Head of Investor Relations

Visa Hunt; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly lunch stipend

Health and dental benefits

RRSP matching / 401K / Pension

Parental Leave top-up

Education stipend for conferences

Paid vacation

Travel to other offices

Job summary

Cohere is seeking an experienced Investor Relations leader to build and scale our IR function from the ground up. You will shape messaging, develop materials, and manage relationships with institutional and strategic investors as Cohere prepares for future growth and potential public-market activities.

You will lead financial storytelling, model development, and quarterly reporting, while collaborating with finance, executive leadership, and product teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in a senior level leadership role in investor relations, investment banking, corporate finance, or strategic finance at a high-growth tech company (preferably AI/ML or enterprise software).
• Strong financial modeling and storytelling ability.
• Proven track record working with venture capital and public equity markets.
• Executive level written/oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive investor relations strategy, including investor presentations and roadshows. Develop, refine, and present investor materials and presentations that clearly articulate the company’s strategy and results.
• Lead the creation and refinement of financial and valuation models, benchmarking analyses, and peer/industry work to inform messaging and strategy.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing and potential investors across institutional, strategic, and financial investor bases & with leading venture, growth, and public equity investors.
• Serve as a primary day-to-day point of contact for high-priority investors and provide direct feedback to the executive team from those conversations.
• Support executives on fundraising activities, including preparation, investor communications, and relationship management.
• Partner with the finance team to distill complex metrics into clear, compelling narratives for investors. Partner with leaders across the business to develop key business insights and communicate performance drivers to stakeholders.
• Set the foundation for quarterly reporting, including workstream management, financial and valuation modeling, and creating materials for prepared remarks, Q&A, and investor materials.
• Monitor competitor funding, public-market trends, and AI industry dynamics to refine Cohere’s positioning.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner on investor relations, providing insights and updates to internal and external audiences.
• Lay the groundwork for regulatory compliance, workstream management, complex financial and valuation modeling, and creating materials for public-market messaging.

Skills

Senior leadership

Financial modeling

Investor relations

Corporate finance

Strategic finance

Job description

Who are we?

Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems.

We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that.

We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft.

We are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul. Join us!

Role Overview:

Cohere is at an inflection point, scaling its enterprise AI platform and expanding globally. As our first dedicated Investor Relations hire, you will build the foundation for structured investor engagement, ensuring transparency, strategic storytelling, and alignment with financial stakeholders. This role is critical for Cohere’s market positioning, and long-term public-market readiness. You will build the Investor Relations function from the ground up & shape how the market perceives Cohere’s leadership in enterprise AI.

Key Responsibilities:

Investor Engagement & Strategy

• Develop and execute a comprehensive investor relations strategy, including investor presentations and roadshows. Develop, refine, and present investor materials and presentations that clearly articulate the company’s strategy and results.

• Lead the creation and refinement of financial and valuation models, benchmarking analyses, and peer/industry work to inform messaging and strategy.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Build and maintain relationships with existing and potential investors across institutional, strategic, and financial investor bases & with leading venture, growth, and public equity investors.

• Serve as a primary day-to-day point of contact for high-priority investors and provide direct feedback to the executive team from those conversations.

• Support executives on fundraising activities, including preparation, investor communications, and relationship management.

Data-Driven Communication & Reporting

• Partner with the finance team to distill complex metrics into clear, compelling narratives for investors. Partner with leaders across the business to develop key business insights and communicate performance drivers to stakeholders.

• Set the foundation for quarterly reporting, including workstream management, financial and valuation modeling, and creating materials for prepared remarks, Q&A, and investor materials.

Market Intelligence & Strategic Positioning

• Monitor competitor funding, public-market trends, and AI industry dynamics to refine Cohere’s positioning.

• Serve as a strategic thought partner on investor relations, providing insights and updates to internal and external audiences.

IPO Readiness

• Lay the groundwork for regulatory compliance, workstream management, complex financial and valuation modeling, and creating materials for public-market messaging.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in a senior level leadership role in investor relations, investment banking, corporate finance, or strategic finance at a high-growth tech company (preferably AI/ML or enterprise software).

• Strong financial modeling and storytelling ability.

• Proven track record working with venture capital and public equity markets.

• Executive level written/oral communication skills.

Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:

• A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.

• Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.

• RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.

• 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.

• Annual enrichment benefits:

• Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.

• Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.

• 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!)

• Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.

How and Where We Work:

• Cohere is remote-friendly, but we also have offices in Toronto, London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul with more opening soon.

• For those in the office: a daily lunch program, plenty of snacks, and regular community and social events.

• For those not near an office: a co-working benefit so you can work alongside others in your city.

• Everyone receives a $500 home office stipend to set up your workspace properly.

We strive to create an inclusive work environment for all; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities.

We may use AI-enabled tools to screen and assess applicants against the criteria for this position. This helps our recruiters identify potentially qualified candidates, but it doesn't limit the applications our recruiters may review or consider.