NATIONAL

Director, Corporate Communications

Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Director

Sponsorship not specified$104k-$115kDetected 15 days ago

Data AnalysisStrategic CommunicationsCommunicationMentoringAdaptability

About the role

This is a hands-on senior advisory opportunity for someone who wants to be both strategic and practical, commercially minded and collaborative, and comfortable advising clients when the stakes are high.
As Director, Corporate Communications, you will provide senior strategic counsel to executives, boards of directors, and investor relations teams.
You will also play an important role in growing our practice.

Responsibilities

You will lead complex client mandates from planning through execution, making sure the work is thoughtful, high quality, delivered on time, and managed on budget.
You will build strong, enduring client relationships, identify opportunities to expand existing mandates, and lead new business opportunities that contribute to the growth of the Firm.
You will also manage project planning, financial management, and resource allocation so that client objectives are met and the work runs smoothly.
You will collaborate with colleagues across NATIONAL's practices and offices to deliver integrated communications solutions that meet evolving client needs.
You will mentor, coach, and develop team members, helping foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing culture.

Requirements

You are a trusted advisor with a strong grounding in financial communications.
10+ years of experience in financial and corporate communications, capital markets, investor relations, strategic communications, or a consulting or corporate advisory environment.
Proven experience leading client relationships, managing budgets, and delivering complex projects in a fast-paced consulting environment.
A strong understanding of capital markets, financial communications, and the evolving media and digital landscape.
A bachelor's degree in Communications, Business, Finance, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related discipline.
Experience advising publicly traded companies, investor relations teams or capital market participants is considered an asset.
Familiarity with the Canadian capital markets landscape is also an asset.
Comfort using AI-enabled tools, for example, ChatGPT.
You are a trusted advisor with a strong grounding in financial communications. You understand how to translate complex financial, market, and business issues into clear advice, credible messaging, and practical communications plans.
You are comfortable in senior rooms, including engaging with executives, boards, investor relations teams, legal advisors, bankers, analysts, and other stakeholders who are often part of high-profile, sensitive, or crisis-related mandates. You do not need to be a specialist in every situation, but you should bring the judgment and experience to know what matters, what questions to ask, and how to bring the right people together.
You likely bring:
Demonstrated experience providing strategic counsel to senior executives and leading complex communications or capital markets mandates, including crisis files.
Exceptional writing, presentation, and strategic communications skills, with the ability to develop compelling messaging across multiple channels.
A bachelor's degree in Communications, Business, Finance, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related discipline. Experience advising publicly traded companies, investor relations teams or capital market participants is considered an asset. Familiarity with the Canadian capital markets landscape is also an asset.
Nice to have: bilingualism in English and French.
How you work
You are strategic, but not removed from the work. You can see the larger picture, identify what matters, and turn advice into action. You are calm under pressure, clear in your counsel, and comfortable working in situations where the path forward is not always obvious.
You simplify complex issues, including financial and capital markets issues, and provide practical recommendations that clients can use. You bring a strong client-service mindset, build relationships naturally, and know how to manage stakeholders with confidence and discretion.

Nice to have

Opportunities to work on high-profile mandates with leading organizations across sectors.
Professional development, coaching, and growth opportunities within a national team.
Occasional travel as required by client and team needs.
bilingualism in English and French.
You are strategic, but not removed from the work.
You can see the larger picture, identify what matters, and turn advice into action.
You are calm under pressure, clear in your counsel, and comfortable working in situations where the path forward is not always obvious.
You simplify complex issues, including financial and capital markets issues, and provide practical recommendations that clients can use.

Compensation

The expected salary for this role is $103,500 - $115,000 CAD.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, and internal equity.

Company info

At NATIONAL, we are driven by purpose, creativity, and connection. For 50 years, our teams across Canada have helped organizations navigate change, build trust, and shape conversations that matter.
As one of Canada's largest independent communications consultancies, we partner with leading public and private organizations to solve complex business challenges through strategic communications, corporate affairs, capital markets expertise, and creative thinking.
Our Toronto team is looking for a senior communications leader with a strong background in financial communications, capital markets, and investor relations. This role is a good fit for someone who enjoys advising senior clients, making complicated business issues easier to understand, and working in a collaborative, fast-paced consulting environment.
If you are a trusted advisor who likes solving complex challenges, building lasting client relationships, and helping grow a dynamic practice, we would like to hear from you.
You will lead complex client mandates across corporate and financial communications, investor relations, capital markets initiatives, reputation management, crisis files, transaction communications, disclosure support, and special situations.
That means identifying and leading new business opportunities, expanding existing client relationships, mentoring colleagues, and connecting clients with the right expertise from across NATIONAL's practices and offices.
At NATIONAL, we are driven by purpose, creativity, and connection.
For 50 years, our teams across Canada have helped organizations navigate change, build trust, and shape conversations that matter.
Our Toronto team is looking for a senior communications leader with a strong background in financial communications, capital markets, and investor relations.
This role is a good fit for someone who enjoys advising senior clients, making complicated business issues easier to understand, and working in a collaborative, fast-paced consulting environment.
As part of our recruitment process, we use artificial intelligence tools to assist with the screening, assessment, and selection of applicants for this role.

Equal opportunity

equal opportunity employer.
Should you require accommodation during the selection process, please inform us.

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