Head of Investor Relations Job CrossBoundary
Head of Investor Relations Job
Who You Are
- Experienced in investor relations and investor management at globally operating organizations
- Self-starter who is passionate about building and growing relationships across geographies, sectors, and contexts
- Natural leader and people person who believes in the power of relationships, and is willing to hop on a plane at a moment’s notice knowing the weight an in-person interaction carries
- Willingness to take on new types of work, even without prior experience or direct supervision
- Able to juggle multiple workstreams at once, and ensure everything is delivered on time and to the highest standards
- Eager to understand critical feedback as a means of improving one’s own work
- Willingness to work and live in a sometimes challenging environment
Primary Responsibilities
- Manage existing relationships with CrossBoundary’s investors, regularly communicating and meeting with key contacts to share investment platforms’ visions, strategies, and growth plans
- Identify and grow new investor relationships that align with investment platforms’ work, support platforms’ existing networks of investors, and are strategically advantageous to platforms’ goals
- Represent CrossBoundary at relevant industry events and conferences, and coordinate attendance by other team members to ensure CrossBoundary has the right people in the room
- Organize, direct, and facilitate a CrossBoundary LP Summit every other year to convene all current investors across CrossBoundary’s five distinct investment platforms for general programming, platform-specific content, and various networking events
- Partner with the Director of Global Communications and investment platforms’ executive teams to announce big wins, key milestones, and publish content with CrossBoundary’s investors as well as the broader investor community
- Maintain a pulse on investor activity and market trends relevant to CrossBoundary’s investment platforms, and regularly share that knowledge with investment platform executive teams and other senior leadership
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all investor queries, working with investment platform executive teams and the Chief Financial Officer to respond quickly and completely
- Command an understanding of the wealth / investment management space and an ability to speak to principles of responsible investment and how investment into underserved markets can fit into broader portfolio strategies
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:
- Excellent people and relationship management skills: able to draw people in, connect with them, and strengthen relationships over time
- Excellent communication and pitch skills: able to clearly and crisply communicate an investment strategy in a way that compels others to act
- Strong collaboration and prioritization skills: able to manage one’s time across multiple teams and dozens of investors, knowing where to focus when to affect the most change
- Strong existing network of relationships from previous roles held in the space in which CrossBoundary operates
- Entrepreneurial mindset to creatively and independently solve new problems with no established paths or proven solutions
Required skills and qualifications:
- At least 10 years of work experience in investor relations or investment management at globally operating organizations
- Experience with organizations focused on the intersection of private capital and underserved markets (preferred)
- Prior experience in developing countries (preferred)
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