Vice President, Strategy and Communications

The Opportunity

We are seeking a high-calibre candidate to join our dynamic Strategy and Communications team as a Vice President in Tokyo. This is an opportunity for a driven, self-motivated individual to develop a successful career in a dynamic international advisory company.

A Vice President plays a pivotal role in providing the highest quality of service to clients. They act as day-to-day lead for all client projects and oversee team delivery. Establishing trusted relationships with clients and serving as the go-to advisor. Vice Presidents set high standards and provide quality control for all client work prior to sign-off where needed. They also create a positive team environment ensuring everyone has a clear role and opportunity to learn and develop.

Responsibilities:

• Provides day-to-day client team direction and management acting as a proactive coach and mentor across teams
• Develops and manages communications plans and campaigns on behalf of clients
• Formulates strategic plans press releases memos and distributed media materials; manages messages; and coordinates client program activities
• Contributes to new business lead development and pitches playing an active role in growing clients organically
• Leads day-to-day client activity ensuring high standards and establishing strong client relationships across the organisation
• Provides in-depth knowledge of clients' businesses and industries and ensures teams are fully briefed
• Demonstrates a good understanding of other areas of expertise within the business and actively shares knowledge with clients
• Keeps well-informed using a broad range of sources to build opinion and ideas takes personal responsibility for investing in own development seeking opportunities to learn new things and broaden skills

Requirements:

• 8-12 years related experience in corporate communications financial communications or media with a preference for experience in financial communications
• Experience working in a communications consulting or agency setup
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to execute multi-platform communications strategies
• Deep understanding and broad resources in media and media relations expertise
• Demonstrated leadership in managing multiple stakeholders while maintaining good relationships
• Bilingual native Japanese and English fluency
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Communications Journalism Marketing or Finance is an advantage
• International experience study and/or work a plus
• Strong appetite for global news and macroeconomic/finance events
• Ability to be confident agile and proactive
• Team player
• Must display a strong work ethic high standards and commitment to the role

About Teneo

Teneo is a global CEO advisory firm. We partner with 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 five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include significant numbers of Fortune 100 and FTSE 100 corporations financial institutions and organisations.

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications investor relations financial transactions restructuring management consulting physical and cyber risk organisational design board and executive search geopolitics government affairs corporate governance ESG and DE&I.

The firm has more than 1,500 employees located in 40+ offices worldwide.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Teneo is an equal opportunity employer promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We consider 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.

Estimated Salary: $120,000 - $180,000 per year