Brunswick Group

Brunswick Group

Director, Corporate Leadership & Transformation Communications

Chicago, Illinois, United States · Director · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$190k-$240kDetected 26 days ago
ExpressStrategic CommunicationsBusiness DevelopmentM&AResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • Demonstrate deep knowledge of the clients' business and strategic communications issues spanning financial situations, crisis, litigation, and/or transformation
  • Monitor level of account profitability and intervene as necessary
  • Express a point of view in a thoughtful manner; analyze and distill complex information

Responsibilities

  • Deliver strategic advice to consumer industries clients, drawing on specialist communications expertise and depth of professional advisory experience
  • Source new business opportunities along with Partner, apply knowledge and experience to lead well-run pitch teams and drive the pitch preparation
  • Identify new opportunities to deliver other Brunswick expertise to existing clients; actively pursue and secure extensions of client relationships
  • Build and maintain strong external networks to deliver valuable insight to clients and the firm
  • Actively and effectively manage account teams; drive the day-to-day
  • We help companies tackle high-stakes issues, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and deliver high-impact outcomes.
  • From the beginning, we have prioritized attracting, developing, and retaining the best professionals in the industry, united by a culture of inclusivity, excellence, and intellectual curiosity.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in advising clients in the consumer sector, including c-suite stakeholders, on strategic communications for critical issues (i.e., Litigation, Financial Situations, Crisis)
  • Extensive expertise and focus on understanding key stakeholders and issues within consumer industries sub-sectors such as retail, hospitality, CPG
  • Experience managing teams of five or more people
  • Proven ability to successfully interact with top-tier media in proactive and reactive situations
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize competing deadlines with attention to detail

Compensation

  • The annual base compensation range for this role is $190,000-$240,000.
  • The base pay offered will be determined by factors including experience, skills, training, office location, certifications, and education.
  • Bonus Eligibility: Annual discretionary bonus contingent upon individual and firm-wide performance.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
  • Disability insurance.
  • Flexible spending account.
  • Health savings account.
  • Life insurance.
  • Commuter Benefits.
  • Generous Paid Time Off: 25 vacation days and 10 days sick leave, as well as 11 paid company holidays.
  • Firm-sponsored 401(k) Plan with 3% automatic company contribution of base and bonus with an additional 1.5% profit share- immediate vesting.

Company info

  • Brunswick Group, a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues, is seeking a Director in Chicago with expertise in counseling consumer companies and business leaders on a wide range of high-stakes issues to join its Consumer Industries Sector (CIG) team.
  • In addition to client-facing responsibilities, the CIG Director will play an important role in the development and internal leadership of the sector team, one of the largest at the firm.
  • Directors along with Partners serve as firm leaders and play a critical role in driving client work and the overall success of the firm.
  • Brunswick is a widely recognized industry leader.
  • For nearly four decades, Brunswick has consistently ranked at the top of our industry's league tables for M&A communications on a country, regional, and global basis.
  • Over the last five years, the firm has advised on more than 1,000 M&A transactions totaling $2 trillion in value.
  • In 2024, Brunswick ranked the #1 global M&A communications advisor, advising on 295 transactions valued at $583B.
  • We were also awarded the Band 1 ranking by Chambers and Partners for Crisis & Risk Management for four consecutive years - 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
  • Our Chicago office serves as the global hub for our consumer industries sector, working with clients in retail, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, and hospitality, and is one of the fastest growing offices in our network.
  • Founded in 2017, the office has grown from four to nearly 50 professionals and the home office for some of our highest profile client work in the region.
  • Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia.

Equal opportunity

  • The firm will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants or employees, as defined by applicable law.
  • To request an accommodation during our application and hiring process, email americasaccommodations@brunswickgroup.com.
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