Job Summary:

The Senior Vice President of Corporate Communication is a strategic leader responsible for planning, developing, managing and leading the FINRA Corporate Communications functions to ensure internal and external objectives are met. Reporting to the Executive Vice President of Board and External Relations, this role provides leadership and support in the creation and implementation of a strategic, multi-faceted communications program designed to build and strengthen the organization’s role and reputation as a leader and authoritative voice in the financial industry.

Essential Job Functions:

• Overview: Responsible for development, design, and implementation of an internal and external communications strategy aligned with and in support of FINRA’s mission and goals.
• Team Leadership: Build, train and retain a high-performing team of communications professionals while promoting a culture of continuous improvement in alignment with FINRA’s Values. Functional oversight of media relations, social media presence, speechwriting, editorial services activities, presentation support, communication consultation and planning for customer departments, writing, editing, designing, multimedia and publishing support, production of internal videos, management of mailing databases, etc.
• Spokesperson and Media Relations: Serve as a senior-level spokesperson for the organization. Manage all media relations activities including press releases, social media and crisis management. 
• Executive Advisement and Crisis Support: Provide strategic counsel to senior leadership team regarding reputational threats and opportunities. Interacts with the Board to share current events, planned strategies, and seek guidance and support as needed. Proactively develop communication strategies and crisis management plans; establish a process to rapidly take action as needed.
• Internal Communications: Partner with the CHRO to ensure the execution of an effective strategy for employee communications. This includes regular communication to employees and other stakeholders, as appropriate, from senior management, ongoing annual communications regarding benefits, performance management, learning and development, talent acquisition, diversity and inclusion and other related employee activities.
• Technology Innovation: Partner with the CIO to ensure effective use of technology in both internal and external communications efforts as well as exploring new uses of technology to further the communications strategy.