Managing Director

Managing Director Strategy & Communications
Australia

The Opportunity
As Teneo continues to grow its presence in Australia we are seeking a Managing Director with a strong background in strategic communications to join our Strategy and Communications team based in Sydney.

Teneos Strategy and Communications offering provides integrated communications and reputation counsel to CEOs and senior leadership teams. As a Managing Director you will operate at the intersection of reputation strategy and context supporting leaders to build trust manage disruption and navigate complex stakeholder environments. You will advise clients through businesscritical moments including corporate positioning financial and strategic transactions leadership transitions crises regulatory and policy issues and longterm reputation management.

You will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of highquality advisory services across multiple client engagements often involving integrated multidisciplinary teams. Managing Directors play a central role in shaping client strategy developing talent and contributing to the growth and profitability of the firm. They bring deep experience across strategic communications corporate affairs financial communications public affairs and issues management and are recognised as trusted senior advisers with strong client relationships.

Responsibilities
As a Managing Director within Teneos Strategy and Communications team in Australia your role will include:

Strategic leadership and client advisory

• Provide seniorlevel strategic counsel to CEOs boards and executive teams on reputation communications and stakeholder strategy.
• Oversee the development and delivery of integrated communications programmes aligned to clients commercial and strategic objectives.
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex sensitive or highrisk client situations.

Business development and growth

• Play a leading role in new business development including originating opportunities leading pitches and shaping proposals.
• Leverage strong commercial acumen to support revenue growth forecasting and profitability across client portfolios.
• Grow existing client relationships through expanded briefs and longterm advisory network.

Media issues and reputation management

• Bring deep understanding of the Australian media regulatory and stakeholder landscape to position and protect clients effectively.
• Provide expert guidance on issues management crisis response and reputational risk.

Client relationship management

• Serve as a senior client lead maintaining trusted relationships with key decisionmakers.
• Build and sustain a strong external network across business media government and industry.

Team leadership and development

• Lead manage and mentor teams fostering a culture of high performance collaboration and professional development.
• Support the development of future leaders within the Australian business.

In addition you will be expected to:

• Lead large and often integrated teams across disciplines and geographies.
• Ensure consistently high standards of client service delivery and commercial management.
• Innovate on behalf of clients introducing new thinking products and ways of working.
• Actively contribute to the broader growth and profile of Teneo in Australia and the wider Asia Pacific region.

Requirements

• 15 years experience in strategic communications corporate affairs financial communications public affairs or related advisory roles ideally within a consultancy or professional services environment.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives and boards on complex reputation and communications issues.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of how strategy reputation and execution drive enterprise value.
• Proven ability to lead and grow teams manage large client engagements and operate effectively at Managing Director level.
• Deep knowledge of the Australian business media regulatory and political environment.
• Executive presence with the confidence and credibility to engage at CEO and board level.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent; postgraduate qualifications 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 organisational design board and executive search geopolitics and government affairs corporate governance ESG and DE&I.

The firm has more than 1800 employees located in 42 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.

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