Managing Director, Strategic Communications

Consello; New York (NY); On-site; USD 260,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Consello, an advisory and investing platform, seeks a Managing Director of Strategic Communications to originate and lead marquee client engagements with C-suite and Boards. You will shape the strategic communications agenda, leverage a broad network across media and digital channels, and drive enterprise reputation on a global scale.

The role requires senior leadership, exceptional communication, and the ability to translate platform capabilities into measurable outcomes for clients worldwide.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of corporate or strategic communications experience, with MD/Partner level track record advising C-suite and Boards.
• Proven ability to lead teams, drive talent development, quality control and commercial leadership.
• Extensive network across senior media, industry and platforms to activate on behalf of clients.
• Strong business development, client expansion and sponsorship skills; senior leadership preferred.
• Global operating experience and international perspective.

Responsibilities

• Lead origination, design and delivery of high-value strategic communications engagements for Fortune 500 clients.
• Advise C-suite and Boards with real-time market intelligence, narratives and opportunities across channels.
• Build the practice's platform in the U.S. and globally and drive growth.
• Attract and develop talent; set standards for client service and collaboration.
• Collaborate with marketing to strengthen thought leadership and relationships.

Job description

Consello is an Advisory and Investing Platform with offices in New York, Miami, Atlanta, Dublin, Belfast, London, Brussels, and Abu Dhabi. Consello's distinct advisory practices provide the complete strategic counsel today's leaders need to grow and transform their organizations. Consello's advisory expertise spans Corporate Advisory; Investor Relations; M&A; Management Consulting; Strategic Communications; Talent; Risk; Geopolitical Intelligence; and Sports and Entertainment. Dedicated teams operate in each practice, led by a leadership group with deep operational experience across industries, business growth stages and market cycles and with an expansive set of global corporate relationships.

Position Overview

The Managing Director, Strategic Communications, will be a senior leader who helps build, lead and scale Consello's Strategic Communications practice. This is a role for an established advisor who can originate and deepen marquee client relationships, set the strategic communications agenda for complex engagements, and represent Consello with authority before C-suite executives, Boards and other senior stakeholders. The Managing Director will pair exceptional corporate communications judgment with a highly credible, active network across media, digital platforms and influential convening channels. They will bring a forward-looking point of view on the evolving information environment and translate it into differentiated counsel, market access and measurable business outcomes for clients globally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the origination, design and delivery of high-value strategic communications engagements for Fortune 500 C-suite and Board-level clients, including M&A, IPOs, earnings, crisis and issues management, leadership transitions, event engagement, executive positioning and enterprise reputation.
• Serve as the accountable senior advisor to C-suite executives and Boards on the firm's most sensitive, consequential and visible mandates. Use an established network across senior media, digital platforms and influential offline forums to deliver real-time market intelligence, shape narratives and secure strategic opportunities across earned, owned and paid channels.
• Build the practice's commercial and operating platform in the U.S. and globally: establish go-to-market priorities, develop offerings and intellectual property, shape team structure and standards, and help drive profitable, sustainable growth. Attract, develop and retain exceptional talent; set a high bar for client service, quality, collaboration and professional judgment across engagements.
• Mobilize the full Consello platform by partnering with leaders across Corporate Advisory, M&A, Management Consulting, Talent, Risk, Sports and Entertainment, investing and marketing. Integrate complementary expertise into distinctive, multidisciplinary solutions and create cross-practice opportunities that deepen client relationships.
• Act as a visible external ambassador for the practice and collaborate with Consello's marketing team to strengthen the firm's and its executives' thought leadership, market profile and strategic relationships across priority platforms.

Role Specifics

• This position reports to Blake Sonnenshein, Senior Managing Director, Strategic Communications, and will operate as a senior practice leader with substantial autonomy and accountability.
• Requires enterprise-wide collaboration and the ability to identify, develop and lead communications opportunities across Consello's client base and advisory practices.
• Requires daily engagement with highly accomplished executives, Board members, investors and other senior stakeholders, demanding exceptional gravitas, strategic clarity, discretion and calm leadership under pressure.
• Requires a commercially minded, entrepreneurial leader who can represent Consello independently, exercise sound judgment in ambiguous situations and convert relationships, insights and platform capabilities into durable client impact and growth.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 15 years of corporate or strategic communications experience, including a demonstrated Managing Director-, Partner- or equivalent-level track record advising C-suite and Board-level clients on high-stakes matters and elevating enterprise profiles across owned, earned and paid channels.
• Demonstrated success building and leading high-performing teams and practices, including talent development, senior-level quality control and commercial leadership. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to shape persuasive counsel and messaging at the highest levels.
• A deep, established and actively maintained network of senior media, industry and platform relationships that can be credibly activated on behalf of clients. Demonstrated judgment and executive presence in leading multiple high-stakes engagements, making decisions under pressure and protecting client and firm reputation.
• Proven business-development and client-expansion record, with the ability to originate opportunities, build trusted sponsorship and grow long-term relationships. Senior leadership experience at a leading communications advisory firm, financial services organization, media organization or comparable in-house function strongly preferred.
• Global operating experience and a sophisticated international perspective strongly preferred, given Consello's office footprint, client base and growth ambitions.

Compensation: $300,000 starting base salary, plus annual discretionary bonus.

EEO Statement: Consello is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital status, caregiver status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

About: Consello is a specialized financial services advisory and strategic investing platform. For more information visit www.consello.com.