Vice President, Corporate Communications

PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS SINGAPORE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

PineBridge Investments Singapore Limited seeks a seasoned communications leader to guide EMEA/APAC strategy, shaping messaging for global audiences and engaging senior leadership across business lines.

Lead cross-border media relations, manage external agencies, and coordinate with regional marketing teams to amplify Thought Leadership and digital channels. Strong English, 12+ years in financial services comms are required.

Qualifications

• Strong academic credentials, as well as research, comprehension, verbal and written communication skills.
• Top-tier English language skills (written and verbal) required.
• 12+ years of relevant financial services communications experience (in-house and/or agency).
• Extensive experience working with EMEA & APAC stakeholders to drive communications outcomes.
• Executive presence and experience working with senior leadership.
• Experience of working with both EMEA & APAC PR agencies and media is essential.
• Extensive international media relations experience, including with top tier and trade media.
• Good judgment and comfort operating in an environment with regulatory, reputational, and business risk considerations; ability to manage highly sensitive, confidential information.
• Understanding of unique communications and regulatory requirements of alternative investment communications.
• Understanding of strategic content development and how to tailor for different markets in both EMEA & APAC.
• Ability to translate complex concepts into clear communications for a range of key audiences.
• Collaborative, team-first approach; ability to operate effectively in a lean environment.
• Ability to work across borders, cultures and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Maintain communications function across EMEA/APAC, providing council and strategic support to senior leadership and stakeholders across business lines.
• Support Global communications function and ensure EMEA/APAC regional activity develops in line with Global strategy.
• Design and execute communications strategy and activity focused on target EMEA & APAC markets to highlight the capabilities and differentiators of the expanded MIM platform.
• Strategy and execution including: Messaging development, Senior Leadership & firm profiling, targeted asset class communications, alternatives communications, corporate & people news, thought leadership.
• Ensure EMEA/APAC activity is closely tailored to the firm’s objectives, as well as providing overall team management support.
• Managing EMEA/APAC agency partners to optimize their activity and ensuring an integrated and coordinated approach.
• Engage directly with EMEA/APAC media and industry stakeholders as required.
• Develop communications strategies and supporting materials for internal and external stakeholders, including messaging, communications materials and Q&As.
• Maintain Crisis and Issues-Management process and preparation.
• Develop and execute internal communications strategy to engage employees and develop buy-in for the One MIM platform & firm values. Strategic delivery of regional Town Halls, leadership updates, change communications.
• Support regional marketing teams’ activity, including thought leadership, content deployment, social media and broader marketing activity.
• Provide input regarding the firm’s digital channels with the digital team to leverage communications activities.
• Develop measurement and reporting - leverage findings to inform future communications strategies.
• Support budget, operational and resource planning to prioritize resources.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Executive presence

Stakeholder management

Media relations

Agency management

Regulatory awareness

Cross-market communications

Translate complex concepts

Collaborative / lean environment

Time-zone coordination

Job description

• Maintain communications function across EMEA/APAC, providing council and strategic support to senior leadership and stakeholders across business lines. Support Global communications function and ensure EMEA/APAC regional activity develops in line with Global strategy.
• Design and execute communications strategy and activity focused on target EMEA & APAC markets (notably UK, Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Malaysia, India) to highlight the capabilities and differentiators of the expanded MIM platform.
• Strategy and execution including: Messaging development, Senior Leadership & firm profiling, targeted asset class communications, alternatives communications, corporate & people news, thought leadership.
• Ensure EMEA/APAC activity is closely tailored to the firm’s objectives, as well as providing overall team management support.
• Managing EMEA/APAC agency partners to optimize their activity and ensuring an integrated and coordinated approach. Engage directly with EMEA/APAC media and industry stakeholders as required.
• Develop communications strategies and supporting materials for internal and external stakeholders, including messaging, communications materials and Q&As.
• Maintain Crisis and Issues-Management process and preparation.
• Develop and execute internal communications strategy to engage employees and develop buy-in for the One MIM platform & firm values. Strategic delivery of regional Town Halls, leadership updates, change communications.
• Support regional marketing teams’ activity, including thought leadership, content deployment, social media and broader marketing activity.
• Provide input regarding the firm’s digital channels with the digital team to leverage communications activities.
• Develop measurement and reporting - leverage findings to inform future communications strategies.
• Support budget, operational and resource planning to prioritize resources.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong academic credentials, as well as research, comprehension, verbal and written communication skills. Top-tier English language skills (written and verbal) required.
• 12+ years of relevant financial services communications experience (in-house and/or agency).
• Extensive experience working with EMEA & APAC stakeholders (internal and external) to drive communications outcomes.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Executive presence and experience working with senior leadership.
• Strong track record of efficiently managing external agencies and consultants. Experience of working with both EMEA & APAC PR agencies and media is essential.
• Extensive international media relations experience, including with top tier and trade media.
• Good judgment and comfort operating in an environment with regulatory, reputational, and business risk considerations; ability to manage highly sensitive, confidential information.
• Understanding of unique communications and regulatory requirements of alternative investment communications.
• Understanding of strategic content development and how to tailor for different markets in both EMEA & APAC.
• Ability to translate complex concepts into clear communications for a range of key audiences.
• Collaborative, team-first approach; ability to operate effectively in a lean environment.
• Ability to work across borders, cultures and time zones.

ABOUT PINEBRIDGE

PineBridge is proud of our award-winning culture, which reflects our commitment to empowering employees and fostering a collaborative work environment. For six consecutive years (2020-2025), PineBridge has been named a ‘Best Place to Work in Money Management’ by Pensions & Investments, a leading industry designation which recognizes the best employers in the asset management industry by evaluating employer benefits, policies, and responses to an employee survey. In 2023, PineBridge received Hong Kong Institute for HR Management Elite awards for ‘Best Workplace’ and ‘Learning & Development’ and in 2024 we received Merit awards for ‘Talent Acquisition’ and ‘Employee Benefits.’ Alongside this, in 2023 and 2024 PineBridge was recognized as a finalist at the 100 Women in Finance’s APAC Industry Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award.

Our benefits:

We offer a wide range of family friendly benefits including comprehensive healthcare, back-up childcare program to support working parents and flexible work arrangements so you can be there for the people you care about. We also provide a competitive retirement plan and tuition reimbursement. Furthermore, we have a robust list of professional development opportunities with the goal of engaging, retaining, and developing our talent.

Our values:

We value our clients, investment excellence, collaboration with our distributed team members, empowerment, and independence as we honor our heritage and our roots.

PineBridge is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace, providing opportunities for all qualified persons and maintaining an environment free from all forms of harassment and discrimination for its employees. PineBridge is dedicated to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting into all job levels the most qualified applicants without regard to actual or perceived age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, height, weight, sex, gender (including gender identity), disability, pregnancy, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, AIDS/HIV status, military status, alienage or citizenship status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. At PineBridge, we strive to create an inclusive environment that attracts, retains, and develops the best global talent, leveraging the unique backgrounds, skills, and perspectives that all our people bring to work.