Director of Investor Relations

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.

Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.

For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer.

As Director of Investor Relations, you will be a key member of the team responsible for planning and implementing a first class program of engagement with current and prospective owners of Wise. You’ll contribute to the achievement of our mission - money without borders, through increasing the understanding and conviction in our mission among retail and institutional owners. You’ll be a leader within the Finance team, leading by example on Wise culture and values, mentoring others and being an expert in communication, understanding financial information and the payments sector.

Culture is everything to us at Wise and identifying, finding and selecting the best talent to support our highly collaborative and non-hierarchical culture is key. As Director of Investor Relations you are vital to the overall success of Wise.  The right person will have an expert knowledge of the role of investor relations and experience of partnering effectively with both CEO and CFO.

Your mission:

• Reporting to the Senior Director of Investor Relations, and working collaboratively with the rest of the ‘Owner Relations’ team, you’ll be responsible for Wise’s approach and application of a strategy of engagement with the public markets, particularly focused on the US market

• You’ll lead the conversation with analysts and investors to nurture sound understanding and support of our mission

• You’ll work with other senior leaders to shape the story of Wise, underpinning this with relevant key messages, and disclosure of strategic, operational and financial information 

• Work with relevant colleagues on the design and production of effective publications and presentations for periodic reporting to the market

• Build and maintain effective relationships with the sell-side analyst community, actively managing expectations to ensure that the market consensus remains relevant relative to performance and guidance

• Undertake a program of investor engagement from proactive targeting of investors to executing a schedule of meetings via Zoom or in person.

• Contribute to the development of the Investor Relations website to keep it current and informative for investors and other stakeholders

• Keep abreast of ESG reporting and incorporate best practice into overall company narrative

• Explaining share price movements to senior management as required

• Manage relationships with the financial advisors of Wise, involving them early and effectively in discussions related to Wise’s ownership and status as a listed company

• 8+ years of experience

• You have prior experience working in Investor Relations, for a US publicly listed corporate or as an equity analyst at a top tier bank. You have deep and extensive knowledge of US investors and the wider capital markets

• You are a leader both in leading people, and leading the creation of a compelling narrative 

• You are a strong communicator.  You listen, to understand your audiences within and outside the organisation, and can communicate insights in a clear and structured manner both orally and in writing

• You have excellent financial modelling skills

• You have experience managing time-critical processes across multiple stakeholders and a track record of delivering on time

• You’ve worked with minimal direction before and can take complex, fuzzy problems and boil them down into simple solutions

• Experience within payments or fintech is desirable

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.

Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

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