Manager - Communications at McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company; Doha; On-site; QAR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

McKinsey & Company in Doha, DAW, QA, is seeking a Manager - Communications for an on-site, full-time role. The position focuses on shaping strategic communications, leading flagship events, and managing relations with partners and sponsors.

You will drive high-quality writing and oversee broader branding initiatives in alignment with firm objectives. Based in Doha, you will work with cross-functional teams to deliver engaging campaigns, protect the firm’s reputation, and ensure timely execution

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; 8+ years in business communications or related field.
• Experience in strategic communications, events, and reputation management.
• In-depth writing, editing, and storytelling with strong project management.

Responsibilities

• Shape creative communications strategies to showcase McKinsey’s capabilities.
• Lead planning and execution of flagship events, roundtables, and dinners.
• Manage sponsorships, speaking opportunities, and vendor relationships.
• Coordinate with client activation teams and drive post-event amplification.
• Ensure branding and messaging are consistent across channels and campaigns.
• Develop metrics to measure impact and optimize outreach strategies.

Skills

Communications strategy

Event planning

Team leadership

Vendor management

Media relations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Budget management

Public relations tools

Job description

Manager - Communications

McKinsey & Company in Doha, DAW, QA.

This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

YOUR IMPACT

You will proactively shape creative communications strategies to showcase McKinsey’s knowledge and assets, maintain the firm’s reputation, and bring campaigns to life in the MEO. You will lead the planning and execution of flagship events, roundtables, and partner dinners, while also managing sponsorship negotiations and speaking opportunities. Your work involves supporting practice-specific events in collaboration with client activation teams, overseeing event vendors as needed, and driving post-event amplification in partnership with the Digital Lead. Additionally, you will ensure firm themes are seamlessly integrated into the overall branding and narrative for a cohesive and impactful event strategy.

In terms of creating effective communications: you’ll drive high-quality writing and editing by leading/enabling teams to develop clear, structured and engaging written communications that rigorously follow conventions of written English (and local languages when relevant). Along with cell leaders, you will manage the firm’s reputational risk by mapping strengths/weaknesses and handling opportunities/threats.

You’ll anticipate, identify and respond to reputation risk issues to protect and enhance McKinsey's reputation by reviewing materials and proactively shaping narratives. You’ll conduct strategic assessments to support execution and prioritization of communication campaigns and events (e.g., competitor insights, event speaker research), collating insights into actionable formats for leadership and ensuring alignment with project briefs when applicable. You’ll establish high-quality and consistent branding (i.e., firm's signature voice, visuals, and narrative) across communications platforms and channels in support of relevant brand pivots, ensuring resonance with target audiences and alignment with strategic objectives.

In terms of project management and creation: you’ll define and direct appropriate strategic communications objectives and strategies to achieve them; help radiate priorities and important topics across existing channels, and ensure appropriate positioning with key stakeholders. You’ll manage development and dissemination of external and/or internal websites and publications. You’ll develop and execute reputation‑building programs through a mix of publishing activities (e.g., monitoring of media relations and public relations, targeted knowledge dissemination).

You’ll identify, secure and manage appropriate partnerships with internal or external stakeholders and build network of key editors, journalists, policymakers, senior executives, and academics and work with partners to strengthen relationships with these audiences. You’ll also advise and counsel partners in developing networking programs to strengthen relationships with clients, potential clients and media. You’ll manage communications team, including hiring, developing, coaching, and evaluating team members, as applicable. You’ll develop strategy and corresponding metrics to measure impact and implement related data collection/reporting mechanisms, applying analysis to optimize decision-making and outreach strategies across the marketing funnel following firm unified measurement guidelines and frameworks.

You will foster an agile team environment, encouraging iterative work processes, delivering work‑in‑progress frequently, and collaborating in quick, iterative rounds. Furthermore, you’ll coach and support immediate team and junior colleagues, as applicable and enable a collaborative and inclusive environment for the team while empowering individuals to be innovative and performance‑driven. You’ll manage contact databases to maximize dissemination and engagement. You will actively gather audience insight to be shared with authors and stakeholders, adjusting outreach strategies to optimize engagement across the marketing funnel. You’ll role model Marketing Mindsets behaviors, ensuring the team receives adequate training, actively uses MM tools and terminology, and applies them to drive impactful outcomes.

You will join a group of communications professionals within the firm’s Reach and Engagement function. These colleagues help ensure that appropriate insights reach designated audiences, delivering tailored and impactful messaging to build awareness and engagement with McKinsey’s distinctive knowledge on a variety of topics. They shape the way the firm connects with people—from clients to employees to alumni—strengthening institutional relationships, connections and affiliations. Through partnership with senior leaders and stakeholders across communications initiatives, you will serve as a leader to your team and will drive the development and execution of best‑in‑class global communications programs, events, and publications that will enable client activation and funnel building across all channels.

By leveraging strategic project briefs, data‑driven insights, and a deep understanding of audience needs, you will ensure communications efforts are aligned with the firm’s priorities and deliver measurable impact. You will proactively shape creative communications content and tactics to showcase McKinsey’s capabilities, knowledge, and assets. Additionally, you will maintain McKinsey’s reputation, punctuate its expertise, and bring campaigns to life in relevant ways across channels, platforms, and stakeholders. You will be based in Doha, Qatar as part of the MEO Communications team.

YOUR GROWTH

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.

When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast‑paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well‑being for you and your family.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education or work experience required +8 years of experience in a business communications‑related field, a benefit if in a professional services environment, corporate communications role, government, or communications agency background. Experience developing complex integrated communications programs. Experience creating and maintaining accurate budgets, schedules and timelines for project. Broad skillset across relevant communication service lines and platforms (e.g., external/internal comms, media relations, executive communications, events). Excellent at reconciling conflicting priorities and coordinating different efforts within a fast‑paced, influence‑driven, fluid, ambiguous and agile operating environment. Exceptional ability to develop an internal network and exhibit presence, credibility and confidence in advising partners and senior colleagues. Outstanding organizational and project management skills; ability to execute with speed, high level of accuracy and efficiency, attention to detail, and follow‑through. Excellent instinct for reputational risks and exercise outstanding judgement; ability to counsel internal stakeholders and help them achieve their objectives while also mitigating risks. Ability to provide excellent leadership for junior colleagues, fostering psychological safety, inclusion, and a collaborative environment while encouraging innovation and performance. Outstanding communication skills (e.g., writing, editing, storytelling) across formats (e.g., written, verbal/presentation, digital‑ready content) with an ability to craft messaging that resonates with audiences at different stages of the funnel and aligns with strategic objectives. Fluent level languages skills in verbal and written English are required.

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