Company Overview
Regent is a privately held global holding company headquartered in Beverly
Hills, California, with offices in New York, London and Munich. Regent owns and
invests in more than 50 businesses across the luxury, fashion, beauty, consumer,
media, technology, industrial and automotive sectors, taking a long-term
approach to building and transforming businesses across its global portfolio.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Head of Global Communications to build and lead Regent's
communications function, protecting and elevating the firm's reputation across
its global footprint. This is a senior, high-visibility role for a
communications professional who is equally comfortable setting long-term
narrative and brand strategy and managing acute, high-pressure situations in
real time.
The ideal candidate has spent their career in high-stakes communications
environments, ideally with a background at a crisis management or crisis
communications firm, and is accustomed to advising senior executives through
sensitive, fast-moving, and reputationally significant matters. This individual
will serve as Regent's primary communications advisor to the Chairman and firm
leadership, with the ability to flex into ad hoc support for portfolio companies
as situations arise.
This is a full-time role, based 5 days a week in our Beverly Hills office.
Responsibilities:
* Develop and execute Regent's global communications and public relations
strategy, protecting and strengthening the firm's reputation with media,
investors, and other key stakeholders
* Serve as a trusted advisor to the Chairman and firm leadership on messaging,
positioning, and reputational risk across all major firm announcements and
initiatives
* Lead crisis communications planning and response, developing playbooks and
holding statements in advance of and during sensitive or reputationally
significant events
* Act as Regent's primary point of contact with media, financial press, and
industry trade publications, building and maintaining relationships with key
journalists and outlets
* Draft and oversee press releases, executive communications, byline articles,
and other external-facing content, including materials related to new
acquisitions and portfolio company milestones
* Provide ad hoc communications and PR support to portfolio companies as
needed, including guidance on sensitive announcements, litigation-adjacent
matters, or reputational issues
* Partner with the M&A and origination teams to manage communications around
new deal announcements, ensuring consistent messaging across the firm and its
portfolio
* Monitor media coverage and industry sentiment related to Regent and its
portfolio companies, flagging emerging risks and recommending proactive or
corrective action
* Manage relationships with outside PR, communications, and crisis management
agencies as needed to supplement internal capabilities
* Build out Regent's communications function over time, including establishing
processes, templates, and approval workflows for external communications
Requirements:
* 8+ years of experience in communications, public relations, or a related
field, with significant experience in crisis communications or crisis
management
* Demonstrated experience advising C-suite executives, boards, or firm
leadership on sensitive, high-stakes communications matters
* Experience within private equity, financial services, or a related
professional services environment is a plus, but not required
* Proven ability to manage media relationships and secure or navigate
high-stakes press coverage
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to
translate complex or sensitive matters into clear, calibrated messaging
* Sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to operate with significant
autonomy on confidential and reputationally sensitive matters
* Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams across the firm and its
portfolio companies in a fast-paced, lean environment
* Comfortable working directly with, and presenting to, firm leadership and the
Chairman
* Bachelor's degree, preferably in communications, journalism, public
relations, or a related field
* Flexibility to be available outside of standard business hours when active
situations require it
Compensation: $150,000-$200,000 (range dependent on experience) + bonus
This position will be based at Regent's headquarters in Beverly Hills,
California. Please include salary expectations with your resume.