[Remote] Head of Financial Communications

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Real Chemistry is a global agency focused on transforming healthcare through innovative communications and marketing strategies. They are seeking a senior leader to build and lead their Financial and Transaction Communications offering, which involves advising top executives and managing high-stakes communications in various complex situations.

Responsibilities

• Building and leading our financial communications practice
• Serving as a primary advisor to CEOs, CFOs, General Counsel, Heads of IR, and Boards working in concert with their key advisors
• Driving new business and deepening relationships with existing clients to support issues and opportunities
• Leading teams through complex, high-stakes, timesensitive, and confidential situations
• Serve as trusted counselor to senior executives on all aspects of financial and capital markets communications
• Develop and oversee integrated communications strategies around: IR Advisory, M&A, IPOs and SPACs, Activist Defense & Preparedness, Restructuring, Bankruptcy, Executive Transitions, Divestitures & Spins, Investor and R&D Days, Financial Media Relations & Storytelling
• Craft clear, compelling narratives that translate complex financial and strategic issues for investors, media, employees, regulators, and other stakeholders
• Provide real-time strategic counsel in high pressure, confidential situations, often in partnership with legal and banking advisors
• Lead communications workstreams for event-driven situations (to include but not limited to: M&A, IPOs/Spins/SPACs, activism, bankruptcies/restructurings, crisis (cyber, litigation and beyond), Board/management transitions.), including: Prospecting, relationship building with key advisors (bankers, lawyers, etc.) focused on HC sector
• Leading transaction / event-driven work
• Development of comms strategy, materials, media and social considerations. Support of the lead up to announcement, announcement day as well as integration support
• Deal playbook and scenario planning to protect and preserve reputation and valuation throughout the deal process
• Development of strategy, scenario planning, communications playbook, etc. for lead up to, day of and post-announcement situation
• Drafting key materials (press releases, Q&As, investor decks, fact sheets, talking points, etc.)
• Coordinating with key advisors (lawyers, bankers, etc.) and ensure alignment with regulatory and disclosure requirements
• Develop and refine clients’ equity story/investor narrative
• Oversee creation and quality of investor facing collateral, including: Investor presentations, Investor day/R&D day materials, Infographics, IR website alignment with collateral
• Earnings Advisory: Advise and support the development of earnings materials: to include press release, deck, scripts, Q&A prep
• Advise on engagement with sellside and buyside analysts in coordination with IR and legal teams
• Annual reports as well as sustainability reports (in partnership with design/ESG teams as needed)
• Advise on integration of financial communications with broader corporate reputation, ESG, and public affairs strategies
• Lead financial and business media strategy, cultivating relationships with key journalists and outlets
• Prepare executives for highstakes media interviews, investor meetings, earnings calls, and roadshows
• Build and lead a high-performing financial communications team within the agency, including integration of legacy IR team, recruitment, training, and mentorship
• Set practice standards, playbooks, and bestinclass approaches for transaction and capital markets mandates
• Foster collaboration across practices (corporate, crisis, public affairs, digital, ESG, brand) to deliver integrated solutions
• Contribute to firm leadership, culture, and DEI objectives
• Drive growth of the financial communications practice through: Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities, Leading and contributing to pitch development and presentations across significant client base, Build rapport and become a trusted, go-to referral partner for network among corporates, private equity, banks, law firms, and other advisors
• Help shape the agency’s market profile via thought leadership (reports, opeds, conferences, webinars) on capital markets, M&A, activism, and related themes

Skills

• 15+ years of experience in financial communications, investor relations, investment banking, equity research, or related fields, with a strong advisory component
• Proven track record working on complex, high-stakes situations such as M&A (including cross-border, contested, and private equity-backed deals), IPOs and significant capital markets transactions, shareholder activism and governance/ESG-related campaigns, restructurings, turnarounds, and crisis situations with market impact
• Experience in a leading strategic communications/PR firm (e.g., financial/transaction communications practice) or top-tier in-house corporate role strongly preferred
• Deep understanding of capital markets and the needs of institutional investors and analysts
• Exceptional writing skills: capable of producing clear, concise, and persuasive materials under tight deadlines
• Strong judgment and discretion, with demonstrated ability to advise senior executives and boards in sensitive situations
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous, and time pressured environments; calm and solutions-oriented under stress
• Strong project and team management skills; able to run multiple complex engagements simultaneously
• Collaborative and low ego; able to integrate with cross-functional teams including legal, banking, IR, public affairs, digital, and creative
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, JD, or related) a plus but not required
• Understanding of US regulatory and disclosure frameworks; global regulatory expertise not required but helpful
• Willingness to work extended hours during live situations and to travel as required
• Experience working with healthcare clients a plus

Benefits

• Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region.
• Offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long
• Generous holiday and paid time off
• Options for private medical, dental, and vison plans
• Support in saving for the future
• Mental wellness coaching and support
• Access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning
• Office locations in cities in the US, UK, and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us
• For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients
• Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities

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