Head of External Affairs and Media Relations, Asia, Marsh McLennan

2 months ago


Singapore MMC Corporate Full time

Marsh McLennan is seeking candidates for the following position based in the Singapore office:

Head of External Affairs and Media Relations, Asia, Marsh McLennan

What can you expect?

  • This is an exciting opportunity to drive the strategy and execution of media and public relations activity for Marsh McLennanâs Asia region.

  • Reporting to the Marsh McLennan International Media Relations and External Affairs Leader, you will play a key role in elevating public awareness of Marsh McLennan and its four businesses â Marsh, Mercer, Oliver Wyman and Guy Carpenter, ensuring favourable brand association in line with regional and global brand strategy.

We will count on you to:

  • Develop and execute Marsh McLennanâs business-specific, regional external affairs and media relations strategy in Asia, including managing Public Relations (PR) agencies.

  • Work closely with senior management, including regional and business division leadership, to promote business objectives through proactive media and external affairs strategies, ensuring alignment between the regional business priorities and regional marketing priorities.

  • Develop relationships with key Tier 1, broadcast, trade and general business media journalists in the region.

  • Build strong internal networks, collaborate with Asia country teams on key issues across the firm, including building an effective internal funnel for communications content.

  • Work with the global external affairs and media relations team, ensuring the implementation of global standards and processes to drive best practice and a consistent messaging for external communications globally.

  • Provide crisis and issues management advice to senior colleagues regionally and globally in partnership with Regional Marketing and Communications Leader.

  • Drive Asia-wide strategy to elevate the companyâs voice on key topics and develop a key bench of colleagues who can speak to issues across the enterprise and, in partnership with Regional Marketing and Communications Leader, ensure strong alignment to regional/country business and marketing priorities.

  • Ensure alignment of media relations activities with key regional and country sales and marketing campaigns.

  • Vet external speaking engagement opportunities, in line with the firmâs media relations policy.

  • Leverage all forms of media (print, television, digital, events, etc.) to drive value to the Marsh McLennanâs businesses and brand.

What you need to have:

  • At least 10 to12 years of experience required, ideally within the professional or financial services industry. Experience of running Asia-wide PR operations is a plus.

  • Demonstrate effectiveness of media/public relations campaigns by producing measurable growth in coverage among key outlets (Tier 1, broadcast and trade press).

  • Provide coaching to country leaders to maximize the opportunities to build strong media and industry relationships.

  • Working within a matrix structure, supporting other team members to develop their capabilities so that they can contribute to improved coverage across the region.

  • Strong capability to write commercial, media-ready work product that is both highly accurate and professionally presented.

  • Highly effective at framing and positioning a particular message to a given audience in a compelling, appropriate format.

  • Skilled in taking complex ideas and communicating them in a way that is relevant and easily digestible.

  • Ability to create deep working relationships across business, functional, and line of business boundaries.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is the worldâs leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The Companyâs 85,000 colleagues advise clients in 130 countries.  With annual revenue of over $20 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses. Marsh provides data-driven risk advisory services and insurance solutions to commercial and consumer clients. Guy Carpenter  develops advanced risk, reinsurance and capital strategies that help clients grow profitably and pursue emerging opportunities. Mercer  delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations redefine the world of work, reshape retirement and investment outcomes, and unlock health and well being for a changing workforce. Oliver Wyman serves as a critical strategic, economic and brand advisor to private sector and governmental clients. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one âanchor dayâ per week on which their full team will be together in person.



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