Vice President, Head of Corporate Communications

The Company is seeking a Vice President, Head of Corporate Communications to shape and lead its global communications strategy across multiple markets. The role oversees public relations, executive thought leadership, internal communications, content, social media, crisis response, and ESG communications, with the goal of strengthening reputation and stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will partner with senior leaders to deliver consistent, compelling messaging and identify media, speaking, partnership, and industry opportunities. Responsibilities also include leading a high-performing communications team, managing external agencies and budgets, and measuring performance against strategic objectives. Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, business administration, or a related field; a master’s degree is an advantage. They should bring 18–20 years of progressive experience in communications, marketing, branding, public relations, or media leadership, ideally in banking, financial services, or another regulated industry with international reach. A proven record of leading large-scale communications strategies, executive thought leadership, media relations, reputation management, and crisis communications is required. Strong digital, content, social media, analytics, agency management, budgeting, and team leadership skills are essential, along with fluency in English and Arabic and excellent writing, presentation, and storytelling abilities.