AVP, Financial & Corporate Communications

Description and Requirements
Position: Assistant Vice President, Financial & Corporate Communications
Location(s): New York, NY
Setting: Hybrid
Reports to: Vice President, Head of Financial and Investment Communications
The Team You Will Join
Building confident futures is at the center of all our work at MetLife. For Corporate Affairs, this means connecting our purpose to our stakeholders. We shape the company's engagement strategies and advocate for MetLife with regulators across the globe. We pursue meaningful impact through our sustainability efforts, through philanthropy, and by empowering MetLife employees to volunteer. We use strategic communications to amplify MetLife's story internally and externally. And we help deliver an exceptional workplace experience across our offices. The heart behind all we do is serving as a force for good in the world. Come join us!
The Opportunity
The Assistant Vice President of Financial and Corporate Communications is a highly skilled communicator who can partner with teammates and stakeholders to help deliver a financial communications strategy, including communicating the company's quarterly earnings and work with Investor Relations to position MetLife and its financial results. Communicating MetLife's shareholder value proposition clearly and definitively for key stakeholder groups, including the company's current and potential shareholders will be a key part of the role. This person will report to the Head of Financial and Investment Communications and be an integral member of the team that tends to the communications needs of the "Inc." part of MetLife.
How You'll Help Us Build a Confident Future:
• Partner with the Head of Financial and Investment Communications to lead all communications needs facing MetLife, Inc., both proactively and reactively.
• Manage communications of MetLife quarterly earnings, including earnings news release, CFO Financial Update video and materials for the analyst and investor audience
• Craft messages that inspire and support development of CEO communications, including MetLife's annual shareholder letter and external communications programs.
• Cultivate strong relationships, providing counsel and influence to business leaders
• Develop and execute all media and other external communications conducted by MetLife CFO and broader finance organization
• Understand the drivers of value in the business and be able to explain MetLife's competitive advantages in a clear and compelling way
• Produce the daily media intelligence report for MetLife's senior leaders
• Develop & execute crisis communications strategies, safeguarding our integrity and reputation
• Identify and implement innovative technologies and process improvements that empower communication across our complex organization.
• Serve as a bridge between MetLife's Financial Management and Investments functions, while providing communications advice and execution
What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications):
• 12+ years of experience in communications
• Financial services industry experience
• Financial acumen, including a basic understanding of financial concepts
• Experience developing and executing large communications programs
• An analytical eye, and a keen attention to detail
• Experience with positioning executives and businesses with key external audiences
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Demonstrable experience of delivering impactful results for high-profile clients and campaigns
Salary Range: The wage range for applicants for this position is between $157,800 and $210,400.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2023 "World's Most Admired Companies" as well as the 2023 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
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