Partner – Corporate Comms

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Provide guidance to clients on corporate reputation, positioning, stakeholder engagement, and communication strategies.

• Act as a trusted advisor to CEOs, boards, Chief Communications Officers, and senior executives.

• Propel business development by building executive relationships, identifying opportunities, expanding mandates, contributing to proposals and thought leadership, and enhancing the firm's market presence.

• Create comprehensive corporate communications strategies that incorporate executive positioning, thought leadership, earned, owned, paid, social, digital, and employee engagement channels.

• Lead intricate client engagements by setting strategic direction, managing multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring high-quality execution.

• Collaborate across practices and geographies to merge intelligence, public affairs, crisis management, reputation, stakeholder engagement, and communications expertise into client solutions.

• Develop proprietary methodologies, products, and AI-enabled tools.

• Recognize emerging client needs, formulate new strategies and capabilities, mentor colleagues, and enhance the Corporate Communications offering.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive expertise in Corporate Communications, reputation strategy, corporate positioning, executive communications, stakeholder engagement, and related fields.

• Ideally possess 15–20 years of experience advising complex, global organizations across various industries.

• Strong executive presence and capability to counsel CEOs, boards, Chief Communications Officers, and senior leaders.

• Advanced understanding of corporate strategy, reputation management, stakeholder expectations, and communications, particularly within B2B environments.

• Proven track record in developing senior executive relationships, generating new business, expanding strategic client partnerships, and supporting commercial growth.

• Experience in crafting integrated communications strategies across executive positioning, thought leadership, earned and owned media, digital and social platforms, employee engagement, and other stakeholder interactions.

• Background in developing offerings that combine data, intelligence, and advisory capabilities, aligning teams and incentives to market them effectively.

• Exceptional strategic judgment and a proactive approach to client counsel.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams while maintaining a hands-on commitment to client service and quality.

• Recognized presence in the US market with experience leading enterprise-level mandates in Europe and Asia.

• Proven history of contributing to thought leadership, industry visibility, and building senior-level relationships.

• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to work across disciplines and geographies.

• Experience in creating customized, AI-driven communications solutions.

• Keen interest in emerging media, organizational change, employee engagement, and innovative methods for measuring and enhancing corporate reputation.

• Willingness to travel for business frequently and maintain working-hour flexibility across time zones.

• Candidates must reside in the US.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance through Cigna and UNUM, with the company covering the majority of individual employee premiums and 50% of dependent premiums.

• 401(k) plan with employer matching: 100% on the first 3% of salary deferred and 50% on the next 2%.

• Employer-sponsored short-term disability (STD), long-term disability (LTD), and life insurance.

• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.

• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy.

• Generous holiday schedule.

• Monthly reimbursement for cell phone expenses.

• Access to Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), which include confidential counseling and resources for personal and work-related matters.

• Wellness benefits such as gym membership discounts, mental health resources, and virtual health consultations.

• Discounted employee-paid pet insurance coverage through Nationwide.