Financial Communications, Senior Vice President

Summary

Join Teneo as a Senior Vice President of Financial Communications and Investor Relations in the Middle East and play a pivotal role in advising high-profile clients. Lead communications strategy development and deployment, overseeing the implementation of investor relations and financial communication strategies. Manage and coach a team of experts, ensuring high-quality client service and acting as the main point of contact. Build and maintain strong client relationships, actively seeking growth opportunities. Support new business development by building a network of new client relationships and participating in client pitch meetings. Furthermore, you will create advisory notes for client leadership, monitor media coverage, and proactively highlight opportunities and potential areas of concern for your clients. This role requires strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of finance and capital markets, and exceptional communication skills.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in communications, journalism, political science, law, public policy , international relations, business , finance , accounting, or a related field
• 7-10 years + of experience in a strategy , communications or finance/investor relations role – within agency or in-house
• Outstanding leadership skills, especially in multicultural and interdisciplinary settings
• Strong understanding of the region – its media and business l andscapes
• Strong understanding of finance, capital markets and /or investor relations
• Experience offering client senior client counsel across a broad range of corporate reputational or market -related topics
• Strong ability to grasp clients’ business objectives and relevant wider industry dynamics to enable drafting of compelling narratives and content
• Experience working with international media , including handling crises and issues
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Analysis and data visualisation skills
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint and Word)
• Excellent project management skills
• Client and team management skills
• Experience coaching, mentoring and developing more junior colleagues
• Understanding of digital communications

Responsibilities

• Providing investor and capital markets expertise – Guide clients in their engagement with buy and sell-side stakeholders, relevant stock exchange(s) and institutional, retail and governmental shareholders
• Leading communications strategy development and deployment – leverages research, insights and discussions with client to lead the creation of communications strategies, leveraging Teneo’s resources, offerings and expertise across business segments
• Overseeing strategy development and deployment – oversee the development and implementation of the investor relations and financial communication strategy, for institutional and retail investors. Will include leading the development of earnings announcements, investor presentations, Q&As, media talking points and risk analysis and mitigations
• Account management – lead on account delivery, managing a team of experts to deliver high quality client servicing and acting as the main point person with the client. Actively coach and mentor junior team members
• Client management – build and maintain strong relationships with the client, seeking growth opportunities where possible. Proactively manage the client and work to take advantage of opportunities/ resolve issues as needed
• Supporting new business development - actively build a network of new client/ prospect relationships, working on new business opportunities including leading proposals and participating in client pitch meetings. Demonstrates commercial acumen in costing and managing the delivery or projects. Develops understanding and fluency across Teneo’s service offerings
• Supporting wider team management – taking responsibility for Talent Managing junior colleagues, supporting their performance reviews and career growth within the firm. Supporting the smooth running of client servicing operations
• Build strong relationships , fostering long-term partnerships and seeking organic growth opportunities through new business proposal development
• Create advisory notes for client leadership, addressing media narratives, financial markets insights, geopolitical risks, and reputational issues, while monitoring media coverage for clients and competitors
• Provide support and insight to your client teams, proactively highlighting opportunities, and potential areas of concern
• Build a strong network of effective relationships internally and externally
• Proactively seek formal and informal learning and development opportunities to support your professional growth and contribute to the sharing of learnings across the wider team
• Actively coach and mentor Senior Associates and Vice Presidents on your account teams . Lead, manage and motivate more junior colleagues

Preferred Qualifications

• Arabic writing skills an asset (for Arabic speakers)
• Strategic and critical thinker
• Collaborative and a team player
• Experienced in managing people
• Problem solver with a positive attitude
• Flexible and always willing to try
• Detail oriented and committed to high quality deliverables
• Intellectual curiosity and entrepreneurial spirit
• Humble, honest and respectful
• Resilient and performs well under pressure
• Comfortable with uncertainty
• Readiness for frequent travel and stints at clients ’ offices

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 2 1 days holiday
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Annual salary review
• End-of-service benefits
• Private medical insurance (individual and immediate family members)
• Regular social, cultural and charitable activities
• Flexible and remote working with office laptop provided