Senior Vice President, Strategy & Communications

Senior Vice President, Strategy and Communications –Tokyo The Opportunity As Teneo continues to grow its operations in Asia-Pacific, we are looking for a high calibre candidate to join our dynamic and professional Strategy and Communications team as a Senior Vice President based in the firm's Tokyo office. Teneo’s Strategy and Communications team provides integrated communications counsel to business leaders and CEOs. You will support a wide range of activity to deliver the firm’s core capabilities which include communications strategy, transaction communications, investor relations, media relations, crisis management, ESG advisory, market and industry research, and government relations. As a Senior Vice President, you will lead client accounts and be a primary contact for clients, responsible for delivering the highest quality service. You will drive activity across multiple account teams, provide regular insights and analysis, and support clients’ reputational and strategic goals. Although this role is to primarily support our publicly listed corporate clients with financial communications and investor relations, we actively encourage our people to grow and develop their advisory skills across all our disciplines, including financial and M&A, digital, creative campaigning and corporate communications, leadership coaching, sustainability, strategy and research, issues and crisis management to solve complex business issues for our clients. Responsibilities: As a Senior Vice President with the Strategy and Communications team, your role will include: Client Leadership & Strategic Advisory - Serve as a trusted advisor to multinational clients on all aspects of corporate reputation, campaigning, and strategic communications. Lead the development and deployment of integrated communications strategies, leveraging research, insights, and Teneo’s global resources. Provide expert counsel on reputation management, stakeholder engagement, and proactive storytelling as well as advise clients on issues management and crisis communications. Providing investor and capital markets expertise – Guide clients in their engagement with buy and sell-side stakeholders, relevant stock exchange(s) and institutional, retail and governmental shareholders. Special situations – Support critical workstreams such as government affairs, crisis management, ESG, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructurings and other special situations. Account Management – Lead on account delivery, managing a team of experts to deliver high quality client servicing and acting as the main point person with the client. Actively coach and mentor junior team members. Client Management – Build and maintain strong relationships with the client, seeking growth opportunities where possible. Proactively manage the client and work to take advantage of opportunities/ resolve issues as needed. Business Development – Actively build a network of new client/ prospect relationships, working on new business opportunities including leading proposals and participating in client pitch meetings. Demonstrate commercial acumen in costing and managing the delivery or projects. Develops understanding and fluency across Teneo’s wide breadth of service offerings. Leadership – Take responsibility for managing junior colleagues, supporting their performance reviews and career growth within the firm. Supporting the smooth running of client servicing operations. Furthermore, you will be expected to: Build strong relationships, fostering long-term partnerships and seeking organic growth opportunities through new business proposal development; Create advisory notes for client leadership, addressing media narratives, geopolitical risks, and reputational issues, while monitoring media coverage for clients and competitors; Provide support and insight to your client teams, proactively highlighting opportunities, and potential areas of concern; Build a strong network of effective relationships internally and e…