Senior Account Supervisor, Special Situations & Investor Relations Communications

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About Our Team

Edelman Smithfield advises companies when the stakes are highest. We sit at the intersection of capital markets, reputation and strategy, helping leadership teams earn trust, command attention and win support from investors when it matters most.

Backed by the scale of the world’s largest independent communications firm, our team brings deep capital markets expertise. We are a team of experienced advisors and former in-house IROs, sell-side analysts and investment bankers who partner directly with Boards and C-suites on IPOs, transformational M&A, activist campaigns, restructurings, earnings inflection points and market-moving moments of change.

The Opportunity

The Senior Account Supervisor, Special Situations & Investor Relations (SSIR), will be responsible for developing and executing IR and financial communications programs of our clients. Ideal candidates will come from former investment and research analyst roles and/or will have direct investor relations experience, either with an agency or in-house IR position. Financial communications experience is preferred. The candidate must be fluent in the capital markets and possess a strong comfort level in counseling senior executives and investor relations teams of publicly traded companies on matters including disclosure, earnings and guidance, governance, marketing, investor targeting and relationship building, M&A, capital raises and crisis situations.

Responsibilities:

• Provide counsel to clients on messaging and positioning across all external investor and financial communications, including: quarterly earnings news releases and conference call scripts, material corporate news, investor presentation and general 1x1 and group communications with the investment community. Manage and participate hands on in team development of messaging and positioning of company business model and corporate developments.
• Support traditional “retainer” based IR and financial media clients as well as transaction-oriented project work (including M&A, IPOs, shareholder activism, and investor days).
• Lead the creation of investor communications plans and goals, including development of both tactical and strategic elements; manage against them.
• Serve as a key day-to-day contact for clients, including CFO, CEO, IRO and other senior leaders.
• Interact directly with client shareholders and covering sell-side analysts, discussing client business attributes, collecting feedback, supporting bank-sponsored non-deal road shows, and reacting to investment community informational needs.
• Monitor sell-side valuation models and counsel clients on effectively setting expectations around future performance.
• Ensure team is proactive and highly responsive to client needs, anticipating upcoming deliverables and taking accountability for proper execution. Ensure junior staff is trained, supportive of team efforts and paying sufficient attention to detail.
• Participate with senior partners in new business preparation and participate in new business activity to ultimately serve those accounts.

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 6 years of relevant experience within the capital markets, including either with a sell-or buy-side firm, investor relations agency or in an IR role at a public company
• A bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or related discipline or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong comfort level in counseling senior executives of publicly traded companies on IR related and financial communications matters.
• Strong writing skills, including experience writing financially-oriented news releases and presentations.
• Strong analytical skills; ability to analyze financial data sets and understand businesses across multiple industries.
• Experience with relevant data platforms, including Bloomberg, Nasdaq IR Insight as well as proficient in MSFT Excel and PowerPoint.
• Preferred master’s in business administration (MBA) or Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) designation a plus but not required.
• Specific experience counseling companies through material transaction, including M&A and Initial Public Offerings (IPO) a plus.
• Organized and detail-oriented; multi-task various responsibilities.
• Proactive and self-motivated; anticipate upcoming client projects and deliverables.
• Ability to think critically and demonstrate good judgment.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal skills; professional phone and email communications.
• Innate desire to provide excellent service to clients.

$108,000 - $138,000 a year

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An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.

DJEH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.

DJEH is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation in any part of the employment process, please let us know.