Managing Director - Infrastructure and Real Assets, Strategic Communications

About the role

FTI Consulting is looking for a senior corporate affairs professional to lead its Strategic Communications practice for infrastructure and real assets investors in EMEA. The role brings together corporate and financial communications, public policy advocacy, corporate governance and investor relations to help senior clients in high-pressure situations use stakeholder engagement to influence change.

Key responsibilities

• Own advice: advise financial institutions and regulated industries through high-change situations, drawing on at least two corporate affairs disciplines and deep infrastructure sector knowledge.
• Track emerging market trends affecting clients' licence to operate in the UK and EMEA, and run multichannel stakeholder influence and advocacy campaigns.
• Oversee the drafting of key client materials, set analytical standards and lead client counsel at the highest levels.
• Grow the business: develop a business development and service marketing plan targeting c-suite executives, operating partners, M&A teams, corporate affairs and legal counsel, and lead commercial proposals.
• Innovate the service offer within Strategic Communications and build a referral network with financial and technical advisers and legal counsel.
• Mentor team members, oversee revenue growth and profitability, and represent the business internally and externally.

Required profile

• Ideally educated to degree level; a postgraduate degree in business or a related field is preferred but not essential.
• Demonstrable track record of combining different types of consulting advice, with an emerging commercial network.
• Intellectually curious, able to switch contexts and think laterally, and comfortable working at the deep end of complex, ambiguous situations.

What we offer

• A dedicated coach for regular coaching sessions and professional development programmes.
• Wellness, recognition, community volunteering and flexible/hybrid working arrangements.