At Hanson Search, we are specialists in Internal Communications Recruitment London, placing senior internal communications leaders into roles across FTSE corporates, professional services, financial services, technology businesses and the wider London-headquartered community. As a London-based executive search firm, our team operates at the centre of one of the most active senior internal communications markets in Europe.

Internal communications has changed fundamentally over the past five years. Hybrid working, employee experience, change communications and the integration of AI into the workplace have all reshaped what senior internal communications leaders are expected to deliver. Consequently, the discipline has moved from a tactical communications function into a strategic, board-facing role with direct influence over culture, retention and organisational performance.

How the Senior Internal Comms Brief Has Evolved

The senior internal communications remit in London now spans a much wider set of responsibilities than it did even a decade ago.

Hybrid working has become the operating reality for most large London employers, and internal communications leaders are central to making it work. Specifically, senior leaders are now expected to design communication frameworks that reach a workforce split across offices, homes and global time zones. Furthermore, change communications has become a near-permanent part of the role rather than an occasional project, as London businesses navigate restructuring, M&A activity, AI adoption and shifting return-to-office policies.

Employee voice has also moved up the agenda. Notably, the strongest senior internal communications leaders today combine traditional communications craft with employee listening, behavioural insight and the analytical rigour to measure communication impact across an organisation.

Senior Internal Communications Roles We Recruit in London

We recruit senior internal communications leaders across FTSE-listed corporates, professional services firms, financial services, technology businesses, healthcare, energy and the wider London-headquartered community.

Senior internal communications roles we recruit:

Director of Internal Communications
Head of Internal Communications
Head of Employee Communications and Experience
Head of Change Communications
Head of Leadership and Executive Communications
Senior Internal Communications Business Partners

How We Approach Internal Communications Recruitment in London

Senior internal communications appointments are rarely solved through job boards or databases. The strongest candidates are personally known across the senior London communications community and only consider a move when the company, the team and the strategic mandate are unmistakably right.

Our approach is senior-led. Specifically, every search is owned end to end by a senior consultant with genuine experience of the London internal communications market. We map the talent thoroughly, assess candidates on strategic capability rather than communications craft alone, and stay close long after the appointment is made.

We are an independent, employee-owned executive search firm and a certified B Corp. Furthermore, we work confidentially and move at the pace each search requires.

Speak to Our London Internal Communications Team

If you would like a confidential conversation about Internal Communications Recruitment in London, our team would be pleased to hear from you. We advise on permanent appointments, interim leadership and confidential succession planning across the London internal communications market.