Managing Director

Teneo

Responsibilities

As a Managing Director within Teneo s Strategy and Communications team in Australia, your role will include:

Strategic leadership and client advisory

• Provide senior level strategic counsel to CEOs, boards, and executive teams on reputation, communications, and stakeholder strategy.
• Oversee the development and delivery of integrated communications programmes aligned to clients commercial and strategic objectives.
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex, sensitive, or high risk client situations.

Business development and growth

• Play a leading role in new business development, including originating opportunities, leading pitches, and shaping proposals.
• Leverage strong commercial acumen to support revenue growth, forecasting, and profitability across client portfolios.
• Grow existing client relationships through expanded briefs and long term advisory network.

Media, issues, and reputation management

• Bring deep understanding of the Australian media, regulatory, and stakeholder landscape to position and protect clients effectively.
• Provide expert guidance on issues management, crisis response, and reputational risk.

Client relationship management

• Serve as a senior client lead, maintaining trusted relationships with key decision makers.
• Build and sustain a strong external network across business, media, government, and industry.

Team leadership and development

• Lead, manage, and mentor teams, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, and professional development.
• Support the development of future leaders within the Australian business.

In addition, you will be expected to:

• Lead large and often integrated teams across disciplines and geographies.
• Ensure consistently high standards of client service, delivery, and commercial management.
• Innovate on behalf of clients, introducing new thinking, products, and ways of working.
• Actively contribute to the broader growth and profile of Teneo in Australia and the wider Asia Pacific region.