Director, Investor Relations

The Director, Investor Relations at Hadrian is responsible for developing and executing an investor relations strategy that aligns with business growth and manufacturing scale-up. This role requires strong financial modeling and valuation skills, exceptional written and verbal communication, and a deep understanding of capital markets and IR best practices.

About the role

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this position will lead communication with current shareholders, prospective investors, analysts, and the broader financial community. Key responsibilities include crafting and delivering investor materials, preparing for investor meetings, and collaborating with various departments to ensure consistent and compelling narratives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Hadrian’s investor relations strategy
• Lead communication with current shareholders, prospective investors, analysts, and the broader financial community
• Articulate operational progress, strategic milestones, and financial outlook
• Prepare and deliver key investor materials including quarterly and annual investor letters, earnings presentations, roadshow decks, and conference participation
• Collaborate with Finance, Strategy, Communications, and Business Development to ensure consistent, accurate, and compelling investor narratives
• Maintain IR infrastructure including CRM of investor interactions, disclosure calendar, investor targeting, benchmarking, and investor website updates
• Advise senior leadership and the board on investor-facing matters, equity story, valuation drivers, and positioning for future liquidity events

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field; MBA or CFA preferred
• 8+ years of experience in investor relations, investment banking, equity research, private equity / venture capital, or related finance roles—ideally in high-growth/manufacturing or defense-adjacent companies
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills; sharp analytic ability to derive actionable insights from data
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, comfortable briefing senior executives and presenting to large audiences
• Self-driven, highly proactive, with ability to operate in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Deep understanding of capital markets, investor behavior, and public or private company IR best-practices