Senior Vice President, Strategy & Communications

Senior Vice President, Strategy & Communications – Singapore

The Opportunity

Teneo is looking for a talented and driven Senior Vice President with a passion for strategic communications to join our Strategy and Communications team in Singapore.

Teneo’s Strategy and Communications offering provides integrated communications and investor relations/capital markets counsel to businesses, government leaders and CEOs. This role is part of a thriving team advising high-profile clients on how to manage reputation through crisis/transactions/issues, engage with key stakeholders, create effective narratives and tell proactive stories which support clients’ strategic objectives.

As a Senior Vice President you will have responsibility for leading client accounts and providing the highest quality of service to our clients, playing a pivotal role in driving forward activity across multiple account teams, delivering regular insights and analysis, and supporting clients’ reputational and strategic objectives. You will also play a pivotal role in retaining and developing our best talent both as a client team leader and mentor/coach.

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Vice President within the Teneo Strategy and Communications team, your role will include:

1. Leading reputation management and advisory – act as a trusted strategic communications expert for Teneo’s multinational client base, utilising regional geopolitical and/ or business analysis to advise clients on opportunities and reputational challenges. As a Senior Vice President, you will be able to advise clients holistically across corporate reputation, crisis and issues, investor relations and financial communications/special situations.
2. Overseeing communications planning and deployment – oversee the development and implementation of tailored narratives, integrated communications plans and innovative campaigns. Quality assured content development across diverse formats such as key messages, talking points, speeches and op-eds, media engagements etc.
3. Leading communications strategy development and deployment – leveraging research, insights and discussions with client to lead the creation of communications strategies, utilising Teneo’s resources, offerings, and expertise across business segments. Confidently present recommendations to senior executives.
4. Account management – lead on account delivery, managing a team of experts to deliver high quality client servicing and acting as the main point person with the client. Actively coach and mentor junior team members.
5. Client management – Establishes long-term senior relationships by offering valued, strategic counsel and has a track record of retaining clients. Proactively manage the client and work to take advantage of opportunities/ resolve issues as needed.
6. Supporting new business development – actively building a network of new client/ prospect relationships, working on new business opportunities including leading proposals and participating in client pitch meetings. Demonstrates commercial acumen in costing and managing the delivery or projects. Develops understanding and fluency across Teneo’s service offerings.
7. Supporting wider team management – taking responsibility for managing team members, supporting their performance reviews and career growth within the firm. Supporting the smooth running of client servicing operations.

Furthermore, you will be expected to:

• Build strong relationships, fostering long-term partnerships and seeking organic growth opportunities through new business proposal development;
• Create advisory notes for client leadership, addressing media narratives, geopolitical risks, and reputational issues, while monitoring media coverage for clients and competitors;
• Provide support and insight to your client teams, proactively highlighting opportunities, and potential areas of concern;
• Build a strong network of effective relationships internally and externally;
• Proactively seek formal and informal learning and development opportunities to support your professional growth and contribute to the sharing of learnings across the wider team; and
• Actively coach and mentor Senior Associates and Vice Presidents on your account teams.

Requirements:

• 10-15 years related experience in corporate communications and/or financial communications preferably in a consultancy environment
• Ability to take complexity and translate effectively; a creative and strategic thinker in the area of reputation management, sees around corners, approaches communications from new angles;
• Strong ability to convey strategic and financial messages in written materials, financial models and data analysis;
• Expertise in handling complex, ambiguous briefs
• Strong track record of galvanizing high stakes relationships with both regional and international media
• Expertise in client servicing and possessing a project management mindset
• Leadership Skills: strong management and organizational skills with the ability to develop and execute multiplatform strategies for clients while working with the client and account teams
• Executive Presence: gravitas, confidence, ability to present to a CEO (C-Suite leadership team)
• Bachelor’s degree and/or MBA preferred
• Excellent English language skills are required. Additional language skills, such as Mandarin or Bahasa are an advantage.

About Teneo

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions and organizations.

Our full range of advisory services includes 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.

The firm has more than 1,600 employees located in 40+ offices around the world.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Teneo is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace. Teneo considers all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, genetic information, or sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable law.