Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and lead the Americas PR strategy in alignment with regional and global initiatives.
• Serve as a senior communications advisor to executives and business leaders.
• Guide messaging and positioning for major announcements, executive visibility and strategic initiatives.
• Media & Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with top-tier media and industry stakeholders.
• Oversee media relations strategy, including proactive storytelling, executive interviews and crisis response.
• Develop plan for earned speaking opportunities for key spokespeople to elevate visibility with key audiences.
• Content & Messaging Oversight: Oversee the development of press releases and media-focused content.
• Ensure consistency in messaging across markets and platforms.
• Collaborate with global and regional communications and marketing colleagues to align narratives.
• Monitoring, Insights & Risk Management: Monitor media, industry trends and public sentiment to inform strategy and identify emerging risks or opportunities.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in public relations, corporate communications, or a related field.
• Deep understanding of the financial media landscape and ability to build and maintain reporter relationships.
• Proven track record of leading strategic communications in complex, matrixed, or global organizations.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence at the executive level.
• Experience managing teams and agencies across and working across time zones.
• Strong crisis communications and reputation management experience.

Preferred

• Experience in media relations for financial services, preferably within private markets.
• Experience working with C-suite executives and investor relations teams.
• Familiarity with media monitoring, analytics, and reporting tools.

Benefits

• Enhancing Your Physical and Emotional Health
• Employees have access to healthcare coverage, mental health resources, health & fitness reimbursement program, and Wellness Rewards Program.
• Developing Your Career
• Tuition and certification reimbursement programs are available, along with continual education and development trainings for you to grow with Hamilton Lane.
• Supporting Your Family & Community
• For our communities, Hamilton Lane provides paid time off to volunteer and compensates for referring qualified candidates that join our team.
• For growing family, we offer an adoption reimbursement program, paid time off for new parents and newlyweds, and provide travel support for nursing parents.
• Safeguarding Your Financial Wellbeing
• Hamilton Lane contributes to retirement programs and offers an employee stock purchasing plan.