Senior Consultant, Capital Markets, Strategic Communications, Beijing/Shanghai
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FTI Consulting's Strategic Communications segment is a leading global communications consultancy with more than 30 years of experience advising management teams in critical situations. We have a comprehensive view of strategic communications and have created an integrated suite of services to help clients address complex issues and reach multiple stakeholders, and we are a global leader in financial communications, corporate communications and public affairs.
FTI Consulting Capital Markets Communications professionals serve as trusted advisors to board of directors and management teams at companies of all sizes and at every stage of growth. Our teams consist of senior-level investor relations counselors armed with sector, financial research and digital expertise in every major financial market in the world. With an in-depth understanding of what the investment community wants and needs and a broad network of relationships with key influencers , FTI Consulting helps corporate leaders navigate through moments of transition, deliver a consistent and credible corporate narrative to the market, engage with Wall Street and cultivate a growing shareholder base.
Position Summary
The Strategic Communications segment of FTI Consulting is seeking to hire a Senior Consultant to join its Capital Markets team. You will have the opportunity to work with some of the largest publicly listed and private companies worldwide to execute a full range of strategic communications services, including equity story development, financial calendar communications, executive profiling, IPOs, restructurings and M&A transactions, crisis management, media relations and ESG, stewardship and governance issues, and performing industry research and analysis, etc. Our team aims to shape clients' company narratives and influence how major corporate news flow lands with capital market audiences (investors, financial media, buy-side, sell-side analysts). Successful candidate should have excellent written and verbal communications skills and be a collegiate team player. The candidate should be mature, results-oriented, able to multi-task and prepared to learn and utilize new and emerging approaches to communications as part of a leading global communications consultancy business.
Key Responsibilities
- Serves as a trusted business advisor by influencing client direction in all areas of financial or transaction communications and investor relations
- Develops FTI Consulting's client strategies that create competitive advantage in the face of changing business, sector, and market conditions
- Demonstrates an understanding of key business drivers for current and potential clients and tailor's communication or business strategies/solutions accordingly
- Develops complex financial communications programs
- Develops and presents recommendations based on financial analytics and modelling, research, strategic and creative thinking, with a credible point of view and perspective
- Works effectively with senior management to help identify senior client needs and works with other operating divisions to address them in an integrated team effort
- Assist with corporate and financial communications, investor relations and media relations engagements (e.g. writing earnings and transactions related materials, developing investors outreach plans, providing strategic counsel on capital markets activity, liaising with investors and journalists, providing support to key investors and media events, assisting with management training materials development)
- Participate new business initiatives (e.g. conducting research on prospects, creating and editing PowerPoint presentations and proposals, etc.)
- Supervise the work of junior staff and provide coaching to junior team members.
- Actively contribute to both internal and client meetings by offering strategic and creative insights.
- Maintain a self-driven passion to stay abreast of client issues and related industry trends, participate in industry networking events and inform team leaders of potential new business opportunities.
- Demonstrates a high level of integrity and asks the necessary questions to manage firm and client data responsibly.
- Understands FTI's values, Code of Ethics and the Strategic Communications Rules of Practice and demonstrates a strong commitment to applying these concepts in daily interactions with colleagues and clients. (Additional information about FTI's values, Code of Ethics and the Strategic Communications Rules of Practice can be accessed here .)
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or Finance
- 4 years related experience in financial communication or investor relations or equity capital market or equity research
- Good understanding in buy side and sell side analysts landscape, and both local and regional business media
- Good understanding on how strategy and business execution impact financial performance and value creation
- Ability to take complexity and translate effectively; a creative and strategic thinker in reputation management, sees around corners, approaches communications from new angles
- Strong financial acumen in capital markets, accounting and finance, financial modeling
- Excellent communication skills and business proficiency in both English and Chinese
Other requirements
- Social, enthusiastic, and eager to learn, and have an ability to work well within a team
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple assignments simultaneously
- Excellent presentation style and skills with excellent business presence
- Excellent project management skills
- Excellent relationship building skills
- An ability to be independent, work under own direction, and manage own time
- Experience mentoring and coaching junior team members
- A collegiate approach to working in a diverse team across the Asia region and also globally
- An aptitude and desire for learning and ongoing professional development
- Candidates with more experience will be considered as Director
#LI-KZ1Our Benefits
Apart from the well-structured career path and collaborative team environment, our employees enjoy a variety of perks and benefits. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Competitive remuneration package
- Comprehensive leave policy
- Health care benefits including dependents
- Education subsidy with study and examination leaves
- Annual paid volunteer hours
- Corporate matching for corporate charitable event donations
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.