Senior Manager of Communications
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Posted on Apr 3, 2025
Senior Manager of Communications
Job ID: 96688
Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges—the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.
Your Impact
You will be a thought-partner for senior leaders and partners, and work to strengthen external relationships.
You will proactively shape creative communications strategies to showcase McKinsey’s knowledge and assets, maintain the Firm’s reputation, and bring campaigns to life in Brazil.
You will lead internal communications for Latin America, collaborating with location managers in Spanish-speaking countries to drive effective engagement with colleagues.
In terms of creating effective communications: you will drive high-quality writing and editing by leading/enabling teams to develop clear, structured and engaging written communications that rigorously follow conventions of written Portuguese and English.
With cell leaders, you will manage the firm’s reputational risk by mapping strengths/weaknesses and handling opportunities/threats.
You will anticipate, identify, and respond to reputational risk issues to protect and enhance McKinsey's reputation by reviewing materials and proactively shaping the narrative.
You will be expected to establish high-quality and consistent branding (i.e., firm's signature voice, visuals, and narrative) across communications platforms and channels in support of relevant brand pivots.
In terms of project management and creation: you will play the role of a thought-partner for senior leaders and partners in developing networking programs to strengthen relationships with clients, potential clients, and media, and drive meaningful impact through execution and delivery.
You will independently define and direct complex communication strategies, and advance short-term and long-term programs.
You will effectively and independently manage large-scale, often global, interdependent, complex projects/initiatives.
You will develop and execute reputation-building programs through a mix of publishing activities (e.g., monitoring of media relations and public relations, targeted knowledge dissemination).
You will build a network of key editors, journalists, policymakers, senior executives, and academics, and focus on identifying and securing regional partnerships with relevant stakeholders.
As a people leader, you will counsel leadership and leverage their efforts for substantive Firm contributions. You will manage the communications team, including hiring, developing, coaching, and evaluating team members. It is expected that you will enable a collaborative and inclusive environment for the team as well.
Your Growth
You will join a group of communications professionals within the Firm’s Reach and Engagement function. These colleagues help ensure that appropriate insights reach designated audiences, building awareness and engagement with McKinsey’s distinctive knowledge on a variety of topics. They shape the way the firm connects with people—from clients to employees to alumni—strengthening institutional relationships, connections, and affiliations.
Through leadership across communications initiatives, you will shape the development and implementation of best-in-class global communications programs, events, and publications.
You will lead the Brazil Reach & Engagement team, comprising nine experts in media, social media, events, publishing, communications, and external relations. Your role will involve serving five key locations in Brazil—São Paulo (the largest), Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Porto Alegre, and Belo Horizonte—where you will support nearly 500 colleagues. You will also be a member of the Latin America R&E team, collaborating to drive synergies and share regional projects.
Your qualifications and skills
- Bachelor’s/University degree required
- Years of experience in a business communications-related field, a benefit if in a professional services environment, corporate communications role, government, or communications agency background
- Mastery of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Teams) and firm related tools (Box, Slack)
- Proficiency and fluency in verbal and written English and Portuguese is required. Spanish fluency is valued.
- Highly credible expert within knowledge of the Brazilian media environment and key stakeholders.
- Excellent skillset across relevant communication service lines and platforms (e.g., external/internal comms, media relations, events, executive comms)
- Outstanding communication skills across formats (e.g., written, verbal/presentation, digital-ready content) and ability to apply them to develop and execute a strategy across portfolio of communications channels
- Clear understanding and quick grasp of complex business principles, with the ability to manage and shape McKinsey’s overall content agenda to further the Firm’s strategic objectives
Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues.
FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
FOR NON-U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. For additional details regarding our global EEO policy and diversity initiatives, please visit our McKinsey Careers and Diversity & Inclusion sites.
FOR BRAZILIAN APPLICANTS: Applicants for job positions in any office in Brazil have flexibility regarding qualifications and McKinsey & Company will not require previous experience of more than 6 months. If the job description indicates preferred prior work experience of more than 6 months, applicants for such job position in the Brazilian offices must interpret the preferred qualification described as limited up to 6 months maximum.
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Job Skill Code - SMC - Senior Manager of Communications
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