Director, Business Development - Strategy & Reputation Practice

FGS Global is the world’s leading stakeholder strategy firm, with approximately 1,400 professionals around the world, advising clients in navigating critical issues and reputational challenges. FGS was formed from the combination of Finsbury, The Glover Park Group, Hering Schuppener and Sard Verbinnen & Co to offer board-level and C-suite counsel in all aspects of stakeholder strategy — including corporate reputation, crisis management, and public affairs and is also the leading force in transaction and financial communications worldwide.

FGS offers seamless and integrated support with offices in the following locations: Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Brussels, Calgary, Chicago, Dubai, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, Kingston, London, Los Angeles, Munich, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, South Florida, The Hague, Tokyo, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington, D.C., and Zurich. The firm is headquartered in New York.

FGS is consistently ranked a Band 1 PR firm for Crisis & Risk Management and for Litigation Support by Chambers and Partners.  For the second year, FGS was ranked #1 Global M&A PR firm by Deal Count and Value in 2024 by Mergermarket.

As part of its ambitious growth strategy, FGS Global is building a global Growth team under the leadership of the Chief Growth Officer. The team will combine Business Development and Marketing and, as such, will play a key role in supercharging the firm’s growth. It will be comprised of individuals embedded in and responsible for FGS’ Practice Areas, Sector Teams and Regions, as well as other Business Development specialists. 

About the Strategy & Reputation Practice 

FGS Global’s Strategy & Reputation (“S&R”) practice partners with senior business leaders to build, shape, and protect long-term reputations in support of business goals. We excel at navigating the broader stakeholder landscape, offering a comprehensive view of the complexities of today’s uncertain world. 

We craft and implement holistic communication strategies to address challenges, neutralize threats, seize opportunities, and build stakeholder trust during the moments that matter. With a foundation in research and data-driven insights, we provide counsel and executional support across corporate positioning, executive advisory, employee engagement and transformation, and social issues and impact. Our modern strategies are designed to meet stakeholders where they are. 

Position Overview 

The Director, Business Development will play a key role in driving the growth of FGS Global’s Strategy & Reputation practice across our global markets. This is a newly created role designed to help the practice group’s leadership team implement its ambitious five-year growth strategy. This individual will lead the practice’s global expansion efforts, working closely with colleagues, practice leaders, and business development teams to design, implement, and execute strategies that translate into measurable growth.  

Although this is a position based in New York, the candidate will also be responsible for driving business development in other markets, specifically Europe and the UK.  

The role will require the candidate to be both a source of support within S&R and between other practice groups within the business. It is expected that the candidate will also help to identify, develop and disseminate collateral in order to support the growth trajectory outlined by the team.  

Key Responsibilities 

• Driving Global Growth Strategy 

• Develop and execute a comprehensive global business growth strategy for the Strategy & Reputation practice. 

• Design and implement outreach initiatives to engage potential clients and referral sources, focusing on CEOs, CCOs, and other key decision-makers, to elevate awareness of our capabilities and value proposition. 

• Identify and target prospective clients with tailored strategies. 

• Collaborate across FGS Global’s practice areas to identify cross-serving opportunities within existing S&R accounts, particularly with financial communications, crisis & issues