Director - Head of Communications

The marketing function at Carne is backed by momentum and a broad imperative to unify the discipline, helping to codify a business-critical function seen as core to the firm’s future growth. As such, Carne is focused on building out a highly skilled, disciplined team of growth marketers, delivering value for the brand and the business. Together, this team will collaborate to build a unified, scalable, and consistent approach to marketing the brand and its offerings.

This role requires an experienced communications manager with a strong background in functions including PR, social media, content, and internal communications. The role holder must be able to develop and implement strategic communications, working very closely with the Head of Marketing to create integrated communications plans across all channels. This role requires a driven communications professional with a client-centric mindset, strong relationship management and organisational skills, and the ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders.

Minimum requirements:

• At least 10 years’ experience in communications within the financial services sector.
• Experience managing a PR agency or working within a PR agency.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with experience working directly with senior stakeholders.
• Impeccable writing and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent media relations skills and a strong news sense.
• Ability to think strategically and develop successful PR campaigns.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the CMCO to design and execute external communication strategies that align with business objectives.
• Partner across the marketing team and with key internal and external stakeholders as well as our agencies, leveraging messaging strategy, content creation, digital marketing and social media communications, in service of the commercial objectives of the business.
• Generate innovative content, including media releases, blogs, intranet articles, infographics, and videos, with a focus on writing, editing, and proofreading.
• Serve as a brand ambassador internally and externally, ensuring consistent adherence to firm-wide brand guidelines and alignment with global marketing activities.
• Ensure all communication materials meet brief requirements, are client-centric, compliant with legal and regulatory standards, and conduct thorough proofreading before publication.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including journalists, industry leaders, and internal teams.
• Manage public relations budgets effectively, identifying cost-saving opportunities and ensuring financial targets are met.

Competencies required:

• Teamwork: Develops relationships within and across teams, working collaboratively to resolve potential challenges quickly.
• Effective Communication: Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills with a warm and professional manner.
• Leading & Influencing: Motivate and support others to deliver results, coaching them to optimise performance.
• Planning and Organising: Organises and plans work effectively, ensuring delivery to quality and timescales in the short and longer-term. Adapts well in a deadline-oriented environment.
• Strategic Focus: Thinks strategically, thrives on innovation, considers the wider picture to identify new approaches to enhance business impact.
• Adaptability: Adapts approach and responds effectively to different situations, people and new opportunities.
• Resilience: Works well under pressure and bounces back quickly from setbacks in a positive and constructive manner.
• Drive and Motivation: Highly motivated and driven, with the ability to focus on what needs to be achieved and enthuses others to do the same.
• Client-centric focus: Motivated by customer-facing environments, understanding their needs and pain points, and bringing that learning into corporate communications.

Carne Group has established itself in the funds industry with $2tn in AUM supported by 600+ staff and four regulated management companies. Together with a large team of industry specialists, Carne serves more than 650+ traditional and alternative asset management clients from key fund jurisdictions and financial hubs including Ireland, Luxembourg, Zurich, Lisbon, London, New York, Cayman and Channel Islands. Excellence and innovation are central to Carne’s work and we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent to deliver an unrivalled service to our clients. Whilst working with Carne, you will be provided with opportunities to develop your skills and experience by working in a dynamic, innovative, and multicultural environment where exciting careers are built. We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the asset management industry.

Not sure if you meet all the requirements? Let us decide! Research shows that members of other under-represented groups tend not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when in fact, they do! At Carne we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.