EVP, Fintech Communications

Mission North is a strategic communications agency for influential companies to build, protect, and renew their impact. Market-shaping brands like Brex, Canva, Ginkgo Bioworks, Betterment, Linked In, Mozilla, Airwallex, Gemini, Toast and Marqeta have turned to us to navigate change and accelerate impact at every stage. Our award-winning culture of curiosity allows us to attract the best communicators and mobilize them around tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges.

Our stories about breakthrough innovations and movements—and the iconic teams behind them—have influenced hundreds of billions of dollars in market value.

We are looking for an experienced, entrepreneurial leader to drive the growth and evolution of our Financial Services practice. This is a hands-on senior leadership role responsible for expanding our portfolio of fintech, financial services, insurtech, and proptech clients—and for shaping the strategic direction of the practice as a whole.

You will serve as a trusted advisor to C-suite leaders at some of the most consequential companies in financial services, guiding them through defining moments: IPOs and corporate milestones, category creation, regulatory navigation, crisis, and reputation renewal. You will bring a sharp, published point of view on the issues shaping the fintech landscape, activating that expertise to drive the agency’s thought leadership, visibility, and new business pipeline.

And you will lead, inspire, and develop a talented team of communications professionals, partnering closely with the SVP who oversees day-to-day portfolio management to set and achieve the practice’s goals.

This role requires someone who generates pipeline independently, leads pitches from start to finish without executive support, and builds client relationships that compound over time into retained, high-value engagements.

• 15+ years of senior communications experience at PR agencies (in-house experience a plus) at fintech or financial services companies, with a demonstrated track record of impact at each level.
• A proven business developer—you have closed and retained clients independently, you maintain a strong and active network of decision-makers across fintech, financial services, insurtech, proptech, and crypto, and you convert relationships into pipeline without prompting or oversight.
• A recognized voice in the fintech and financial services space, with a demonstrated habit of publishing, speaking, and contributing to the conversations that shape the industry. You have a point of view, and you put it out into the world.
• A trusted C-suite counselor. You have deep experience advising CMOs, CCOs, and CEOs through high-stakes moments: regulatory change, market volatility, M&A, leadership transitions, and crises. Clients call you first because they trust your instincts.
• Experienced with communications milestone moments: launching from stealth, creating a category, navigating a crisis, preparing for an IPO, and managing reputation through periods of change.
• A skilled facilitator and communicator. You lead strategic workshops and messaging sessions with executive teams and present with clarity and authority in any room. Your executive presence is immediately legible to senior client stakeholders.
• A strong team leader with experience managing and developing senior-level direct reports, building high-performing teams, and fostering a culture of accountability, growth, and craft.
• Able to work across multiple client portfolios simultaneously, maintaining quality and strategic oversight without losing the thread on any account.
• Bonus: experience in public affairs and advocacy, financial communications, and/or investor relations.

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