Head of Client Communications

St. James’s Place; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Generous Pension Scheme

Enhanced Parental Leave

Protection Benefits

EV salary sacrifice

Job summary

St. James’s Place seeks a highly experienced Head of Client Communications to lead client communications across the organisation.

You will translate complex regulatory and investment information into clear, customer-focused communications, working with Communications, Marketing and Investment teams to ensure consistency, compliance and positive outcomes. The role is London-based with hybrid working, requiring hands-on delivery of communications and governance across multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering client, consumer or regulatory communications within financial services, wealth management, asset management, insurance or a similarly regulated environment.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical, regulatory or investment-related information into clear, accurate and customer-focused communications.
• Strong understanding of regulatory communications requirements, Consumer Duty principles and communication governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of client communications across a wide range of business-critical initiatives and client-facing activities.
• Translate complex investment, regulatory and business information into clear and accessible communications for clients.
• Write, review and approve client letters, shareholder notifications, FAQs, adviser communications and client-facing templates.
• Develop and maintain communication frameworks, tone of voice standards, style guides and governance processes.
• Lead communications activity relating to client retention initiatives, helping reinforce value and improve client confidence during periods of change.
• Oversee communications associated with fund changes, adviser movements, operational updates and regulatory requirements.
• Partner closely with stakeholders across Communications, Investments, Product, Proposition, Operations, Risk and Compliance to deliver coordinated messaging.
• Identify opportunities to improve consistency, clarity and effectiveness across all client communications.
• Establish and maintain appropriate approval processes and communication governance frameworks.
• Use client insight and feedback to improve communication outcomes and customer understanding.
• Represent the client perspective in business discussions, ensuring communication impacts and risks are considered in decision-making.
• Support communications during sensitive market, regulatory or operational events, helping maintain trust and confidence.

Skills

Regulatory communications

Stakeholder management

Regulatory governance

Financial services

Job description

Are you ready tochart your own career path? With our refreshed strategy, we’re building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient, unlocking the capabilities needed for future success.This includes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged, empowered and accountable; where they can show up, speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.

At a glance:

Location: London - Paddington and Lombard Street

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Employment Type: Permanent

Seniority: Mid-Senior Level

About the Role

We're looking for a highly experienced communications professional to join us as Head of Client Communications. This is a newly created role, reflecting the significant growth in client communications activity across the business.

Whilst the role provides oversight of client communications across the organisation, this is not a traditional communications strategy or content marketing position. We're looking for a practical, hands‑on communicator who thrives on turning complex regulatory, investment and business information into clear, customer‑focused communications. Working closely with colleagues across Communications, Marketing and the Investment Directorate, you'll play a key role in shaping, creating and governing the communications our clients receive, ensuring they are clear, consistent, compliant and aligned to positive customer outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the development and delivery of client communications across a wide range of business‑critical initiatives and client‑facing activities.
• Translate complex investment, regulatory and business information into clear and accessible communications for clients.
• Write, review and approve client letters, shareholder notifications, FAQs, adviser communications and client‑facing templates.
• Develop and maintain communication frameworks, tone of voice standards, style guides and governance processes.
• Lead communications activity relating to client retention initiatives, helping reinforce value and improve client confidence during periods of change.
• Oversee communications associated with fund changes, adviser movements, operational updates and regulatory requirements.
• Partner closely with stakeholders across Communications, Investments, Product, Proposition, Operations, Risk and Compliance to deliver coordinated messaging.
• Identify opportunities to improve consistency, clarity and effectiveness across all client communications.
• Establish and maintain appropriate approval processes and communication governance frameworks.
• Use client insight and feedback to improve communication outcomes and customer understanding.
• Represent the client perspective in business discussions, ensuring communication impacts and risks are considered in decision‑making.
• Support communications during sensitive market, regulatory or operational events, helping maintain trust and confidence.

About You

You'll be a highly organised and commercially aware communications professional with experience operating within a regulated financial services environment. Comfortable navigating complex stakeholder groups and competing priorities, you'll combine strong regulatory awareness with the ability to simplify technical information into communications that customers can easily understand. Most importantly, you'll be a hands‑on doer who enjoys owning the detail, improving processes and delivering high‑quality communications rather than operating solely at a strategic level.

• Significant experience delivering client, consumer or regulatory communications within financial services, wealth management, asset management, insurance or a similarly regulated environment.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical, regulatory or investment‑related information into clear, accurate and customer‑focused communications.
• Strong understanding of regulatory communications requirements, Consumer Duty principles and communication governance processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, challenge and work effectively across multiple teams and seniority levels.
• Previous experience within wealth management, asset management, investment platforms, financial advice businesses, financial PR or investment communications.

Location

This is a London‑based hybrid role, with regular time spent across our Paddington and Lombard Street offices.

What's in it for you?

Whatever stage of life you're in, our benefits are designed to provide the support, flexibility, and peace of mind you need to thrive both at work and beyond.

In addition to our discretionary annual bonus scheme, which reflects both individual and company performance, you'll benefit from a market‑leading benefits package tailored to support your well‑being, financial security, and family life.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• Private Medical Insurance – company‑funded cover for you and your immediate family
• Generous Pension Scheme – a non‑contributory employer contribution of 10%, increasing with length of service up to 15%, plus the opportunity to increase this through salary sacrifice
• Enhanced Parental Leave – up to 26 weeks' full pay to support growing families.
• Protection Benefits – company‑funded critical illness cover, income protection, and life assurance
• EV salary sacrifice scheme through Tusker

Reasonable Adjustments
We're an equalopportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessibleand inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stageplease let us know by emailing us at [e-mail]
Research tells usthat applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put offfrom applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been onan extended career‑break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience.

As a businessregulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with theconduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to aninterview with SJP.