Investor Relations Manager

About Knightscope

Knightscope is a security technology company building the Nation’s First Autonomous Security Force. The Company combines autonomous machines, advanced software, and human expertise to help protect people, property, and critical infrastructure. Knightscope’s long-term mission is to make the United States of America the safest country in the world.

Location Requirement: Full-time, on-site at Knightscope Headquarters (KHQ) in Sunnyvale, CA

Job Summary

Knightscope is hiring an Investor Relations Manager to lead the Company’s day-to-day investor relations program and build a deeper, more diversified institutional shareholder base. This role sits within Knightscope’s fully integrated External Relations Team — a single, unified function spanning Client Relations, Media Relations, Investor Relations, Government Relations, and Employee Relations — working directly with the Founder, Chairman and CEO. The Investor Relations Manager owns institutional targeting, non-deal roadshows, the conference calendar, and the architecture of investor-facing events including quarterly earnings, investor days, and analyst engagement. The Investor Relations Manager will play a central role in advancing Knightscope’s repositioning from a robotics company to a premium Managed Security Services Provider as the Company executes toward its long-term financial objectives.

About the Role

This is a hands-on, executive-adjacent role for an experienced investor relations operator who has personally helped a public company build institutional ownership through the micro-cap-to-small-cap transition. You will partner directly with the CEO and CFO on capital markets strategy, run the Company’s targeting program across dedicated micro-cap funds, family offices, thematic investors, and small-cap generalists, and own the IR function’s content engine alongside the integrated External Relations team. You will manage existing analyst coverage, expand it, and translate the Autonomous Security Force narrative into the kind of institutional-grade materials and one-on-one meeting fluency that buy-side portfolio managers expect. This role is fully on-site at Knightscope Headquarters (KHQ) in Sunnyvale, CA, with a minimum 40-hour work week, in close working proximity to the executive team. Expect periodic travel to investor conferences, non-deal roadshow cities, and on-site investor events. You will operate inside an integrated External Relations Team rather than a traditional siloed IR function, giving you the opportunity to collaborate across Client, Media, Government, and Employee Relations and to grow your craft beyond pure investor-facing work.

Key Responsibilities

Build and execute a comprehensive institutional targeting program across dedicated micro-cap and small-cap funds, family offices, thematic investors, and high-conviction generalists.

Plan, schedule, and run non-deal roadshows in New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other capital markets hubs.

Own the investor conference calendar, including Planet MicroCap Showcase, LD Micro, Sidoti, ROTH, H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference, and other relevant venues.

Architect and manage quarterly earnings logistics, including script preparation, Q&A prep, conference call execution, and post-call follow-up.

Lead end-to-end planning of the investor days, including agenda, audience curation, presentation development, and on-site execution alongside the CEO and CFO.

Manage relationships with current and prospective sell-side analysts, brokerage firms, and conference organizers; facilitate management access and information flow within Reg FD.

Maintain and continuously improve investor-facing materials, including the investor presentation, IR website, fact sheet, and earnings deck, ensuring full consistency with public disclosures.

Track and report institutional ownership trends using 13F filings, NASDAQ Equity Surveillance / Monthly Ownership Analysis intra-quarter updates, and other ownership-intelligence platforms.

Respond to inbound investor inquiries with accuracy, speed, and Reg FD discipline.

Partner with the Communications Manager and the Content Creator to translate the Autonomous Security Force narrative, founder podcast, and engineering bench into evergreen investor-relevant content.

Coordinate closely with the CFO, legal counsel, bankers and external advisors on disclosure timing, quiet period management, Form 4 filings, and ATM administration.

Adhere to disclosure, confidentiality, and communications guidelines appropriate for a publicly traded company.

Required Qualifications

5+ years of investor relations, sell-side equity research, or institutional buy-side experience, ideally with at least one cycle inside a public company.

Demonstrable track record of growing institutional ownership at a publicly traded company, with specific examples of target lists built, fund relationships developed, and measurable ownership outcomes delivered.

Direct working knowledge of SEC reporting cadence (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K), Reg FD, Section 17(b), Form 4, 13F, quiet periods, and ATM mechanics.

Hands-on experience with NASDAQ IR Insight (Investors & Outreach Module) and NASDAQ’s Equity Surveillance / Monthly Ownership Analysis programs. Comparable platform experience (Bloomberg, Ipreo/IHS Markit, S&P Global, Q4) is also valued.

Working relationships with dedicated micro-cap and small-cap fund managers, sell-side analysts, and institutional coverage banks.

Sharp writing, presentation, and one-on-one meeting fluency, with the ability to engage portfolio managers, analysts, and retail investors with equal facility.

Comfort with disclosure-controlled environments and a track record of clean disclosure discipline.

Series 7, Series 63, or CFA designation is a plus; none are required.

Bachelor’s degree required; finance, economics, accounting, or related field preferred. MBA a plus.

Willingness and availability to travel as required for investor conferences and non-deal roadshows.

Willingness and availability to work a minimum 40-hour week on-site at KHQ in Sunnyvale, CA.

Ability to pass a standard background check, consistent with Knightscope’s operating environment as a security technology company.

Bonus Qualifications

Comfortable on-camera and on-mic for podcast, video, and live broadcast formats — including hosting, co-hosting, or guest appearances out of Podcast Studio One at KHQ to support the broader External Relations messaging effort.

Experience inside founder-led, mission-driven, or category-defining public companies.

Familiarity with the security, defense, robotics, artificial intelligence, or critical infrastructure verticals.

Prior experience supporting M&A communications, uplisting events, or capital markets transactions.

Compensation & Benefits

Base Salary: $140,000 – $185,000 (DOE)

Equity: Stock options

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off

Location Requirement: Full-time, on-site at KHQ in Sunnyvale, CA