Senior Investor Relations Manager

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology.

In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi‑truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self‑driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.

We’re seeking a Senior Manager, Investor Relations to lead, shape and communicate Kodiak’s investment narrative to the global investor community. This role is ideal for an experienced IR or capital markets professional who thrives in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment and wants to help build a best‑in‑class investor relations function at a company operating at the forefront of AI, autonomy and logistics.

This role will report to our CFO, and will work closely with senior leadership—including the CEO and functional leaders across the business—to articulate Kodiak’s performance, strategy and vision to institutional investors and equity research analysts. You’ll play a central role in earnings preparation, investor days, conferences and ongoing investor engagement, while also serving as a trusted internal voice of the market to leadership.

• Help lead all aspects of Kodiak’s investor relations program and evolve into a trusted company spokesperson.
• Develop clear, compelling investor‑facing messaging and communication materials around financial performance, strategy, partnerships, technology roadmaps and other key company milestones.
• Translate complex technical and financial concepts into simple, impactful narratives for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Ensure tight alignment of IR messaging with Kodiak’s brand, product strategy and long‑term vision in autonomy and defense.

• Drive preparation for quarterly earnings and key investor communications (as applicable), including earnings scripts, Q&A documents, investor presentations and supporting materials.
• Help manage investor relations events: earnings calls, conferences, non‑deal roadshows, virtual and in‑person investor meetings and the annual shareholder meeting.
• Support proactive investor targeting strategies, including outreach, conference participation and ongoing relationship‑building with current and prospective shareholders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with institutional investors and sell‑side analysts, serving as a responsive and credible point of contact.

• Build and maintain external consensus models, valuation analyses, trading/ownership dashboards and benchmarking versus relevant peers across AI, autonomy, transportation and defense tech.
• Monitor and synthesize market trends, investor sentiment, competitor developments and macro factors; distill insights and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Partner with Finance and FP&A to ensure consistency between internal planning, external guidance (as applicable) and investor messaging.
• Support preparation of materials for the Board of Directors and internal leadership related to investor feedback, market perception and capital markets dynamics.

• Collaborate closely with Finance, Legal, Communications/Marketing, Product, Engineering, Operations and People teams to ensure aligned and accurate external messaging.
• Maintain and continuously improve IR tools and resources, including the investor relations website, CRM systems, calendars and internal databases.
• Help develop and refine IR policies, processes and KPIs that meet or exceed public‑company standards of governance, transparency and compliance.
• Serve as a thought partner to the CFO on evolving best practices in investor relations, disclosure, ESG and market engagement.

What you’ll bring:

• 8+ years of…