Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications
Church & Dwight•Ewing, NJ
•Hybrid
About The Position
The Vice President, Investor Relations (IR) & Communications will lead Church & Dwight’s investor relations and communications strategy, shaping a clear, consistent, and compelling company narrative for investors, analysts, media, employees, and other key stakeholders. Reporting to the CFO and partnering closely with the CEO, and CHRO, the Vice President, IR and Communications will communicate the company’s strategy, business performance, and value creation story; proactively and actively engage our sell and buy side investors; and develop and deliver a highly effective and complementary internal and external communications to enable clarity of messaging in support of the company’s objectives.
Requirements
- Strong financial, capital markets, and business acumen
- Strategic thinker with the ability to connect company strategy, operating performance, and investor expectations
- Exceptional executive presence and influencing skills
- Outstanding communication and storytelling capabilities
- Proven experience in reputation management, media relations, and crisis communications
- Ability to translate complex financial and operational information into compelling stakeholder messaging
- Strong relationship-building skills with investors, analysts, media, Board members, and senior executives
- Bachelor's degree required
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in Investor Relations, Corporate Communications, Corporate Affairs, Finance, Equity Research, Investment Banking, or related fields
Nice To Haves
- MBA, CFA, CPA, or other advanced degree preferred
- Experience supporting CEOs, CFOs, and Boards of Directors within a publicly traded company
- Deep understanding of capital markets, financial reporting, investor engagement, and public company governance
- Experience in sell or buy-side equity research, investment banking, capital markets, or investor relations advisory
- Experience in an operating company leadership role such as Finance, FP&A, Strategy, Corporate Communications, Corporate Affairs, Commercial Finance, or Business Unit leadership preferred
- Consumer Packaged Goods or other branded consumer products experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary IR leader and trusted contact for investors, shareholders, and sell and buy-side analysts
- Effectively, share the compelling investment and long-term value creation story for Church & Dwight
- Lead the quarterly earnings process, including CEO/CFO scripts, press releases, Q&A preparations, and all post release engagements
- Creatively share business results, strategy, and operating performance into compelling investor messaging
- Execute targeted investor outreach to deepen shareholder engagement and attract additional long-term shareholders, with a specific emphasis on global reach
- In partnership with IR and business team members, deliver high-quality investor engagements (Annual Investor Days, Analyst conferences, NDRs Shareholder Meeting…)
- Provide the CEO, CFO, ELT, and Board with actionable insights on investor sentiment, analyst views, peer trends, and market expectations
- Maintain compliance with SEC requirements, Regulation FD, governance standards, and disclosure controls
- Lead enterprise communications both external and internal to provide appropriate cadence and clarity of message.
- Oversee media relations, public relations, and proactive storytelling with media, investors, customers, consumers, and key stakeholders
- Lead internal communications that connect employees to company strategy, priorities, culture, leadership messages, and key organizational updates
- Lead crisis and issues communications with clear, timely, and coordinated messaging across internal and external audiences
- Showcase Church & Dwight’s brands, innovation, growth strategy, culture, and sustainability efforts through compelling communications
- Ensure a consistent, compelling company voice across financial communications, corporate announcements, media engagement, employee communications, and public affairs
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- basic life insurance
- paid vacation and sick time
- Paid Parental Leave
- paid holidays
- floating holidays
- vacation days
- 401k retirement plan (with company match and profit-sharing)
- Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
