Manager, Global External Communication at Alvarez & Marsal Tax, LLC in Chicago, Illinois

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Manager, Global External Communication

Alvarez & Marsal is a group of entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals who take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging workguided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversityare why our people love working at A&M.

We provide tax, turnaround management, restructuring, performance improvement, and corporate advisory services. Our tax practice is unique in that we offer the opportunity to work without audit conflict and truly act a trusted business advisor. We provide our teams with opportunities and support to develop and cultivate careers that are most meaningful to them and reward them based on their achievements.

The Client & Business Development team within our Tax practice provides our practitioners with awareness, education and support for sales enablement and client loyalty. We are seeking a strategically minded professional who comprehends the operations of professional services firms, as well as the Tax industry, to join the Client & Business Development team with an emphasis on Global External Communication. This role is primarily focused on process design and select execution related to global events, and thought leadership.

Responsibilities:

Leads the charge on global events and partnerships (sponsorships) strategy and execution, which includes:

o Takes the lead in managing conference attendance, participation schedules, client meeting preparations, and speaking engagements for strategic global events.

o Ensure smooth project execution by overseeing risk management, pricing, and other engagement matters.

o Manages key membership affiliations, fostering strong relationships within the industry.

o Designs, builds and deploys processes and tool kits related to events and partnerships (sponsorships) strategy of the broader Tax practice, enabling scale and growth.

o Tracks, measures and reports the success of the overall events and partnerships (sponsorships) strategy for the practice.

Manages the global practice thought leadership strategy:

o Provides hands on support for the management of a select few global thought leadership platforms.

o Designs, builds and deploys processes and tool kits related to the thought leadership strategy of the broader Tax practice, enabling scale and growth.

Stay ahead of the curve by continuously taking advantage of learning and development opportunities related to events and partnerships (sponsorships) strategy, thought leadership and PR.

Foster a nurturing environment for rising talent, providing growth opportunities within the organization.

Work closely with the Taxs Client & Business Development team and the Corporate Marketing team to coordinate activities and measure returns on investment.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree required;

5-7+ years of knowledge management, strategy, and marketing experience required, preferably in a consulting / professional services organization;

Proven track record of managing and supporting a business development function for a professional service practice;

Tax industry experience within a professional services organization desirable;

Ability to productively influence up and across the organization;

Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, both to share visions/ideas, and to identify and manage conflict, risks, and challenges;

Creative problem-solving and ideation skills;

Proven project management skills;

Experience with CRM tools, especially Salesforce;

Understanding of basic Excel, Tableau, Power BI, AI, and other related platforms

The salary range is $95,000 - $110,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.

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