MANAGING DIRECTOR – Financial Services

Job Title: Financial Services: MD

Location: Victoria, London; some hybrid-working (3-4 days/week in office).

Position Overview: The client has an established reputation as the #1 comms advisor to the asset & wealth

management (A&WM) sector in London but is actively expanding into the wider FS market to include insurance,

commercial & retail banking, private capital, fintech, payments and Crypto.

The Group is creating a new role for an FS lead and is seeking a well-networked, experienced senior leader with

a proven track record of building business and advising international clients across the financial services sector.

Key Responsibilities: You will be leading an established and dynamic A&WM team and working with them to build and grow a strong position in the broader FS market. The role will be part of the senior management team tasked with developing the agency as the front runner in AI / complexity science backed communication and reputation solutions.

As a leader in the business you would be responsible for setting strategic direction of the team and ensuring exceptional client delivery whilst fostering a culture of collaboration, development, and high performance across the team.

Qualifications:

Substantial experience in a leading PR agency environment is essential advising FS clients on strategic communications and reputation management.

Proactive new business lead generation essential.

Clear technical literacy related to the role of AI in the delivery of marketing solutions.

Proven network of C-suite relationships within relevant markets.

Successful track record of client delivery and complete confidence managing high-profile, high-pressure projects.

The person: a driven self-starter seeking to shape and grow a broader sector and take an established team on a journey within an entrepreneurial environment. Ability to balance vision and creative thinking with analytical rigor. A strong team player with proven management skills. Ability to influence at all levels internally and externally using sound judgment, wisdom, and sensitivity.

Offer: A starting salary in the range of £180,000-200,000 – commensurate with experience. Annual

performance bonus linked to a broad set of metrics including business development, collaboration, professional

development and all aspects of leadership.

Benefits: Conventional package across pension contributions, private medical insurance (Bupa) and life

assurance cover.

Keen to hire asap.

To find out more, contact Edwina Goldman @ JFL – edwina@jflrecruit.com