Senior Public Relations Manager

Talent Corner Hr Services; New Delhi; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Corner Hr Services seeks an seasoned communications leader with 6+ years of experience across agencies to lead and grow a high-impact team. You will drive business development, craft strategic client counsel, and oversee operations and practice management, ensuring top-tier media relations and cross-functional collaboration across sectors.

You will be responsible for building teams from the ground up, navigating complex stakeholder environments, and delivering integrated communications

Qualifications

• 6+ years in communications across agencies.
• Experience building teams from the ground up, not just inheriting them.
• Deep grounding in corporate reputation, issues and crisis management, and strategic communications across varied sectors and audiences.
• Sector-agnostic experience across industries with quick context adaptation.
• Strong media relations credentials with track record of high-value coverage.
• Experience owning or contributing to business development, pitches, proposals and pipeline management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the team to deliver communications programs.
• Drive business development, pitches, and pipeline management.
• Provide strategy and counsel to clients at senior levels.
• Oversee operations and practice management of the communications team.
• Manage media relations and achieve high-value media coverage.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration across departments.

Skills

Team Leadership

Business Development

Strategy & Client Counsel

Operations & Practice Management

Media Relations

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development
• Business Development & Pipeline Building
• Strategy & Client Counsel
• Operations & Practice Management
• Media Relations & Communications Excellence
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Preferred candidate profile

• 6+ years in communications, with meaningful experience spanning across agencies
• Demonstrated ability to build teams from the ground up not just inherit and manage them.
• Deep grounding in corporate reputation, issues and crisis management, and strategic communications across varied sectors and audiences.
• Sector-agnostic capability you've worked across industries and can adapt quickly to new contexts.
• Strong media relations credentials with a proven track record of securing high-value coverage.
• Proven experience owning or contributing to business development, pitches, proposals, and pipeline management.
• Operational instincts: you understand how a team runs and can make it run better.
• Confidence and credibility to counsel senior clients and navigate complex stakeholder environments.
• A collaborative, solutions-first mindset with the ability to lead through ambiguity.