Investor Relations & Competitive Intelligence, Senior Analyst

IRB USA Inspire Resources; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspire Brands is seeking a Senior Analyst in Investor Relations & Competitive Intelligence to monitor competitive performance, industry trends, and investor sentiment from our Atlanta Global Support Center. This role is onsite five days a week and partners with IR, Finance, Strategy, Brand, and Leadership to deliver concise, executive-ready insights during earnings cycles.

The ideal candidate brings strong financial acumen, excellent communication, and the ability to synthesize large data into

Qualifications

• 4-Year degree in finance, economics, business, or a related field; MBA or CFA preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in investor relations, capital markets, or competitive intelligence.
• Experience in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) or broader consumer/retail industry is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to interpret financial data and identify meaningful trends.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to distill complex financial information into clear, compelling messages.

Responsibilities

• Monitor quarterly earnings announcements, conference calls, investor presentations, SEC filings, and analyst commentary for key competitors and industry peers.
• Develop concise earnings recap reports highlighting performance trends, initiatives, management commentary, analyst reaction, guidance, and implications for Inspire Brands.
• Analyze competitor financial results and operating metrics to highlight performance trends, risks, and industry developments.
• Track consensus estimates, revisions, and market reactions across peer companies.
• Monitor macroeconomic trends, consumer behavior, investor sentiment, and valuation trends relevant to the business and peer group.
• Prepare recurring competitive intelligence summaries for internal stakeholders.
• Support development of lender call materials, investor presentations, conference materials, and executive talking points.
• Support investor messaging by incorporating competitive, industry, and investor intelligence.
• Track investor and analyst questions to summarize key takeaways for leadership.
• Assist benchmarking and analysis of company and peer financial performance, operating metrics, valuation, and market expectations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Financial data interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business

MBA or CFA preferred

Job description

The Senior Analyst, Investor Relations & Competitive Intelligence is responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and communicating competitive performance, industry trends, market dynamics, and investor sentiment to internal stakeholders. This role serves as an important source of competitive and market insight for the Investor Relations, Executive Leadership, Finance, Brand, and Strategy teams. The analyst will play an integral role in quarterly earnings season reporting, track market and industry developments, synthesize competitor disclosures, and develop clear, relevant insights that support business and strategic discussions. The ideal candidate combines strong financial and analytical capabilities with exceptional communication skills and an ability to synthesize large amounts of information into concise, executive-ready insights. This position sits within our Atlanta based Global Support Center with an expectation to be onsite 5 days per week.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Competitive Intelligence Monitor quarterly earnings announcements, conference calls, investor presentations, SEC filings, and analyst commentary for key competitors and industry peers.
• Develop timely, concise earnings recap reports highlighting performance trends, strategic initiatives, management commentary, analyst reaction, guidance, and key implications for Inspire Brands and the broader industry.
• Analyze competitor financial results and key operating metrics to highlight performance trends, potential risks, and relevant industry developments.
• Track consensus estimates, revisions, and market reactions across peer companies.
• Monitor macroeconomic trends, consumer behavior, competitive activity, equity market performance, investor sentiment, analyst research, and valuation trends relevant to the business and peer group.
• Prepare recurring competitive intelligence summaries for internal stakeholders.
• Investor Relations Support Assist in the preparation of lender call materials, investor presentations, conference materials, and executive talking points.
• Support the development of investor messaging by incorporating competitive, industry, and investor intelligence.
• Track investor and analyst questions for the company and peer group, identify recurring themes, and summarize key takeaways for leadership.
• Support benchmarking and analysis of company and peer financial performance, operating metrics, valuation, and market expectations.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• 4-Year degree in finance, economics, business, or a related field; MBA or CFA preferred.
• 3-5 of experience in investor relations, capital markets, or competitive intelligence.
• Experience in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) or broader consumer/retail industry is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to interpret financial data and identify meaningful trends.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to distill complex financial information into clear, compelling messages.

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,300 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.

We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table.

We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience.

At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,400 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants across 55 global markets.

In an industry facing increasing disruption, our leaders saw an opportunity to build a restaurant company unlike any other – one that brings together differentiated yet complementary brands and aims to make them stronger than they would be on their own.

Found inherently in the purposes of our family of brands, we identified a common thread between our restaurants – the capacity to inspire.

From guest experience to career development to community well-being, Inspire plays a role in the lives of millions of people every day.

Our brands are diverse, distinctive, and fan favorites. In a sense, you could say we seek those who provide something different than the norm.