Principle Investor Relations

• Relevant Bachelors Degree or equivalent (Finance, Economics or Accounting)
• A Financial Modelling and Valuations Analyst certificate will be advantageous
• 10+ years of progressive, professional experience with an emphasis in Finance and Investor Relations.
• Experience in effectively running an Investor Relations team, including cultivating relationships with the investment community, communicating the company'sstrategy to the analyst and investment community, and developing buy-side and sell-side relationships.
• The individual could also have experience as an equity research analyst.

Minimum knowledge required:

• Financial Knowledge: A strong understanding of financial principles, accounting practices, and financial reporting is crucial. Should be able to analyse financial data and communicate it effectively to investors and stakeholders.
• Capital Markets Knowledge:
  Familiarity with the capital markets and investment industry is essential. This person should understand how the financial markets work and how they can impact the company's stock performance.
• Investor Relations
  
  Experience:
  
  Prior experience in investor relations, financial analysis, or a related field is highly valuable.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to communicate financial information, company updates, and corporate strategies clearly to investors, analysts, and the public.
• Relationship Building:
  Skilled at building and maintaining relationships with investors, analysts, and other stakeholders.
• Regulatory Compliance:
  Knowledge of relevant financial regulations and compliance requirements is necessary.
• Crisis Management:
  The ability to handle crises and challenging situations with composure and tact is crucial.
• Market Perception:
  Understanding market perceptions, competitor analysis, and the impact of industry trends on the company's stock performance.
• Strategic Thinking: to aligning investor relations strategies with the company's overall business objectives and growth plans.
• Technology
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficiency in using investor relations platforms, financial software, and other relevant tools for analysis and reporting is beneficial.
• Leadership and Teamwork:
  Strong leadership skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams within the organization.
• Understanding of the investment industry in relations to the ICT/Technology sector

Responsibilities:

• Develop an investor relations strategy and equity story
• Work with the management team to develop the company strategy and equity story and refine the messaging, given insights from the investor community.
• Develop and maintain the IR strategy and program which sets out an engagement plan with the market covering inter alia earning releases, investor days, roadshows, and conferences.
• Understand and monitor the broader technology market and trends including key metrics used by investors to analyse companies in the sector.
• Provide support with ongoing information to the company's executive leadership regarding competitive intelligence from the industry, relative stock price movements and periodic ownership analysis.
• Raise and manage the client'sprofile with investor and analyst communities
• Serve as a primary contact for the investment community.
• Identify the ideal investor profile and lead the IR effort to find, support, and engage with institutional investors by broadening awareness and interest through conferences, presentations, meetings, media, etc.
• Present ideas for enhancing the shareholder base as well as expanding coverage by additional sell-side analysts.
• Develop investor communication storylines in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) , Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and act as speaker on behalf of the company at investment presentations, conferences, and individual meetings.
• Collect, analyse, and present feedback from investors and research analysts to identify improvement areas and messaging opportunities.
• Establish, build, and maintain relationships with shareholders and analysts to reinforce management and company credibility.
• Develop and execute a successful…