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Form of workGeneral Mills (GIS) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Director of Investor Relations to step into a key leadership position on the Investor Relations team. The Director of Investor Relations will serve a critical role in clearly communicating GIS’s strategy, results, and shareholder proposition to external stakeholders; building and maintaining GIS’s strong relationships with the investment community; and providing investor perspectives to GIS management to drive decisions that maximize shareholder value, all while working for a world-class company whose mission is to make food the world loves.
This role reports to the Vice President, Investor Relations & Treasurer (VP), will work in partnership with the VP to develop and advance a strategy for investor engagement, and will have day-to-day responsibility for executing that strategy with buy-side investors and sell-side research analysts.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Develop strategies for IR messaging, investor targeting, and investor outreach
- Build effective relationships with sell-side analysts and buy-side investors, responding to shareholder communication in a timely and accurate manner
- Craft company messaging, in partnership with the broader IR team, for quarterly earnings, conferences, roadshows, and investor days, including press releases, presentations, scripted remarks, and question-and-answer materials
- Represent GIS in regular 1:1 engagement (meetings, calls, etc.) with institutional shareholders and targets
- Execute non-deal roadshows and sell-side conferences with VP and GIS senior management
- Prepare regular reports to GIS board and senior management summarizing stock performance, GIS shareholdings, analyst estimates, investor sentiment, and market dynamics
- Represent IR, in partnership with GIS Legal and Global Impact teams, in engagement interactions with shareholder governance and proxy voting teams
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with GIS senior management, business leads, and functional leads
- Requires travel, both to Minneapolis and related to Investor meetings. Travel is approximately 25%.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
- 10+ years of experience in finance, including at least 7 years working across sell-side equity research roles, buy-side institutional investment roles, and/or Investor Relations roles at publicly traded companies
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience crafting communications for stakeholder audiences
- Outstanding financial acumen, including understanding of markets, financial modeling, and valuation. Knowledgeable of SEC regulations and financial disclosure requirements
- Proven experience building and maintaining relationships with key external and internal stakeholders
- Strong alignment with General Mills core values: doing the right thing all the time, winning together, continuously innovating, and championing belonging
- Service oriented, intellectually curious, and passionate about delivering results
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA or other advanced degree
- Experience within the Consumer Staples sector
- CFA and/or Investor Relations Charter (IRC) certifications
Salary Range
The salary range for this position is $166,400-277,500.00/ Annually. At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range. Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.
