Director, Corporate Communications

NATIONAL Public Relations; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 103,500 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Benefits package

Travel opportunities

Professional growth

Job summary

National Public Relations in Toronto, hybrid, is seeking a Director, Corporate Communications. You will provide senior strategic counsel to executives, boards, and investor relations teams, guiding complex mandates across corporate and financial communications and capital markets initiatives.

You will grow the practice by finding new business, mentoring teams, and coordinating cross‑office expertise to deliver integrated solutions. Strong judgment, market insight, and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in financial/corporate communications or investor relations.
• Strategic counsel to executives and boards on complex mandates.
• Exceptional writing, presentation and messaging skills across channels.
• Experience leading client relationships, budgets, and projects in a consulting environment.
• Strong understanding of capital markets, financial communications, and media trends.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; experience with Canadian markets is a plus.
• Comfort using AI-enabled tools (e.g., ChatGPT).
• Nice to have bilingual English/French.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior strategic counsel to executives, boards, and IR teams across corporate and financial communications.
• Lead complex client mandates from planning through execution, ensuring quality, timeliness, and budget.
• Grow the practice by identifying new business opportunities and expanding client relationships.
• Mentor colleagues and connect clients with internal experts across NATIONAL’s offices.
• Stay current on capital markets trends, regulatory developments, and emerging practices.

Skills

Senior advisory

Strategic counsel

Writing

Client relationships

Capital markets

Bilingual (EN/FR)

AI tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Business, Finance, Public Relations, Journalism, or related

Job description

About Us

At NATIONAL, we are driven by purpose, creativity, and connection. For 50 years, our teams across Canada have helped organizations navigate change, build trust, and shape conversations that matter.

Work location

Toronto, Ontario (hybrid).

The role

This is a hands‑on senior advisory opportunity for someone who wants to be both strategic and practical, commercially minded and collaborative, and comfortable advising clients when the stakes are high.

As Director, Corporate Communications, you will provide senior strategic counsel to executives, boards of directors, and investor relations teams. You will lead complex client mandates across corporate and financial communications, investor relations, capital markets initiatives, reputation management, crisis files, transaction communications, disclosure support, and special situations.

You will also play an important role in growing our practice. That means identifying and leading new business opportunities, expanding existing client relationships, mentoring colleagues, and connecting clients with the right expertise from across NATIONAL’s practices and offices.

What You Will Do

As a senior member of the Toronto team, you will help clients communicate clearly in moments that matter to their business, their investors, their employees, their regulators, and other important stakeholders.

You will be expected to bring sound judgment, strong business instincts, and a clear understanding of how markets, media, investors, disclosure, and reputation intersect.

You will lead complex client mandates from planning through execution, making sure the work is thoughtful, high quality, delivered on time, and managed on budget.

You will build strong, enduring client relationships, identify opportunities to expand existing mandates, and lead new business opportunities that contribute to the growth of the firm. You will also manage project planning, financial management, and resource allocation so that client objectives are met and the work runs smoothly.

You will collaborate with colleagues across NATIONAL’s practices and offices to deliver integrated communications solutions that meet evolving client needs. You will mentor, coach, and develop team members, helping foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high‑performing culture.

You will stay close to capital markets trends, regulatory developments, and emerging communications practices so that your counsel is current, practical, and grounded in the realities of the market. You will also help strengthen NATIONAL’s presence in the Canadian capital markets and financial communications community.

What You Bring

You are a trusted advisor with a strong grounding in financial communications. You understand how to translate complex financial, market, and business issues into clear advice, credible messaging, and practical communications plans.

You are comfortable in senior rooms, including engaging with executives, boards, investor relations teams, legal advisors, bankers, analysts, and other stakeholders who are often part of high‑profile, sensitive, or crisis‑related mandates. You do not need to be a specialist in every situation, but you should bring the judgment and experience to know what matters, what questions to ask, and how to bring the right people together.

You Likely Bring

• 10+ years of experience in financial and corporate communications, capital markets, investor relations, strategic communications, or a consulting or corporate advisory environment.
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic counsel to senior executives and leading complex communications or capital markets mandates, including crisis files.
• Exceptional writing, presentation, and strategic communications skills, with the ability to develop compelling messaging across multiple channels.
• Proven experience leading client relationships, managing budgets, and delivering complex projects in a fast‑paced consulting environment.
• A strong understanding of capital markets, financial communications, and the evolving media and digital landscape.
• A bachelor’s degree in Communications, Business, Finance, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related discipline. Experience advising publicly traded companies, investor relations teams or capital market participants is considered an asset. Familiarity with the Canadian capital markets landscape is also an asset.
• Comfort using AI‑enabled tools, for example, ChatGPT.
• Nice to have: bilingualism in English and French.

How You Work

You are strategic, but not removed from the work. You can see the larger picture, identify what matters, and turn advice into action. You are calm under pressure, clear in your counsel, and comfortable working in situations where the path forward is not always obvious.

You simplify complex issues, including financial and capital markets issues, and provide practical recommendations that clients can use. You bring a strong client‑service mindset, build relationships naturally, and know how to manage stakeholders with confidence and discretion.

You are organized and comfortable managing budgets, timelines, resources, and tight deadlines. You can lead multiple priorities at once without losing sight of quality, detail, or client objectives.

You are collaborative, but highly self‑sufficient. You can motivate teams, coach colleagues, contribute to an inclusive workplace, and draw on the strength of a national network when clients would benefit from additional expertise.

You are proactive, detail‑oriented, adaptable, and committed to excellent client service.

What We Offer

• A hybrid work environment and a supportive, collegial Toronto office culture.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• Opportunities to work on high‑profile mandates with leading organizations across sectors.
• Professional development, coaching, and growth opportunities within a national team.
• Occasional travel as required by client and team needs.

Expected Compensation

The expected salary for this role is $103,500 - $115,000 CAD. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, and internal equity.

NATIONAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Should you require accommodation during the selection process, please inform us.