LocationAbu Dhabi, UAE / United States
The position will be based primarily in Abu Dhabi, with frequent travel to New York, Boston, San Francisco and other major global financial centers.
Reporting LineReports to: Chairman / Group CEO
Key Working Relationship: Group CFO
Key Internal Partners: CSO, Legal, Finance, Corporate Communications and Business Unit CEOs
Key Responsibilities
- * Equity Story & Capital Markets Positioning
- Institutional Investor Development
Build and maintain relationships with high-quality global institutional investors, including:
- Long-only funds
- Technology funds
- Growth funds
- Small and mid-cap funds
- Hedge funds
- Family offices
- Sovereign wealth funds
- Strategic institutional investors
Develop a structured investor targeting strategy
C. U.S. Capital Markets DevelopmentNew York
Boston
San Francisco
Los Angelesas well as other relevant financial centers.
Plan And Execute
- * Non-Deal Roadshows
- Institutional Investor Meetings
- Investor Conferences
- Investor Days
- Management Meetings
- Site Visits
- Earnings Calls
- Capital Markets Events
- Chairman & Senior Management Capital Markets Support
- Earnings & Investor Communications
- Capital Markets Intelligence
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE10–18 Years Of Relevant Capital Markets Experience.Profile 1 — Investment Banking / Equity Capital MarketsSenior professional from a leading global investment bank or high-quality investment banking platform.
Preferred Experience
- * Technology
- AI
- Software
- Digital Infrastructure
- Industrial Technology
- Equity Capital Markets
Experience working with Nasdaq-listed companies is highly desirable.
Profile 2 — Head / VP of Investor RelationsCurrent Or FormerHead of Investor Relations / VP Investor Relationsat a U.S.-listed technology or industrial technology company.
Preference for candidates who have worked with companies in the approximately $1 billion–$20 billion market capitalization range and experienced significant growth or valuation transformation.
Profile 3 — Sell-Side Equity ResearchSenior Equity Research Professional Covering
- * Technology
- AI
- Software
- Semiconductor
- Infrastructure
- Industrial Technology
Must possess strong financial modeling and valuation capabilities.
Profile 4 — Buy-Side Investment ProfessionalInvestment professional from a respected technology, growth, small/mid-cap or deep-tech investment platform.
Must demonstrate strong understanding of institutional investment decision-making and public company valuation.
The Successful Candidate Must DemonstrateCapital Markets CredibilityAbility to communicate confidently with sophisticated institutional investors, analysts and investment banks.
Equity Story DevelopmentAbility to convert a complicated business portfolio into a simple and investable institutional narrative.
Financial & Valuation CapabilityStrong Understanding Of
- * Revenue growth
- Gross margin
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- EV / Revenue
- EV / EBITDA
- P/E
- Comparable Company Analysis
- Sum-of-the-Parts valuation
The candidate should be able to discuss valuation without relying entirely on the CFO.
Institutional Investor NetworkExisting relationships within the U.S. institutional investor community are strongly preferred.
Particularly Valuable Relationships Include
- * New York
- Boston
- San Francisco / West Coast
Executive PresenceMust Be Credible In Meetings With
- * Chairmen
- CEOs
- CIOs
- Portfolio Managers
- Senior Analysts
- Investment Bankers
- Sovereign Investors