Senior Manager, Policy & Corporate Communications

Funding Circle UK

Lead communications strategies for Funding Circle, enhancing policy engagement and investor relations. Collaborate with senior leadership to protect reputation and drive business objectives.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will lead communications strategies from planning to implementation and set the communications narrative and messaging that advances our position as the UK’s leading SME finance platform, enabling small businesses to get the funding they need to win
Oversee public affairs activities and work with key stakeholders to develop and drive Funding Circle’s policy agenda, including key stakeholder management and maintaining relationships with wider industry bodies
Collaborate closely with the CEO, CFO and wider plc team on investor relations including delivering interim and year end financial results and delivering a corporate communications programme of engagement (events, media, etc)
Manage the relationship with our corporate communications agency and work closely with our corporate brokers
Engage with media contacts, both proactively and reactively
Ensure delivery of day to day media relations including press office, planning, executive thought leadership support, events and launches
Managing proactive and reactive issues management to protect Funding Circle’s reputation among high-stakes audiences

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ability to communicate with clarity and precision, presenting complex information in an engaging format across our different key audiences
Interested in government policy and intellectually curious about how to create a better policy environment to support UK SMEs and UK fintechs
Passionate about SMEs and fintech and happy to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in
Comfortable with both strategic thinking and execution - a self-starter
Confident in partnering at the most senior level, including the Executive Committee and the Board, and able to influence people at all levels of the organisation
Able to work effectively with others and adapt ways of working to achieve a common goal
You’re able to proactively identify ways to use Generative AI to streamline your daily tasks and improve your personal productivity
You're confident using approved AI tools safely and effectively to enhance your output and find a better way of working
At least 7 to 10 years communications experience either in-house or agency, in a fast-paced environment
Experience in managing government affairs and policy
(Ideally) a network of contacts across policy and corporate media audiences
Excellent written, spoken and presentation skills
Experience of working in a listed company environment, ideally with PR or media experience in a financial services or technology environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexibility: We provide a benefit allowance you can tailor to your own life and family.
Health: This includes private medical and dental, health assessments, and access to a digital GP.
Wealth: We offer life assurance, share schemes, and financial coaching.
Development: You get a dedicated annual learning allowance to help you level up.
Lifestyle: We have electric car and cycle-to-work schemes, plus season ticket loans.
Award-winning parental leave policies.

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Hard Skills & Tools

communications strategymedia relationsissues managementinvestor relationsgovernment affairspolicy developmentfinancial results deliverycorporate communicationspresentation skillsGenerative AI

Soft Skills

clarity in communicationstrategic thinkinginfluencing skillscollaborationadaptabilityself-starterintellectual curiositypassion for SMEs and fintechproblem-solvingengagement