Managing Director, Financial Communications ESG | Strategic Communications

Posted December 12, 2022
Apply: FTI Consulting, Inc.


About the Opportunity

FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) is a global business advisory firm and has been recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Consulting magazine and one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms by Forbes. We are seeking a Managing Director for FTI Consulting's ESG Advisory Practice, which sits at the intersection of several core practice areas within FTI's Strategic Communications segment. This includes the Financial Communications practice, which counsels public company management teams and Boards on strategy and subsequent engagement and communications with the global investment community among other key stakeholders.

FTI Consulting's ESG Advisory Practice aids public companies in designing, creating, and executing ESG and broader sustainability strategies and programs. Our ESG Advisory practice provides various services to help companies manage multi-stakeholder ESG risks and opportunities from a financial, regulatory, political, and commercial perspective. Among others, these services include:
  • Benchmarking peers and best practices;
  • Conducting materiality assessments, maturity models and longer-range strategic roadmaps;
  • Executing ESG ratings improvement programs;
  • Aligning with key ESG reporting frameworks including SASB, GRI, TCFD, CDP, and UNSDGs;
  • Developing and communicating climate / decarbonization / net zero strategies;
  • Establishing ESG KPIs and goals;
  • Targeting and engaging with ESG investors and analysts as well as other key stakeholders; and
  • Developing sustainability reports and related communications.

Our ESG advisory practice consists of a multi-disciplinary team to offer what no other firm can - experience-based counsel from an integrated team of experts, including former buy-side/sell-side analysts, proxy advisors, communicators, compliance officers, and policymakers in addition to experts in ESG reporting, climate, data analytics and creative.

As a Managing Director, you will take an active role in shaping the future of the ESG Advisory practice, leading client accounts day-to-day and supporting broader firm and business development initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for managing multiple account teams to appropriately service clients. Your performance will be evaluated predominantly on three core components: 1.) Deliver outstanding counsel and work product to clients; 2.) Generate incremental new business from prospective and existing clients; and 3.) Mentor and manage talent within the ESG Advisory practice. You will have direct exposure to public company management teams and Boards and will play an instrumental role in advancing workstreams to achieve client objectives. As a senior member of the ESG Advisory practice, you will sit within the broader Financial Communications practice. This is a Senior Managing Director-track role; MBA not required for advancement.

What You'll Do
  • Lead overall client strategy, programming and execution;
  • Serve as senior counsel to management teams and Boards on behalf of our team;
  • Oversee project management efforts on client projects and workstreams, including market research, strategy formation, and content creation, such as conducting a multi-stakeholder materiality assessment;
  • Participate in, and where appropriate, lead new business development initiatives including sales meetings as well as networking among potential referral sources;
  • Review, draft, and edit a variety of materials based on comprehensive research and analysis (e.g., sustainability reports and ESG disclosures, climate commitments, quantitative scoring/data models, key message documents, etc.);
  • Work with a growing team across multiple locations to develop project deliverables;
  • Lead the development, production, and continuous improvement of client proposals and practice marketing materials;
  • Participate in thought leadership on emerging trends and issues; and
  • Assist in mentoring, training, and integrating junior/ new teammates and interns.

How You'll Grow

Our ESG Advisory practice is experiencing exceptional growth and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. As one of the firm's fastest growing and highest priority areas of the business, team members will have a chance to collaborate with a multi-disciplinary and cross-border team and in the process learn and develop new skills and expertise.

We support all employees in their career advancement efforts. We strongly encourage Managing Directors within our ESG Advisory practice to obtain the Sustainability Accounting Standard Board's (SASB) FSA Credential and/or the Chartered Financial Analyst designation (CFA); full reimbursement provided.

Our Benefits

Apart from the well-structured career path and excellent team environment, our employees enjoy a variety of perks and benefits. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:
  • Competitive salary and bonus plans
  • Generous paid holidays, time off and parental leave
  • Full package of benefits plans
  • Company matched 401K
  • Annual paid volunteer hours
  • Corporate matching for charitable donations
  • Potential for flexible working arrangements
  • Free snacks and drinks
  • Upscale offices close to public transportation
  • Pet insurance

About FTI Consulting

What makes us unique? With more than 6,250 employees located in offices in every corner of the globe, we are the firm our clients call when their most important issues are at stake. Regardless of what level you are, you will have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from top experts in your field on high-profile engagements that impact history. Our culture is collaborative, and we value diversity, recognition, development and making a difference in our communities.

FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Consulting magazine and one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms by Forbes . For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Twitter ( @FTIConsulting ), Facebook and LinkedIn .

FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

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