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Senior Director, M&A and Activism Communications

New York, NY, US💼 Full-time💰 $134,000–$134,000🗓 2026-05-27 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead strategic communications for complex M&A, activism, and governance situations, advising senior clients on crisis management and stakeholder narratives.

Role type

Senior Director, M&A and Activism Communications

Builds

Client engagement strategies and communications programs for M&A, IPOs, spin-offs, and activism defense

Domain

Corporate Communications / Mergers & Acquisitions / Activism / Governance

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Strategic communications planning, project management, persuasive writing, stakeholder analysis, new business development, cross-functional collaboration, research synthesis

Preferred skills

Capital markets communications, investor relations, advanced writing for complex documents, AI tool utilization

Technologies

Factset, Ipreo, Factiva, Refinitiv, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel

Responsibilities

Develop and execute client engagements for M&A and activism; coordinate cross-functional teams for high-intensity situations; write strategy memos and press releases; pitch new business opportunities; support practice marketing and recruitment

Seniority

Senior Director, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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