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(Senior) Expert Investor Relations (m/w/d)
KWS GroupGermanyfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Jan 2024
About the role
<p>We are looking for an experienced (Senior) Investor Relations Manager to become part of the IR team of stock-listed KWS SAAT & Co. KGaA (SDAX), one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. This is a permanent position and on a full-time basis. The place of work is Berlin, we offer hybrid work.</p>
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<p>Your contribution:</p>
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<li>Being the point of contact for investors, banks, rating agencies, finance media, acting as a KWS spokesperson and ambassador for the capital market</li>
<li>Communicating the company’s strategy and operating performance </li>
<li>Enhancing shareholder value and the company image through an adequate investor communications program (investor/analyst meetings, financial reports, press releases, announcements)</li>
<li>Preparing and managing IR events incl. Annual General Meeting, roadshows, investor conferences</li>
<li>Taking key responsibility for increasingly important sustainability (ESG) investor communication & interaction with ESG rating agencies</li>
<li>Fulfilling regulatory requirements for public companies, such as financial reporting, regulatory announcements etc.</li>
<li>Advising Executive Board members and other stakeholders on capital market strategy and issues</li>
<li>Updating Investor Relations website</li>
<li>Supporting capital market transactions</li>
<li>Communicating market intelligence including trading data, sector news and competitor analysis into the company</li>
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<p>Your qualifications:</p>
<ul>
<li>Preferably an academic degree in business administration, finance, or a related field</li>
<li>At least 3-5 years of professional experience in Investor Relations of a listed company</li>
<li>Fluent in German & English language</li>
<li>Comprehensive knowledge of capital market regulation & ESG rating landscape</li>
<li>Ability to precisely analyze and clearly describe and present complex matters</li>
<li>Proactive problem-solver with the ability to effectively communicate and interact with Senior Management</li>
<li>Experience in financial modelling as well as general accounting and IFRS knowledge</li>
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<p>Our offer:</p>
<ul>
<li>An exceptionally interesting and varied job in an international environment with the opportunity to contribute innovative ideas</li>
<li>Working in a team with flat hierarchy (reporting to Head of Investor Relations/acting as deputy)</li>
<li>Flexible working hours with the possibility of mobile working (hybrid)</li>
<li>As a family-run company, we live by the values of team spirit, closeness and trust, independence and vision - a culture that is also lived in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly work atmosphere</li>
<li>Close to the motto "Make Yourself Grow!" we promote individual professional and personal development</li>
<li>We also create the appropriate framework conditions: capital-forming benefits, Christmas and vacation pay, childcare allowance etc.</li>
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<p>We look forward to receiving your online application via our application system SuccessFactors! Please use the "Apply" function in the online advertisement.</p>
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