Senior Account Director

About This Job

Adfactors PR

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Work Mode: On-site

Industry: Banking,Public Relations and Communications Services,Business Consulting and Services

Job Description

About the practice

Adfactors PR's financial services practice advises banks, NBFCs, asset managers, brokerages, insurance companies, mutual funds, and capital market intermediaries. This is a high-velocity, disclosure-sensitive environment where reputation is closely linked to regulatory standing and investor confidence. The ideal candidate profile for this role draws from investment banking, financial regulation, or senior financial journalism individuals who speak the language of capital markets and understand what drives market perception.

The role

This role calls for someone who combines financial market credibility with advisory sharpness. You will be advising CFOs, investor relations heads, CEOs, and boards on some of the most sensitive communications challenges in the financial sector: earnings, regulatory actions, capital raises, M&A, and crisis. You operate as a trusted counsel.

Candidate backgrounds we consider

We Welcome Candidates From Across The Following Professional Paths

Investment banking or capital markets (equity, M&A, deal advisory)Financial services consulting or restructuring advisoryFinancial journalism | New age journalism | Business journalistCorporate affairs or investor relations within a listed financial institution

What you will do

Lead financial services client mandates with full P&L ownership revenue forecasting, margin management, client retention and expansionAdvise CEOs, CFOs, and board members on reputation strategy linked to financial events—earnings communications, capital raises, regulatory inquiries, credit events, and M&AProven ability to engage in strategic negotiations, advise on high-stakes executive communication, and consistently deliver client outcomes that go beyond the brief—building the kind of trust that retains mandates and deepens relationshipsCounsel clients on investor relations strategy and market narrative—including analyst engagement, institutional messaging, and proxy-related communicationsLead crisis advisory in financial sector contexts: regulatory action, fraud allegations, liquidity concerns, leadership transitionsDesign and execute stakeholder communications strategies across regulators, investors, media, and employeesMaintain regular CEO-cadence with senior client decision-makers — structured, agenda-driven touchpoints that demonstrate ongoing strategic valueBuild and win mandates through credible, research-backed pitches that speak the language of financial leadershipDevelop Adfactors PR's thought leadership in financial communications and investor perception managementBuild a team with capital markets fluency and advisory capability

What you bring

Deep understanding of capital markets, financial regulation, and investor dynamics in the Indian contextAbility to decode financial disclosures, regulatory filings, and market signals and translate them into reputation implicationsStrong commercial acumen - engagement structuring, value-based pricing, and P&L stewardshipExecutive presence that resonates in financial boardrooms and with the investment communityCrisis and issues management experience in regulated, disclosure-driven environmentsResearch and analytical capability comparable to investment banking or strategy consulting standards

Experience

12 to 18 years — with significant exposure to capital markets, financial regulation, or senior financial advisory. Prior experience in investment banking, financial consulting, or senior financial journalism is strongly preferred.

Please share your updated cv with shwetha.harshwal@adfactorspr.com