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Head of Global Communications & PR

🏢 kevin. • 📍 London, England • 🕒 1 day ago

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Salary Disclosed on Application

Full Benefits Package

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London, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

kevin. is different. While everyone was talking about a payments revolution, we hit reset. We're rebuilding financial transactions from scratch. So they're faster, more efficient, and more secure for everyone. Our global team of experts has already made first-of-a-kind breakthroughs, creating account-to-account payments in-app and in-store. But we're just getting started. We need driven people who see, show, and build different because it's time to scale up. So, if you want a fast, fresh, and flexible place to grow, be bold. Join kevin.

As our new Head of Global Communications & PR you will:

Lead the development and delivery of a global, integrated communications & PR strategy for kevin. that presents a consistent and compelling corporate narrative to relevant audiences in the UK and around the world across multiple channels
Supporting and acting as advisory on all leadership communications and, when appropriate, acting as the spokesperson for kevin.
Building relationships with senior leadership within the business and demonstrating how communications can support the wider business objectives
Build, lead and develop a dynamic team of PR and Comms experts who actively collaborate with relevant partners within and outside the organization
Identifying and planning strategic engagement with key stakeholders in the media in support of kevin.'s objectives
Overseeing responses to high-level media requests, press conferences, media lunches and interviews, and special events
Lead kevin.'s brand spokesperson strategy, ensuring regular media training and brand briefings for all
Developing and implementing where necessary a crisis communications and preparedness plan
Working alongside wider brand team to support business growth by proactively identifying and creating media, PR, social and content opportunities and campaigns that deliver against key metrics
Management of kevin.'s PR agencies, creating strong working relationships and managing KPI's

What you need to be successful:

Significant experience (10+ years) in a senior, global Communications & PR role, in-house or agency
Start-up/scale-up and fintech experience advantageous
A track record in managing an integrated corporate narrative in a complex organisation with multiple stakeholders, goals and regional contexts, empowering use of brand and its values
A track record of developing and delivering high profile, impactful and measurable communications messaging, plans and production from start to finish including evaluation
Extensive experience in shaping and devising media and social strategies
An audience-focused approach to communications with a demonstrable ability to adapt messages and methods and target specific groups
Experience of leading sensitive communications, placing safeguarding and stakeholder need at the centre
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
Strategic, highly organised and proactive self starter
Strong commercial acumen
Passion for people management including the growth and development of teams
Experience in building and managing highly effective PR network
You will have a Bachelor's degree in Communications or a related field

We only hire the very best talent from across Europe and beyond. It's a competitive landscape so our salaries and benefits are equally competitive. Our comprehensive benchmarking means our renumeration for this role ranges from €7800 to €8800, based on your experience and competence, but if you've got something extra-special to bring to the table, let's talk!

In addition to a competitive salary, you'll also get:

Private Health Insurance.
Flexible working schedule – just bring us the results on time.
Freedom to create, innovate, and make impactful decisions with full ownership of your tasks and decisions.
The latest Apple MacBook and accessories to help you deliver great results.
Work with talented and committed team members who are the best in their field, from across Europe.

kevin.'s advanced A2A (account-to-account) payment infrastructure solution was created to swiftly change costly card payments to payments linked directly from customers' bank accounts without using any third-party providers. kevin.'s technology scales to businesses of any size and across industries, including retail, parking, fashion, car-sharing, deliveries, insurance and many more. kevin. focuses on mobile and POS payments where customers predominantly pay using cards currently. Its payment infrastructure is based on open banking – regulated by the European PSD2 Directive – which requires all banks and financial institutions in the European Economic Area to open their API for licensed third-party providers. kevin. develops only own connections to the banks without using any third-party aggregators.

Currently, the Company supports more than 6,000 merchants in 15 markets, including Sweden, Finland, Poland, Spain, Netherlands, Baltics and Portugal, where the company has a coverage of more than 85% of bank customers. kevin. has a team of more than 300 employees in 20 countries and plans to expand its workforce to 1000 employees by 2024.

kevin. is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.