary bonus.

Preferred

• Senior leadership experience at a leading communications advisory firm, financial services organization or comparable in-house function strongly preferred.
• Global operating experience and a sophisticated international perspective strongly preferred.