Associate Director, Advisory Corporate Affairs

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KPMG is currently seeking an Associate Director, Advisory Corporate Affairs to join our Corporate Affairs team.

Responsibilities:

• Anchor brand visibility and reputation building efforts for one of our most critical lines of business, Tech Media and Telecommunications
• Spearhead operational performance across campaigns, instilling strong program management into integrated B2B campaigns, ensuring that we can take full advantage of each opportunity
• Identify and pursue untapped opportunities to enhance KPMG's reputation on core priorities for TMT and other industries, leveraging data-driven insights and emerging technologies, including GenAI and analytics, to inform and refine communications approaches
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, providing counsel on media and content strategy, corporate messaging, reputation management, and brand positioning in both internal and external contexts
• Ensure consistent messaging and brand voice across all touchpoints, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to integrate communications efforts seamlessly throughout the organization
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum eight years of recent experience in corporate communications, editorial management, and project leadership, within professional services or highly matrixed environments in preferred
• Master's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred. Minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required.
• Proven editorial judgement and background as a journalist or editorial leader, with a demonstrated record of developing thought leadership campaigns and high-impact storytelling for B2B audiences; exceptional project management expertise, with a process oriented, results-driven mindset and the ability to coordinate complex, cross-functional programs from conception to execution
• Advanced skills in media relations—building, managing, and leveraging relationships with leading business and industry journalists, including proactive story pitching and earned media results; strong experience in corporate reputation management, brand strategy, and serving as a trusted advisor to senior executives on media, messaging, and positioning in both internal and external communications; fluency with emerging technologies, especially AI, data analytics, media monitoring tools, and GenAI platforms to enhance communications effectiveness and extract actionable insights
• Demonstrated experience working in a technology company with significant knowledge of current trends and conversations in technology
• Displayed creativity and innovation in content creation, including press releases, executive briefings, bylined articles, social media, and digital communications tailored to diverse audiences; ability to anticipate external trends and proactively address opportunities and risks related to brand and reputation
• Excellence in mentoring and fostering the professional development of communications team members, promoting collaboration, high performance, and knowledge sharing; superb interpersonal and influencing skills, with proven success in forging partnerships with senior leaders and stakeholders across an organization
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

California Salary Range: $ $259000

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KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role(s) for which they are qualified that is also of interest to them.

Los Angeles County applicants: Material job duties for this position are listed above. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.