Director of IR

Role Overview

The Director of IR role at Fluence is a senior leadership position within the Investor Relations team. Reporting directly to the VP of Investor Relations, this role serves as a key partner to the CFO, executive leadership team, Finance, Legal, Accounting, FP&A, Corporate Communications, and business unit leaders. The Director of IR will help shape and execute Fluence’s investor relations strategy, lead core IR workstreams, manage critical components of the quarterly earnings process, and represent the company with investors, analysts, banks, and other capital markets stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of key components of Fluence’s investor relations strategy in alignment with the company’s growth objectives, financial priorities, and external positioning.

• Own and refine the company’s investor narrative, ensuring messaging is clear, consistent, data-driven, and aligned with executive leadership priorities.

• Partner with the VP of IR, CFO, and executive leadership to prepare investor messaging, leadership briefing materials, talking points, and external communication themes.

• Develop executive- and board-level materials summarizing investor feedback, shareholder trends, analyst views, market activity, and implications for Fluence’s positioning.

• Lead the planning and execution of the quarterly earnings process, including timeline management, cross-functional coordination, earnings materials, executive scripts, Q&A preparation, disclosure review, and post-earnings investor follow-up.

• Partner closely with Finance, Accounting, Legal, FP&A, Corporate Communications, and business leaders to ensure investor communications are accurate, timely, consistent, and compliant with SEC disclosure requirements, Reg FD, and public-company governance expectations.

• Support capital markets activity, strategic transactions, and other high-impact initiatives by developing investor messaging, market analysis, and executive-ready materials.

• Establish and improve IR processes, tools, reporting, calendars, and operating rhythms to increase consistency, quality, and scalability across the IR function.

• Serve as a senior representative of the Investor Relations function with institutional investors, sell-side analysts, banks, and other capital markets stakeholders.

• Manage inbound investor and analyst inquiries, ensuring timely, accurate, and high-quality responses aligned with approved messaging and disclosure requirements.

• Provide regular insights and recommendations to the CFO, VP of IR, and executive leadership regarding investor sentiment, market perception, peer positioning, and emerging risks or opportunities.

• Lead, coach, or coordinate direct or indirect resources supporting IR deliverables, as applicable.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Accounting, or related field required; MBA, CFA, or CPA preferred.

• 8+ years of relevant experience in Investor Relations, Investment Banking, Equity Research, Buy-Side or Sell-Side Analysis, Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, or a related public-company environment.

• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading public-company earnings cycles, investor communications, financial messaging, and executive-level preparation.

• Strong understanding of SEC reporting, Reg FD, disclosure controls, financial reporting, capital markets, and public-company communication standards.

• Experience engaging directly with institutional investors, sell-side analysts, banks, and/or other capital markets stakeholders.

• Strong financial analysis skills, including the ability to interpret financial statements, operating metrics, valuation trends, analyst models, and peer performance.

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex financial, strategic, and operational information into clear, compelling investor-facing messaging.

• Executive presence, sound judgment, discretion, and confidence to engage credibly with senior leaders, investors, analysts, and external stakeholders.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail, accuracy, and consistency.

• Ability to lead cross-functional workstreams, influence without authority, and manage time-sensitive deliverables in a fast-paced public-company environment.

• High level of integrity, business judgment, and professionalism when handling confidential, market-sensitive, and regulated information.

• Ability to travel for investor meetings, conferences, roadshows, and other external engagements as needed.