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Manager of Communications - McKinsey Business Building

McKinsey & Company
parental leave, paid time off
United States, New York, New York
May 30, 2025
Communications
Manager of Communications - McKinsey Business Building
Job ID: 98183

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 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 partnership with senior leaders and stakeholders across communications initiatives, you will serve as a leader to your team and will drive the development and execution of best-in-class global communications programs, events, and publications.
You will support global and regional leaders across the Leap by McKinsey practice and be a senior member of the Winning With Technology Powerhouse leadership team. At McKinsey, we know how to design, build, and scale business - leveraging our distinct generative AI platform to help clients turn a seed of potential into true, outsized growth. Having built over 700+ businesses, we work closely with all sectors and functional leaders across the firm to build and scale various types of new businesses.
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 Leap by McKinsey.
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 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'll conduct strategic communications to support prioritization of communication campaigns and events (e.g., competitor insights, event speaker research), and collate them into digestible formats for leadership. 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 define and direct appropriate strategic communications objectives and strategies to achieve them, help radiate priorities and important topics across existing channels, and ensure appropriate positioning with key stakeholders. You will manage development and dissemination of external and/or internal websites and publications, and contact databases to maximize engagement. You'll 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 advise and counsel partners in developing networking programs to strengthen relationships with clients, potential clients, and media. You will identify, secure, and manage appropriate partnerships with internal or external stakeholders, building a network of key editors, journalists, policymakers, senior executives, and academics. You will develop corresponding metrics to measure impact of communications strategies and help implement collection/reporting mechanisms. As a people leader, you will coach and support the immediate team and junior colleagues, enabling a collaborative and inclusive environment. Additionally, you will manage the communications team, including hiring and evaluating team members when necessary.
Taking a campaign approach, you will focus on thematic-led, priority marketing programs with clear KPIs that are fully integrated across internal and external comms, media relations, analyst relations, C-suite convenings, and content programming. You will work closely with client activation team in developing and executing key campaigns to bring a unified opportunity mapping, tracking, and measurement.
Your Growth
You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.
When you join us, you will have:
  • Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
  • A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You'll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
  • Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm's diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you'll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
  • Exceptional benefits: In addition to a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, mental health, and vision coverage for you, your spouse/partner, and children.
Your qualifications and skills
  • Bachelor's/University degree required
  • 8+ 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
  • Experience creating and maintaining accurate budgets, schedules and timelines for projects
  • Mastery of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Teams) and firm related tools (Box, Slack)
  • Proficiency and fluency in verbal and written English is required
  • Knowledge of the PE market, CEO growth trends, green growth, tech and AI that's relevant to business building and scaling
  • 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
  • Ability to manage various projects simultaneously and work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced and ambiguous operating environment, while driving for quality implementation and excellence
  • Excellent ability to influence and direct colleagues, and manage needs of different stakeholders (including relevant senior leaders)
  • Outstanding critical reasoning and problem-solving skills, including ability to disaggregate issues, identify root causes, and recommend solutions
  • Ability to create psychological safety and inclusion within teams, enabling a collaborative environment
Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues.


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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.

Certain US and Canadian jurisdictions require McKinsey & Company to include a reasonable estimate of the salary for this role. For new joiners for this role in Canada and/or the United States, including all office locations where the job may be performed, a reasonable estimated range is $159,200 - $212,100 in USD and $153,000 - $203,000 in CAD - to help you understand what you can expect. This reflects our best estimate of the lowest to highest salary for this role at the time of this posting, ensuring you have a clear picture right from the start, though it's important to remember that actual salaries may vary. Factors like your office location, your unique blend of experience and skills, start date and our current organizational needs all play a part in determining the final figure. Certain roles are also eligible for bonuses, subject to McKinsey's discretion and based on factors such as individual and/or organizational performance.

Additionally, we provide a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our commitment to the wellness of our colleagues and their families. This includes medical, mental health, dental and vision coverage, telemedicine services, life, accident and disability insurance, parental leave and family planning benefits, caregiving resources, a generous retirement contributions program, financial guidance, and paid time off.

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Job Skill Group - CSSA

Job Skill Code - MC - Manager of Communications

Function - Operations

Industry - Telecommunications

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Posted to LinkedIn Date - Fri May 30 00:00:00 GMT 2025

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LinkedIn Posting State/Province - Massachusetts

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