Senior Manager IR
Job Summary
A Singapore-listed REIT manager is seeking a Senior Manager to independently support and manage investor relations activities. Reporting to the CFO, the role involves managing stakeholder relationships, preparing financial disclosures, and shaping the REIT's market positioning. This senior individual contributor position requires strong financial and capital markets expertise.
Responsibilities
- Manage relationships with institutional and retail investors, analysts, and stakeholders
- Lead preparation of quarterly and half-yearly results materials and SGX announcements
- Develop and maintain the REIT's equity story and financial narrative
- Monitor investor sentiment, unit price performance, and peer benchmarking
Required Skills
- Minimum 7 years in IR, equity research, corporate finance, or capital markets
- Strong understanding of REIT financials, SGX rules, and MAS requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Degree in Finance, Accountancy, Business, or Economics (CFA is a plus)
Job Details
Reporting directly to the CFO, with regular interaction with the CEO and Board, the successful candidate will manage relationships with institutional and retail investors, sell-side analysts and other capital markets stakeholders, while supporting the REIT’s financial narrative and market positioning. This is a senior and hands-on individual contributor role suited to a candidate with strong financial and capital markets knowledge. The successful candidate should be comfortable working independently and have a good understanding of REIT financial disclosures, SGX requirements and investor communications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as a key point of contact for institutional and retail investors, sell-side analysts and other capital markets stakeholders.
- Lead and coordinate the preparation of quarterly and half-yearly results materials, including SGX announcements, investor presentations, analyst briefing materials and management Q&A.
- Coordinate regulatory announcements, press releases and continuous disclosure materials in compliance with SGX Listing Manual and applicable MAS requirements.
- Work closely with the CFO and CEO on investor messaging, disclosure considerations and communications relating to key corporate developments.
- Manage sensitive information flows and disclosure processes surrounding capital markets activities, including debt refinancing, structured financing and equity fundraising.
- Develop and maintain the REIT’s equity story, financial narrative and market positioning across results briefings, annual reports, roadshows and investor communications.
- Coordinate analyst and investor meetings, AGMs, roadshows and non-deal roadshows, including liaison with external capital markets advisors.
- Monitor investor sentiment, unit price performance, peer REIT benchmarking and analyst coverage, providing market intelligence and insights to senior management.
- Support the annual report production process, including corporate and financial narrative sections, sustainability disclosures and coordination with external vendors.
- Manage day-to-day IR activities, including investor and unitholder enquiries, communications and maintenance of the IR website.
- Maintain strong relationships with the investment community and proactively identify opportunities to enhance investor engagement and market visibility.
Key Requirements:
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in investor relations, equity research, credit ratings, corporate finance or capital markets.
- Degree in Finance, Accountancy, Business, Economics or a related discipline. CFA or other relevant professional qualification is an advantage.
- Prior experience within a listed REIT, real estate company, investment manager or financial institution is preferred.
- Proven experience engaging directly with institutional investors, sell-side analysts and/or rating agencies.
- Strong financial acumen, with the ability to understand and discuss financial statements, NOI, DPU, leverage, interest coverage, debt covenants and capital structure.
- Good understanding of SGX-listed company disclosure and continuous disclosure requirements; prior SGX/MAS experience is highly preferred.
- Excellent spoken and written English, with the confidence to represent the company in analyst calls, investor meetings and other external engagements.
- Strong writing and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial, regulatory and legal information into clear and concise investor and management materials.
- Experience working closely with senior management, external asset managers, legal counsel, auditors and capital markets advisors.
- US or cross-border real estate/REIT exposure will be advantageous.