VP, Investor Relations

VP, Investor Relations

At Bed Bath & Beyond, we believe that everyone should "Be You!". Bed Bath & Beyond is a community that upholds a culture of understanding, acceptance, and respect. We believe a person's individuality, traits, beliefs, and characteristics should be valued and embraced. Living by this ethos is essential to the success of our business. Our goal is to foster a more inclusive environment where every employee visibly demonstrates inclusive behaviors and respect for individuals.

Job Summary

The VP, Investor Relations, is responsible for implementing strategies to ensure enterprise message delivery is consistent, timely and relevant. In addition, this role will require extensive financial acumen and be supporting investment / M&A activities, building business cases, performing due diligence activities and articulating how the proposed investment or M&A activity supports the company's strategic vision.

This role maintains the public image for company by communicating strategy, programs, accomplishments, key performance metrics and points of view to investors, reporters, customers, employees, and key stakeholders through announcements, editorial placements and executive speaking opportunities; Nurtures existing and creates new relationships with investors, analysts and key media outlets; Conceptualizes, writes and edits press releases and other material covering a diverse subject matter; Screens and evaluates incoming requests from investors, analysts and media ; Owns quarterly earnings process including theme development, scripting, Q&A and coordination of investor outreach; Leads and directs the work of others by overseeing the quarterly earnings process, Oversees and coordinates investor events and executive speaking engagement prep work, including PowerPoint presentations; Ensures research reports, media stories and social postings are monitored and relevant clips distributed with summaries for senior management.

Needs to be a self-motivator with the ability to work independently without being managed with strong financial acumen and ability to evaluate potential investments. Develops the investor relations strategy and communicates that strategy to the analysts and investor community at large. Coordinates and recommends investor events, measures and develops desired shareholder base while increasing analyst coverage.

Job Responsibilities

• Oversees quarterly earnings processes, including preparation of conference calls, materials (i.e., slides and script of remarks), and press releases.
• Organizes follow-up calls and/or meetings and collaborates with the Finance, Legal and various external parties. Supports investment / M&A activity by providing business cases, participating in due diligence & aiding in strategy development
• Develops overall investor outreach strategy, including conference participation and non-deal roadshows. Focuses particularly on direct engagement with target institutional investors. Develops an appropriately prioritized sell-side engagement strategy.
• Educates investors regarding the company's strategy and financial model and responding to investor inquiries.
• Analyzes investor feedback, sentiment, and questions for the company's senior executives, Board of Directors, and Public Relations teams. Helps to frame potential responses and/or disclosures.
• Manages the Investor Relations webpage and prepares relevant institutional presentations and publications.
• Develop, implement, and execute corporate communication strategies and plans
• Develop and nurture valuable/beneficial relationships with key media outlets
• Conceptualize, write, edit, and distribute press releases, media alerts, pitch letters and other material covering a diverse subject matter
• Must be accessible to media 24/7 in the event of any emergencies or fast-breaking news stories
• Perform other duties as required and assigned by manager and upper management.
• Follow any and all legal policies, especially surrounding Material Non-Public Information.

Job Requirements

• Experience working in a matrix organization and leading while not having a direct reporting relationship.
• Preferred 7+ years previous work experience either in investor relations / corporate communications and/or PR agency environments
• Familiar with a variety of IR/ PR field concepts, practices, and procedures
• Experience interacting with investors and analysts as well as business press and other high-profile media under tight deadlines; retail industry press a plus
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Proficient with press release distribution and database and monitoring services (e.g. CisionPoint) and other PR tools
• Existing relationships with local and national media a plus

Skills

• Investor Relations
• Corporate Communications
• Deep Financial Analysis & Modeling
• MS- Office

Special Note to all employees who are managers or above:

• Ability to influence people across the organization
• Ability to coach your reports to grow a high-performance team
• Experience hiring and leading diverse teams

Education

• BA/BS degree in finance is preferred

Who We Are:

We're a passionate group of collaborative problem solvers and creative innovators, working on cutting-edge technology. From building award-winning retail applications (with amazing AR functionality) to creating leading blockchain and machine learning technologies, each of us embodies a unique value and contributes a diverse perspective to the team.

What We Offer:

• 401k (6% match)
• Flexible Schedules
• Tuition Reimbursement, Leadership Development Program, & Mentorship Program
• Employee Resource Groups (LatinX, Black Employee Network, LGBTQIA+, Women's Network, Women In Tech)
• And More…

*Benefits vary based on position, tenure, location, and employee election

Physical Requirements:

This position requires you to sit, stand and perform general office functions. You may also be required to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally. Bending, stooping and reaching are also frequently required.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and associates. This policy includes our commitment to ensure that all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status (including Vietnam era veterans), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other non-job-related characteristic protected by law.