Corporate Communications Manager – Hong Kong & APAC

About the role

The Corporate Communications Manager will lead internal and external communications, media relations, digital content, branding and corporate philanthropy initiatives across Hong Kong and other APAC markets. Reporting directly to senior management, the role partners with business heads to shape strategic messaging and manage the firm’s reputation.

Key responsibilities

• Organise employee and stakeholder communications, including global Town Halls, corporate events, executive updates and cross‑border communications with parent‑company stakeholders.
• Partner with senior management and business heads to develop communications plans, key messages, speeches, press releases, marketing credentials and thought‑leadership content in English and Chinese.
• Drive branding and corporate identity initiatives, ensuring consistent messaging, visual standards and brand application across all channels.
• Manage media relations and reputational risk, including media engagement planning, media training, award pitching, monitoring, issue escalation and coordination with PR agencies.
• Coordinate team workflow to ensure timely execution of communications initiatives, media activities and content development.
• Support corporate philanthropy and charitable trust operations through impact storytelling, partner liaison and initiative launches in Hong Kong.
• Maintain core communications processes and assets such as media policies, editorial calendars, vendor contracts and content review workflows.

Required profile

• Undergraduate degree or higher in communications, marketing, journalism, translation, business or a related field; postgraduate qualification is a plus.
• Minimum eight years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, financial communications, media or marketing, preferably within financial services.
• Proven experience in team management and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Mandarin, with strong bilingual editing capabilities.
• Deep understanding of the Hong Kong, mainland China and APAC media landscape and communications trends.
• Experience in corporate philanthropy is an advantage.

Required skills