Strategic Fundraising Manager

The Head of Investor Relations is responsible for developing and executing investor relations and fundraising strategies. This role involves a high level of impact, designed for an executive with deep experience and insights across capital markets, corporate finance, private and public market investors, shareholder communications, and strategic fundraising.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing comprehensive investor relations and communication strategies to enhance shareholder/investor engagement and maintain strong relationships with institutional investors, analysts, brokers, and key stakeholders.
  
• Leading and overseeing all fundraising initiatives, including sourcing and engaging new investor relationships—sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, family offices, HNWIs, and global institutional investors.
  
• Serving as the principal spokesperson to the investment community (including preparing and delivering results announcements, analyst/investor calls, roadshows, presentations, and annual general meetings).
  

• Drafting, reviewing, and coordinating the release of regular market communications, press releases, annual and quarterly reports, and regulatory disclosures to ensure best-in-class transparency and compliance with listing rules.
  
• Working closely with senior management and business unit leaders to prepare investor materials, annual/quarterly financial updates, and strategic outlooks.
  
• Monitoring market, peer, and investor sentiment, providing actionable feedback to senior management/board and contributing to capital market strategies.
  
• Advising management on capital structure, fundraising options, and financing activities in support of M&A, growth, and investment projects; executing capital raising and debt/equity issuance when required.
  
• Managing investor due diligence processes and addressing complex queries from shareholders, analysts, and rating agencies.
  
• Cultivating and expanding the company's global investor and capital provider network.
  

This role requires a strong candidate with:

• 14–18 years of relevant experience in investor relations and fundraising for listed companies.
  
• Direct experience in managing investor communications, fundraising roadshows, and capital market transactions for listed companies.
  
• A proven track record building and maintaining relationships with institutional investors and the analyst community, ideally within the consumer, technology, real estate, infrastructure, investment, or diversified conglomerate sectors.
  
• A strong understanding of regulations, corporate governance, and reporting requirements.
  
• An extensive network with PR agencies, investment bankers, accounting firms, legal and consulting firms, etc.
  
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and presentation skills; able to represent the company confidently to the global investment community.
  
• Strong relationships with key decision makers of institutional investors (onshore/offshore).
  
• Ability to build a strong narrative on the company's growth trajectory amongst the shareholders, institutional investors, and the capital market community at large.
  
• Skillset to formulate strategy for enhancing traction in the trading volume and increasing the shareholder base of the company.
  
• In-depth understanding of Corporate Finance and ability to execute such strategies which are value accretive to the company.
  
• Advanced degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business, or a related field; CFA, MBA, or equivalent professional credentials preferred.
  
• Demonstrated experience providing executive-level counsel—CFO/CEO/Board—on capital markets and financing matters.
  
• High degree of integrity with proven ability to manage confidential information and complex stakeholder groups.