SVP, Communications

Summary:

Archwell is seeking a strategic, entrepreneurial, and highly influential SVP, Communications to join its executive leadership team. This newly created role sits at the Archwell holding company level and serves as a critical architect of the firm's external narrative, brand strategy, and investor communications across its portfolio of companies. The SVP will be responsible for building and leading a cohesive communications infrastructure that elevates Archwell's market presence, strengthens portfolio company brands, enhances investor engagement, and supports future capital market initiatives. This executive will play a pivotal role in defining how Archwell and its operating companies are perceived by investors, industry stakeholders, media, and the broader marketplace. This role is ideal for a builder—someone who thrives in dynamic environments, creates scalable programs from the ground up, and combines strategic vision with hands-on execution.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Corporate Communications & Public Relations

• Develop and execute a comprehensive communications and public relations strategy for Archwell and its portfolio companies.

• Establish consistent messaging, positioning, voice, and brand standards across the organization.

• Build and lead proactive media relations efforts, including press outreach, executive visibility, speaking engagements, conferences, sponsorships, and industry events.

• Create and manage thought leadership initiatives, press releases, executive communications, and editorial content calendars.

• Partner with business leaders across the portfolio to ensure coordinated and effective communications strategies that support company-specific goals while reinforcing the Archwell brand.

Brand Strategy & Market Positioning

• Evaluate, refine, and strengthen the brand positioning of Archwell and its portfolio companies.

• Develop brand governance frameworks, communications toolkits, and marketing resources that enable operating companies to maintain consistency while preserving flexibility.

• Oversee digital brand presence and executive visibility strategies across platforms such as LinkedIn and other relevant channels.

• Identify opportunities to increase awareness, credibility, and differentiation within key markets and industries.

Investor Relations & Capital Markets Readiness

• Partner closely with executive and finance leadership to translate business performance, financial milestones, and strategic initiatives into compelling investor narratives.

• Develop and maintain investor-facing presentations, communications materials, and stakeholder engagement programs.

• Lead communications planning and positioning efforts related to capital raises, debt transactions, strategic partnerships, and public market readiness initiatives.

• Create and execute a multi-year communications roadmap supporting IPO readiness and long-term growth objectives for select portfolio companies.

• Serve as a primary relationship manager for investors, strategic partners, and key external stakeholders.

Other Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures.

• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has direct reports. Manages staff and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Leadership Competencies

• Exceptional communication, storytelling, and executive presentation skills.

• Ability to simplify complex financial, operational, and strategic information into clear and compelling narratives.

• Strategic thinker with a hands-on, execution-oriented leadership style.

• Demonstrated success building teams, programs, and organizational capabilities from the ground up.

• Strong executive presence with the ability to engage effectively with C-suite leaders, boards of directors, investors, media, and external stakeholders.

• Highly adaptable, entrepreneurial, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Success Metrics

First 90 Days

• Complete a comprehensive audit of existing brand, communications, and investor relations activities.

• Develop and present a unified communications and PR strategy for Archwell and key portfolio companies.

• Establish a 12-month media, thought leadership, and industry engagement roadmap.

Within 6 Months

• Launch investor-facing communications materials and stakeholder engagement initiatives.

• Implement communications standards, brand guidelines, and governance frameworks across the portfolio.

• Increase visibility and market awareness for Archwell and priority operating companies.

Within 12–18 Months

• Build a scalable communications, brand, and investor relations infrastructure across the portfolio.

• Position Archwell and select portfolio companies for future capital market opportunities and strategic growth initiatives.

• Establish Archwell leadership as recognized industry voices and trusted market participants.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Business, Finance, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.

• 12-15+ years of progressive leadership experience in public relations, corporate communications, brand strategy, investor relations, or related disciplines.

• Proven success leading communications efforts for significant capital events, including IPOs, fundraising initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, or liquidity events.

• Experience spanning both corporate and agency environments preferred.

• Background in financial services, mortgage, fintech, private equity, family office, or related sectors is highly desirable.

• Experience supporting multiple business entities within a holding company, portfolio environment, or family office structure is strongly preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• None Required

Work Complexity:

Problems and issues faced are frequently complex and multi-dimensional, requiring broad-based consideration of variables that impact areas outside of immediate responsibility. Extensively analyzes problems to seek understanding of the underlying issue and root cause of the problem.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is normally performed in a typical interior office work environment which does not subject the employee to any hazardous or unpleasant elements. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Americans with Disabilities Act:

Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to satisfactorily perform the essential job functions of the position either with or without reasonable accommodation. Applicants as well as employees are encouraged to meet with Human Resources as the organization shall review reasonable accommodations on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Job Responsibilities:

The statements reflect the general duties and responsibilities considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as an all-inclusive list of all the work requirements of the position. The company may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.