Investor Relations Director

Job Title

Investor Relations Director

Job Description

The Investor Relations Director is part of a four-person team reporting to the Head of Investor Relations.The role helps shape and communicate Philips’ equity story, giving investors and analysts a clear view of the company’s strategy, financial performance and long-term value creation. It also brings market expectations and shareholder feedback to senior management.

Your role:

Capital markets engagement

• Build and maintain relationships with institutional investors, sell-side analysts and other market participants.
• Coordinate calls, meetings, roadshows, healthcare conferences, site visits and Capital Markets Day.
• Respond to routine investor and analyst questions using approved public information, coordinating with relevant teams and following applicable disclosure requirements.

Equity story and management support

• Contribute to clear, consistent messaging on Philips’ strategy, portfolio, innovation and financial performance.
• Prepare Philips management for investor interactions with briefing materials, key messages and Q&A.
• Summarize investor feedback and changes in market priorities for management, supporting appropriate follow-up.

Quarterly results and financial communications

• Coordinate quarterly and full-year results preparation across businesses and functions, including Finance, FP&A, Treasury, Communications and Legal.
• Develop messaging around financial performance.
• Prepare external materials, including earnings presentation, Q&A, scripts, talking points.
• Monitor sell-side analyst estimates and maintain the company’s consensus view.
• Prepare management for earnings calls with briefings on performance, analyst expectations, investor feedback and likely questions.
• Check materials for accuracy and consistency with approved disclosures.

Market intelligence and shareholder analysis

• Monitor analyst reports, estimates, consensus changes, price targets, peer performance, trading and shareholder activity.
• Analyze valuation metrics and peer company performance.
• Prepare regular capital market related intelligence reports for senior management.

 

You're the right fit if:

• Bachelor's/ master’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Corporate Communication or equivalent.
• Relevant professional qualifications such as CFA, CMA or an investor relations certification are valued.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in Investor Relations, corporate finance, FP&A, investment banking, equity research, financial communications or a related field, combined with a strong understanding of capital markets.
• Strong financial and analytical capability, including the ability to assess financial statements, company performance, valuation and financial models, and interpret financial market, competitor and industry trends.
• Experience working directly with senior executives and building relationships with institutional investors, analysts and other capital markets stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to explain complex financial and strategic information clearly and credibly.
• Sound judgment and discretion, with the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Experience in complex cross-functional projects and aligning stakeholders around shared deliverables, priorities and resources.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (minimum C1 or C2)

Compensation & benefits

Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role is EUR 93,100 – EUR 155,000. We determine pay within the range using objective factors, like the skills the role requires, your relevant experience and the responsibility you'll have in this role, alongside internal equity and local market considerations. 

This role is eligible for 6% short term incentive with your rewards linked to both individual performance and company results. We’ll share the full approach with you during the interview process, so you can make a clear, informed decision. Benefits include hybrid working, paid time-off, health and wellbeing benefits, learning and development opportunities.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

This role is an office role.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

• Learn more about our business here.
• Discover our rich and exciting history here.
• Learn more about our purpose here.

If you're interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

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