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The Opportunity

Root is looking for an Investment Relations Manager. This position is responsible for assisting in and overseeing the planning, management and execution of Root’s investor relations effort (Nasdaq: ROOT). Reporting to the Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Development, you will work closely with the executive management and broader leadership teams to shape the investment thesis and support effective communication with the global investment community. Investor Relations also partners with key constituents internally to weigh in on key decisions around firmwide processes, FP&A, and strategy.

The position will lead the coordination effort around quarterly earnings, conference and roadshow planning, and investor tracking/engagement. The role will also involve shareholder targeting, market intelligence and surveillance, equity research analyst communication and much more.

Root is a “work where it works best” company. Meaning we will support you working in whatever location that works best for you across the US. We will continue to have our headquarters in Columbus and offices in other locations to give more flexibility and more choice about how we live and work.

Salary Range: $107,280 - $147,510 (Bonus Eligible)

How You Will Make an Impact

• Assist in driving the overall team’s strategy and agenda, focus on enhancing communication, operating efficiency, governance, process efficiency and effectiveness of the IR function

• Manage the earnings process including review meetings, outreach to the business to gather themes, development of materials such as scripts, presentations, Q&A, supporting documents, and C-Suite preparation, in collaboration with other key players

• Support preparation of external disclosures, including quarterly earnings releases as well as quarterly and annual SEC filings

• Partner with cross-functional teams to synthesize business intelligence, including real-time insights and analysis of analyst research, investor sentiment, and competitor activity

• Prepare presentation materials for equity research conferences, senior business managers and investors

• Develop, track, and review analyst models and consensus estimates

• Manage the investor database to track investor interactions, highlight key themes and inform proactive investor targeting

• Coordinate investor conferences, non-deal roadshows, investor visits, analyst onboarding, and related internal and external logistics

• Coordinate and manage content on IR website

• Monitor, report, and evaluate competitor financial results and other relevant disclosures

• Travel for investor meetings

• Ad hoc projects and other duties as required

• Other applicable duties as assigned

What You Will Need to Succeed

• 4+ years of experience in investor relations and/or a related field such as equity research, investment banking or corporate finance

• Experience within insurance preferred

• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word

• Superb communication skills, both written and verbal

• Superb organizational and planning skills

• Analytical expertise to understand and interpret earnings models

• Responsible and reliable, with experience working with confidential information and senior executives

• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, proactive individual who is able to work both independently and collaboratively on multiple tasks and demonstrates sound business judgment and common sense

• Demonstrated ability to think critically and strategically to anticipate the needs of various departments, investors, and leadership

Don’t meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Root, Inc., we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway!

Join us

At Root, we judge people based on the merit of their work, not who they are. If you are passionate about what this role entails and solving real problems, we encourage you to apply. We want to learn about you and what you can add to our team.

Who we are

We’re harnessing the power of technology to revolutionize insurance. Using machine learning and mobile telematic platforms, we’ve built one of the most innovative FinTech companies in the world. And we’re just getting started.

What draws people to Root

Our success is in large part due to our unwavering standards in hiring. We recognize that our products are only as good as the people building and promoting them. We want individuals who find solutions by going through the cycle of ideation to implementation with curiosity, rigor, and an analytical lens. Ask anyone who works here and you’ll hear similar reasons for why they joined:

Autonomy—for assertive self-starters, the opportunities to contribute are limitless.

Impact—by challenging the way it’s always been done, we solve problems that have a big impact on our business.

Collaboration—we encourage rich discussion and civil debate at every turn.

People—we are inspired by the collection of crazy-smart people around us.