Head of Practice Finance

Salt Digital Recruitment; Dubai; On-site; AED 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Digital Recruitment is seeking a Head of Practice to lead and grow its Finance & Financial Services communications offering. This senior leadership role involves driving strategy, managing a specialist team, and acting as an advisor for C-suite clients across financial services. Candidates should possess extensive experience in financial services communications and a proven leadership record.

The position requires strong strategic thinking and business development skills, aimed at enhancing the agency's reputation within the financial sector.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in financial services communications within a PR agency or consultancy.
• Proven track record of leading teams and building client portfolios in finance.
• Strong understanding of financial sectors like banking and fintech.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and growth for the Finance Practice.
• Build and manage a specialist team for financial services clients.
• Drive new business development and strengthen client relationships.

Skills

Financial services communications

Team leadership

Business development

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Job description

Role Overview

We are working with a leading global PR agency that is looking for a Head of Practice to lead and grow its Finance & Financial Services communications offering. This is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping the practice, driving commercial growth, and positioning the agency as a go-to advisor for financial services clients across the region and globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall strategy, growth, and positioning of the Finance Practice across regional and global markets
• Build and manage a specialist team delivering high-quality PR and communications work for financial services clients
• Act as senior advisor to C-suite clients across banking, fintech, investment, and financial institutions
• Drive new business development, including pitches, proposals, and conversion of finance-sector opportunities
• Strengthen existing client relationships and identify opportunities for organic growth and cross‑selling across the agency
• Develop thought leadership positioning for the agency within financial communications and capital markets storytelling
• Oversee delivery of integrated PR strategies including corporate reputation, financial communications, ESG narratives, crisis communications, and stakeholder engagement
• Collaborate closely with other practice leads to deliver integrated, cross-sector campaigns
• Ensure strong commercial performance of the practice including revenue growth, profitability, and forecasting
• Act as a visible external face of the agency within the finance and business community in the region

Requirements

• Extensive experience in financial services communications, ideally within a PR agency or consultancy environment
• Proven track record of leading teams and building client portfolios within the finance sector
• Strong understanding of banking, fintech, capital markets, investment and regulatory environments
• Experience advising senior stakeholders and C-suite level clients
• Demonstrated success in new business development and revenue generation
• Strong leadership capability with experience mentoring and growing teams
• Excellent strategic thinking combined with hands‑on client delivery when required
• Strong regional experience (Middle East preferred but not essential) with global exposure highly valued
• Established network within financial services or corporate communications strongly preferred

Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.