Edelman Smithfield · 2 hours ago
Senior Vice President, Special Situations & Investor Relations
Edelman Smithfield is a leading strategic communications and investor relations firm. The role involves counseling clients’ senior executives during key strategic moments and overseeing the creation of critical deliverables related to investor relations and corporate communications.
Public Relations & Communications
Responsibilities
Oversee the creation of key deliverables, including earnings releases, scripts, investor presentations, Q&A documents, and scenario plans
Lead client engagements, guiding senior executives through earnings cycles, investor days, material announcements, M&A, public listings, shareholder activism, and other transformative events
Conduct in-depth research and benchmarking, consensus financial model analysis, and monitoring to inform client counsel
Proactively anticipate and respond to client needs, taking accountability for execution with a strong attention to detail
Identify, prepare for and participate in marketing activities and new business opportunities, with a focus on winning and leading new accounts
Supervise and mentor mid-level team members
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, or a related field
10+ years of experience on the sell-side, buy-side, in-house IR, or financial communications advisory
Preferred
Exceptional communication skills, both in shaping market-moving narratives and in navigating high-stakes conversations
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to analyze financial data sets and understand businesses across multiple industries
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, opportunity-rich environment
Strong comfort level in counseling senior executives of clients operating in the financial services or capital markets space on communications matters
Experience managing high-intensity corporate assignments such as transactions, crises, and reputation-building initiatives
Ability to contribute to new business development and marketing, with a track record of identifying and winning opportunities
Benefits
Medical and dental insurance
Vision
401K
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Paid time off
Travel assistance
Wellness programing
Company
Edelman Smithfield
Edelman Smithfield is a financial communications boutique that specializes in the financial markets and special situations, serving clients in the United States, Canada, EMEA, APAC and beyond.