Vice President, Communications

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the firm’s internal communications strategy, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives and stakeholder expectations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on internal communications, including executive messaging, thought leadership, and sensitive or high-stakes situations.
• Manage the firm’s internal communications efforts, working closely with executive leadership, human resources, corporate services, and other departments across the firm to create and edit content.
• Ensure employees are kept up to date on the firm’s results, goals, progress, and new and on-going initiatives, by drafting scripts, digital communications, and presentations.
• Organize and create content for internal events, Town Halls or seminars in partnership with other groups to engage or educate employees.
• Stay informed about corporate initiatives or events and be proactive about developing and sharing internal communications on Oaktree’s internal or social media channels, when appropriate.
• Develop content, including talking points, for internal use regarding corporate milestones and announcements.
• Manage the content review and approval process from first drafts to distribution with colleagues across the firm (e.g., investment professionals, product specialists, department managers, graphics specialists, compliance officers and executive leadership).
• Review and edit content to ensure language is grammatically correct and in line with the firm’s style guide and messaging is clear, concise and, audience-appropriate.
• Own and manage a high-volume investor reporting function, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timeliness across recurring deliverables.
• Drive process improvement and operational efficiency across reporting workflows, identifying opportunities to streamline production, reduce errors, and enhance scalability.
• Partner cross-functionally (e.g., technology, risk & reporting, comp operations, tax) to improve inputs, coordination, and delivery of reporting materials.
• Design, manage, and successfully implement initiatives and supervise business operations with key internal stakeholders (e.g., portfolio managers, executive leadership and legal and compliance associates).
• Create internal and external communications plans.
• Identify potential risks and develop risk mitigation plans.
• Define deliverables, the review process, deadlines and owners.
• Anticipate project needs, navigate obstacles, and negotiate changes in priorities, timing and scope.
• Oversee colleagues involved in each stage of a project, adapting his/her management style to suit the situation, the individual stakeholder, and the desired outcome.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in client, public or investor relations.
• Experience in asset management and marketing (preferred).
• Communications experience involving writing for both external and internal audiences.
• Extensive project management experience.
• Facility with Microsoft Office and basic familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite.

Personal Attributes

• Highly motivated and a good team player;
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills;
• Resourceful self-starter who originates ideas and identifies opportunities;
• Problem-solver and innovator who can recommend improvements to enhance productivity and efficiency;
• Ability to interpret requests, ask questions, do homework, and identify appropriate partners;
• Poise, confidence and professionalism when stewarding projects to completion;
• Capable of achieving collaborative and commercial outcomes with a wide range of constituents;
• Integrity, professionalism and dedication to excellence;
• Willingness to thrive in a demanding, fast-paced environment;
• Willingness to travel 1–3 weeks per year to oversee programming activities.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (MBA and/or major in Business, Marketing, Communications or related field preferred).

Pay

• Base Salary Range for the Vice President: $180,000 - $200,000.
• In addition to a competitive base salary, you will be eligible to receive discretionary bonus incentives, a comprehensive benefits package and a flexible work arrangement.
• The base salary offered will be commensurate with experience and/or qualifications, industry knowledge and expertise, as well as prior training and education.

Equal Opportunity Employment Policy

• Oaktree is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment.
• Oaktree does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, past or present physical or mental disability, HIV status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran status, military service, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances.
• This policy applies to hiring, placement, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, recruitment advertising, transfers, demotions, layoffs, terminations, recruitment advertising, rates of pay and other forms of compensation and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment.
• This policy applies to all Oaktree applicants, employees, clients, and contractors.