Lead Capital Markets Associate

Responsibilities

• Lead and support day-to-day execution of equity and debt financings, including PIPEs, registered directs, convertibles, and structured capital transactions.
• Build and maintain valuation models, cap structure scenarios, dilution analysis, and financing impact assessments.
• Support long-term capital planning and strategic financing roadmap.
• Collaborate with internal teams on transaction workflow to review deal documents, support terms negotiations, and maintain compliance with SEC and Nasdaq requirements.
• Maintain detailed financing trackers, including closing deliverables and post-deal investor transactions, serve as one of the primary interfaces with investors to ensure smooth and timely execution.
• Maintain relationships and ongoing engagement with investors, investment banks.

Investor Relations Support

• Support IR activities including earnings materials, investor decks, roadshows (deal & non-deal), and institutional outreach.
• Prepare investor-facing materials and participate in meetings with institutional investors.
• Monitor and analyze stock performance, trading activity, and market sentiment.

SEC Filings & Compliance Support

• Work closely with external legal in drafting and reviewing public filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1, S-3, Pre-14A, Def-14A) related to capital markets financing activities disclosures. Ensure consistency and alignment of messaging across all filings.
• Coordinate with external legal counsel, auditors, and investors to manage the end-to-end filing process, including securing necessary consents and ensuring timely and accurate submissions.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Serve as the central point of contact for capital markets and IR initiatives across legal, finance, Strategy, and corporate communications teams.
• Independently manage multiple workstreams under tight timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field; MBA, CFA, or CPA preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in capital markets, investment banking, corporate finance, investor relations, equity research, or public company financial strategy, including leadership responsibilities.
• Proven experience executing equity and debt financing transactions, including PIPEs, registered directs, convertible instruments, follow-on offerings, and structured financing transactions.
• Strong understanding of public market dynamics, capital structure management, valuation methodologies, and financing strategy.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including valuation analysis, dilution modeling, pro forma analysis, and scenario planning.
• Deep knowledge of SEC reporting and disclosure requirements, including familiarity with 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1, S-3, Proxy Statements (Pre-14A/Def-14A), and Nasdaq compliance requirements.
• Experience coordinating capital markets transactions and public filings with external legal counsel, auditors, investment banks, and institutional investors.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and review investor-facing materials, including earnings presentations, investor decks, financing materials, and roadshow content.
• Strong understanding of investor relations best practices, shareholder communications, and institutional investor engagement.
• Experience monitoring stock performance, market trends, analyst coverage, trading activity, and investor sentiment to support strategic decision-making.
• Experience supporting quarterly earnings processes, investor presentations, earnings calls, and analyst communications.
• Ability to communicate complex financial and strategic information clearly to investors, analysts, and external stakeholders.
• Familiarity with investor targeting, shareholder outreach, and maintaining investor contact databases.
• Strong written communication skills with experience preparing investor materials, press releases, FAQs, and corporate messaging.
• Understanding of market trends, analyst reports, and investor sentiment monitoring to support investor engagement strategies.
• Experience coordinating investor meetings, conferences, non-deal roadshows, and related logistics.
• Ability to maintain professionalism, confidentiality, and accuracy in all investor-facing communications.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to independently manage multiple high-priority workstreams under aggressive timelines.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively interact with executive leadership, investors, bankers, legal counsel, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance in all public disclosures and financing activities.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, highly dynamic public company environment with evolving priorities and transaction demands.
• Proficiency in financial systems, Excel-based modeling, PowerPoint, and market intelligence platforms such as Bloomberg, FactSet, Capital IQ, or similar tools.

Perks + Benefits

• Healthcare + dental + vision benefits (Free for you/discounted for family)
• 401(k) options
• Casual dress code + relaxed work environment
• Culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere