Director | Issues & Crisis Management | Dammam, KSA
We are partnering with a leading global communications consultancy to appoint a Director Issues & Crisis Management based in Dammam, KSA. This is a senior advisory role supporting high-profile regional and international clients on business-critical mandates, reputation risk, and complex stakeholder environments.
The Director will play a central role in anticipating, managing, and responding to reputational, regulatory, and operational issues providing strategic counsel to C-suite leaders and government stakeholders across sensitive, fast-moving situations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end issues and crisis management mandates for major corporate and government clients
- Advise senior executives on reputation risk, crisis preparedness, and response strategy
- Develop scenario planning frameworks, holding statements, Q&A, and escalation protocols
- Direct rapid-response media strategy and stakeholder communications during live issues
- Provide counsel on geopolitical, regulatory, and policy-driven developments impacting clients
- Manage cross-market teams and coordinate with legal, compliance, and public affairs advisors
- Support business development through crisis audits, risk assessments, and client proposals
Candidate Profile
- 1015+ years experience in issues management, crisis communications, or strategic advisory
- Background in a global agency, advisory firm, government entity, or in-house corporate affairs team
- Proven experience handling high-stakes, reputation-critical situations
- Strong understanding of the Saudi / GCC media, regulatory, and stakeholder landscape
- Exceptional executive presence and stakeholder management skills
- Experience advising C-suite and government stakeholders is essential
- Arabic language capability is advantageous but not mandatory
