Director Transformation - Restructuring & Transactions

Overview

Director, People and Transformation | Multiple Locations

FTI Strategic Communications is currently looking for a Director in our People & Transformation practice, who will serve as a lead project manager for restructuring, merger integration, carve-out, and other change management assignments. The successful Director must understand how to engage and mobilize internal audiences to drive change and be able to coordinate with colleagues in other practice areas to develop and implement strategies targeted to media, investors, customers, suppliers and other third parties.

Candidates must have a working knowledge of Chapter 11 restructuring and/or M&A transactions as well as strong writing, presentation skills, and teamwork.

• Serve as a day-to-day client contact on accounts, representing the team in client meetings, calls, and while working at client sites
• Coordinate communications and change management strategies that leverage a wide variety of tactics to reach stakeholders with timely and consistent information; be able to organize – and often visualize – strategies in a variety of formats to ensure understanding of responsibilities and timelines
• Write clearly and concisely, adapting complex financial and legal content for employees, customers, suppliers, media, investors, regulators, and other third parties; demonstrate a working understanding of what various stakeholders most need to hear and how to reach them effectively
• Create client-ready deliverables, including supervising the work of more junior colleagues, managing overall quality of work, and ensuring all approvals are secured in advance of key milestones
• Manage up and down – often across multiple teams – to ensure work is completed on schedule, at the right levels, and in a tightly coordinated manner
• Develop and manage client budgets
• Anticipate client needs and concerns and proactively work with senior leaders to address them

• Actively participate in new business development, including the development of client proposals, thought leadership, and other related deliverables
• Establish and maintain solid relationships with clients and begin to build internal and external referral sources
• Help clients assess their program needs and introduce appropriate next steps from across the FTI Strategic Communications portfolio to continue to expand our mandates

• Contribute to practice leadership, including mentoring and training other team members, supporting staffing and/or recruiting, sharing and continuing to build upon best practices, and fostering trusted relationships with colleagues across the business
• Participate in firm initiatives (e.g., learning and development, diversity and inclusion, community service and/or other task forces) to strengthen culture and build FTI Consulting’s brand externally
• Coach junior team members, helping to set SMART goals, providing ongoing feedback and supporting semi-annual reviews

• Direct access to leadership with defined long-term career planning to develop skills as a client practitioner and trusted advisor
• Opportunity to partner with a wide variety of experts to tackle complex client challenges across industries
• Collaborative and flexible team approach

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• 5 years of experience in communication and/or change management with a proven ability to plan, implement, and manage comprehensive communications programs
• Proven project management skills to ensure all deadlines are met
• Working knowledge of change management strategies and tactics (certification, coursework or prior experience in change management strongly preferred)
• Ability to proactively manage a client relationship to achieve goals and foster ongoing partnerships
• Proven people/team management skills and experience; ability to teach, consider diverse viewpoints, and remain positive under pressure
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills
• Strong time and priority management and ability to juggle multiple client accounts
• Desire and ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, deadline-oriented environment
• High integrity and sensitivity to confidential information
• Service-oriented attitude
• Strong work ethic and self-starter capabilities
• Commitment to be in an FTI office or on a client site at least three days per week; overnight travel and evening/weekend work may be required based on client needs

• Director

• Full-time

• Business Development and Sales

• Business Consulting and Services

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