Head of Investor Relations & Strategy - 12-month Fixed Term Contract

ASOS; London; Hybrid; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading online fashion retailer in London seeks a Head of Investor Relations & Strategy to manage strategic initiatives and investor engagement. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a recognized finance qualification, and experience in communicating with investors. This role involves cross-functional collaboration and offers various benefits including personal development opportunities and employee discounts.

Benefits

Employee discount

Personal development opportunities

Access to LinkedIn learning materials

25 days paid annual leave + celebration day

Discretionary bonus scheme

Private medical care scheme

Flexible benefits allowance

Qualifications

• Experience with numerical or financial data.
• Exceptional analytical and written communication skills.
• Ability to articulate business performance and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Leverage data to drive strategic decision-making.
• Develop and maintain relationships with investors.
• Write results and trading announcements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Financial modelling

Organizational skills

Education

Recognised finance qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Company Description

We're ASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world. We exist to give our customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgement, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

We're proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We placed 8th in the Inclusive Top 50 Companies Employer list. Everyone needs some help showing up as their best self. Let our Talent team know if you need any adjustments throughout the process in whatever way works best for you.

Overview

The Head of Investor Relations & Strategy is part of the Corporate Affairs & Strategy Team and supports the SVP Corporate Affairs & Strategy in setting ASOS' strategic direction and communicating the ASOS investment case to the market. The role focuses on helping define and implement key strategic initiatives, maintaining a strong relationship between the company and capital markets while also developing talent within the investor relations team. The role collaborates extensively across the wider business, managing executive and Board expectations and working cross-functionally with commercial, finance, supply chain, tech, marketing, communications and governance.

Responsibilities

• Leveraging data to drive strong strategic decision-making within the business
• Working cross-functionally to deliver key strategic projects at pace
• Challenge and improve the ways in which ASOS approaches investor relations
• Analyse and present financial trends, competitor activity, shareholder movements, and anything else that could impact the business
• Developing talent within the Investor Relations team
• Writing results and trading announcements, presentations, scripts, and supporting documents, whilst liaising with external advisors and internal stakeholders
• Preparing the CEO, CFO and other management committee and Board members for any interactions with the investment community
• Preparing financial information in readiness for results announcements and trading updates
• Representing ASOS at analyst and investor meetings
• Develop and maintain a strong relationship between the company and capital markets, including current and prospective investors and research analysts, working alongside brokers to profile and target investors
• Maintain Investor Relations website, ensuring copy and content is regularly updated
• Supporting our culture by driving Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies

We believe being together in person helps us move faster, connect more deeply, and achieve more as a team. That's why our approach to working together includes spending at least 3 days a week in the office. It's a rhythm that speeds up decision-making, helps ASOSers learn from each other more quickly, and builds the kind of culture where people can grow, create, and succeed.

Qualifications

About You

Investor relations roles require a broad skillset encompassing both numerical / analytical competencies and an ability to tell a story through written communications and presentations. With this in mind, we'd love you to be able to demonstrate you have experience working with numerical or financial data, or to have a recognised finance qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA).

Additional Information

• Someone who has exceptional analytical and written communication skills
• They'll have strong verbal communication skills, able to articulate business performance and strategy to investors and analysts with confidence
• Experience interacting with the investment community, including buy- and sell-side analysts, key shareholders, financial media, and potential shareholders
• Deep understanding of financial modelling, valuation, investing, and investment management landscape
• Have strong organisation skills and ability to work to tight deadlines under pressure
• A high degree of tenacity and drive, and ability to work autonomously without day-to-day guidance
• Will have the ability to understand the different drivers of a P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, and articulate these to external audience
• Have good strategic and financial acumen and Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Strong emotional intelligence with a proven ability to build strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders

Useful:

• Recognised accountancy or financial analyst qualification
• Previous investor relations or other relevant experience at a UK-listed retail business

Benefits

• Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
• ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business)
• Employee sample sales
• Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials
• 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day for a special moment
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private medical care scheme
• Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits