Associate, Investor Relations Job in Linthicum 21090, Maryland US

Reporting to the Vice President of Investor Relations, this person is responsible for supporting and collaborating with the Investor Relations team in developing and executing the global investor relations program.

 

Primary Responsibility

 

Support and collaborate with the Investor Relations Officer (IRO )in developing and executing the IR strategy, operating plans, budget, and global IR program. The primary operating objective of the IR program is to educate and update investors and securities analysts about the company to achieve a fair relative stock price. The program must accurately represent and reflect the company.

 

Primary Internal and External Relationships

 

Internal contacts: IR team, CFO, Controller, Associate General Counsel, Corporate Communications, Marketing teams, staffs of leaders in operating divisions.

 

External contacts with other IR staff: Institutional investors (including securities analysts, portfolio managers, directors of research, investment department heads, and strategists), individual investors, stock brokerage securities analysts and their appropriate staffs, traders, debt holders, and industry analysts.

 

Specific responsibilities

 

Strategic

·Supports the collection and analysis of stock ownership, relative stock price movements, and investors' and analysts' perceptions and opinions.  Analysis can include trend analysis of relative value compared against stock market indices, industries, and peers; and stock price movement analysis.

·Executes market intelligence research and analysis.

·Collaborates in executing the investor relations program, including strategy, operating plan, budget, and the detailed execution of the IR operating plan.

·Supports strategic (integrated) communications to include strategy and ensuring consistency of messages by all communicators.

· Documents the company's current and historic external and internal messages (for IR and Strategic Communication) and ensures that current messages are distributed to all the company's communicators.

· Collaborates with Corporate Communications, Brand Management, Marketing, and Internal Communications on communication and media strategy, operating plan, key messages, integration and consistency of messages and efforts, product sharing, and support to employees for strategic communication.

 

Investor Relations Strategy, Plan, and Execution

· Collaborates with the IRO on the development of the IR strategy, operating plan, and budget.

·  Supports the execution of the IR program, which is shown below in more detail:

· Supports and administrates the IR office mission to educate and update investors and analysts.

·   Assists in the data collection, analysis, writing and editing, and production of publications and electronic media used in the IR program.

· Joins the IRO for on-the-job training in educating and updating investors and analysts:

·Collaborates with the IRO and other IR staff members to create value-driven-based investment messages.

·Supports the IR effort to find, educate, and encourage prospective investors by screening and manipulating the vendor-provided investor database (capital market intelligence system).  Executes initial marketing efforts through verification calls and fulfillment mailings.

·Provides administrative support to identify and support IR targets-of-opportunity.

·Provides organization, contract, logistical, and administrative support for conference calls and rehearsals.  Collaborates in the preparation of related scripts and practice questions.

· Follows up (from IRO and other IR staff contacts with analysts at targeted institutions) to send investment materials and add their names to the IR databases for emails, mailings, and meetings.

·Primary operator of the capital markets database and intelligence system that supports the investor relations program.

·Assists in creating the publications and electronic media used in the IR program:

· Annual report: supports with research, analysis, editing, and operation or supervision of production from layout software through printing, distribution, and posting on website.

·Supports the creation and distribution of quarterly results and other IR-related news releases.

· Supports the design, content, production, and delivery of the IR fact sheet.

·Supports the transcription, production, and delivery of the Annual Meeting of Analysts Investors transcript.

·Executes the email and mail distribution of relevant company news releases and other publications.

·Handles logistics and administration for conference calls.

·Provides logistical and administrative support for webcasts.

·Maintains or directs suppliers for the IR website section and content.

·Administrates the IR website archive of historical information for investors.

·  IR presentations and discussions

·Supports and attends the Annual Meeting of Analysts Investors, Chalk Talks, Analyst Days, roadshows, and other IR activities.

 

Support to the company

·Collaborates with Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Corporate Communications,, Marketing, Legal, and others, as needed.

·Collaborates on and assists with trade shows and special events, as needed.

·Assists with annual, general, and special shareholder meetings, as needed.

·Other duties as needed.

 

Staff and develop

·Leads his own IR professional and career development.

·Remains current on economic, political, regulatory, industry, and stock market outlook.

·Learns the company’s leaders, strategies, operating units, technologies, and financial performance expectations.

·Remains current on company operations.

·Contributes to and learns from company meetings.

·Remains current on changes in accounting, technology, and similar subjects.

·Periodically upgrades his computer and software skills to benefit from technology leverage.

 

Administrate

·Coordinates presentations and meetings with investors and analysts.

·Supports the creation of routine analyses and reports.

·Responds to special requests.

·Attends company and outside training.

·Maintains IR’s CRM system.

·Supports selection, education, tasking, and supervision of outside consultants and service providers for IR (and Strategic Communication).

 

Experience, skills, and knowledge required

·No more than three years of experience in investor relations, finance, marketing, and/or corporate communication positions for a public company or a consulting agency.

·A foundation in analysis skills, oral and written communication skills, and presentation ability.

·A basic understanding of the financial modeling techniques used by securities analysts to project a company's operating and financial performance and the resulting value for its stock.

·An understanding of the financial and investment markets and the ability to establish new relationships in new industries quickly.

·A good understanding of strategic communication, public relations, marketing, advertising, and the media.

·College degree required.

·Strong interpersonal skills, superior intellect, and an outstanding ability to communicate using these qualities and skills.

·An energetic, efficient, and resourceful team player and individual contributor.

·A person with an appetite to learn more.