About the Role
Teneo is seeking an experienced Associate Director for its Financial Communications team, focusing on private capital clients and broader private markets commercial development. This role is crucial for contributing to the firm's reputation, profitable growth, and client retention by leading accounts, delivering high standards, inspiring innovation, and developing talent.
Responsibilities
- Lead large integrated teams to deliver impactful client strategies.
- Establish long-term senior client relationships through strategic counsel.
- Drive growth with existing clients and generate new business leads.
- Provide market insight and intelligence via networking.
- Manage client servicing, profitability, forecasting, and budgeting.
- Foster a knowledge-sharing environment with clients and colleagues.
- Innovate for clients and the team by challenging the status quo.
- Motivate teams through mentoring and coaching.
- Manage and coach Senior Consultants, Consultants, and Associate Consultants.
- Work with Managing Directors to learn and contribute.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in a senior role in financial communications, IR advisory, or in-house.
- Financially literate with a strong understanding of financial reporting and corporate transactions.
- Excellent understanding of financial markets and business media.
- Proven track record in client retention and relationship management.
- Effective media and City network and engagement capability.
- Ability to anticipate client needs and deliver strategic advice to senior clients.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Effective presentation skills.
- Proven business development experience and ability to cultivate and convert new business leads.
- Well-informed and knowledgeable on market trends.
- Credible 'voice' to both client and internal stakeholders.
- Collaborative approach, fostering good working relationships and performing under pressure.
- Strong team leader creating high-performing and motivated teams.
- Experience supporting others' career development through mentoring and coaching.
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills.
- Comfortable leading performance and revenue generation.
- Previous experience working with private capital firms is essential.
- Intellectually curious, financially literate, creative, collaborative, and eager to learn.
- Strong commercial acumen.
Skills
- Financial Communications
- Investor Relations
- Financial Reporting
- Corporate Transactions
- Financial Markets
- Business Media
- Client Relationship Management
- Media Relations
- Business Development
- Strategic Counsel
- Team Leadership
- Mentoring
- Coaching
- Time Management
- Presentation Skills
- Written Communication
- Verbal Communication
Location
- Global
Work Type
- Flexible working
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Associate Director
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary (depends on experience)
- Annual salary review
Benefits
- 28 days holiday
- Discretionary bonus
- Pension (company contribution: 5% of annual salary)
- Extensive investment in personal development & learning
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave
- Private medical insurance
- Group Income protection
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work schemes
- Season ticket loans
- Regular social, cultural and charitable activities
- Office laptop and smartphone provided
About the Company
- Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm.
- Partners with clients globally to achieve a better future.
- Draws on a global team and expansive network of senior advisors.
- Provides advisory services across five business segments.
- Services include strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I.
- Serves Fortune 100 and FTSE 100 companies, financial institutions, and organizations.
- Has over 1,800 employees in 45+ offices worldwide.
