Job Title: Director of Internal Communications
Location: New York, NY (4 days onsite, 1 day remote
We are seeking a Director of Internal Communications to join a lean, highly collaborative Corporate Affairs team. This role will combine communications strategy, executive counsel and hands-on content development, partnering closely with senior leadership to shape how key business priorities and initiatives are communicated across the Firm. The ideal candidate is a strong strategic thinker and exceptional writer who can advise senior stakeholders while also personally drafting and refining high-impact communications.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute internal communications strategies aligned with Firm and business priorities
- Serve as a trusted communications advisor to senior leaders, providing guidance on messaging, positioning and employee communications
- Personally draft and edit executive communications, firmwide announcements, leadership messages, talking points, presentations and town hall content
- Translate complex business topics and initiatives into clear, compelling and accessible messaging
- Lead communications from strategy and message development through writing, stakeholder review and final execution
- Manage key internal communications channels and ensure consistent messaging and tone across the Firm
- Partner cross-functionally with senior stakeholders to identify communications needs and opportunities
- Operate effectively within a lean team, balancing big-picture thinking with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and execute
Qualifications
- 12+ years of communications experience, ideally within financial services, asset management, professional services or another complex corporate environment
- Exceptional writing and editing skills with significant experience developing internal and executive communications
- Demonstrated ability to both set communications strategy and personally execute against it
- Experience advising and partnering directly with senior executives
- Ability to translate complex information into concise, engaging communications for broad employee audiences
- Strong judgment, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Comfortable operating as a senior individual contributor within a small, collaborative team