Senior Manager, Investor Relations & Strategic Finance

Kontoor Brands is a portfolio of three of the world’s most iconic lifestyle, outdoor and workwear brands: Wrangler®, Lee® and Helly Hansen®. Kontoor Brands is a purpose-led organization focused on leveraging its global platform, strategic sourcing model and best-in-class supply chain to drive brand growth and deliver long-term value for its stakeholders.

About the role

The role will be responsible for developing, maintaining and communicating a compelling and credible investment thesis for Kontoor Brands, Inc., while also regularly sharing the company’s business strategy and financial performance with the investment community via multiple forms of communication, in a way that is always consistent with the disclosure rules and guidelines of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the NYSE. This position will serve as a key thought partner and help to influence overall value-creation opportunities across Kontoor Brands, lending a unique financial and strategic lens to the longer-term roadmap. The Senior Manager, Investor Relations & Strategic Finance will be an integral member of the IR-team and is expected to be a professional liaison to its stakeholders, including but not limited to shareholders, prospective shareholders, and sell- and buy-side analysts.

Location: Denver; hybrid work schedule (in-office T, W, H)

Responsibilities

• Enhance investor relations (IR) strategy: Partner with Kontoor Brands, Inc. Vice President of Corporate Investor Relations and its executive leadership to develop investor relations and related communication strategies in pursuit of delivering top-quartile Total Shareholder Return (TSR), a key metric of the company’s success.
• Financial reporting & disclosure: Drive all aspects of the quarterly earnings process (earnings release, script, Q&A development, investor presentation), create relevant board of director materials, and maintain the investor relations website.
• Investor targeting & engagement: Build and enhance relationships as a key point of contact for institutional investors, analysts and other stakeholders; maintain CRM database and drive targeting activities.
• Capital markets strategy: Organize investor days, non-deal roadshows (NDRs) and investor conferences.
• Competitive intelligence: Develop and implement a competitive intelligence framework to enhance real-time insights into commercial & finance teams; monitor notable developments in the consumer sector; work collaboratively with consumer insights team.
• Strategic Finance: Drive an action-oriented mindset that is deeply integrated across our commercial & finance functions. Leverage data & analytics to turn insights into better decision making. Support the development of the longer-term financial planning and quarterly business review process.
• Regulatory compliance: Ensure all communications adhere to financial regulations and disclosure laws (e.g. Regulation FD).

Requirements

• Five (5)+ years of experience in Investor Relations or Strategic & Brand Finance; formative background in Equity Research or Investment Banking preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, communications, or related field.
• Proficient in MS office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint); knowledge of Workiva preferred; Bloomberg or FactSet skills are a plus.
• Deep sense of curiosity and ability to connect the dots across financials, business insights, external market conditions while long-term value.
• Self-starter with a bias for action—takes ownership, moves work forward, and navigates ambiguity with confidence.
• Strong storyteller and communicator who will serve as a key face for Kontoor Brands, Inc. to the investing public.
• Relationship builder and collaborator who fosters relationships with investors, drives leadership team.
• Travel requirement – 1-3x per quarter, including international travel.

Competencies

• Global Agility - Leads diverse teams, adapts amidst ambiguity.
• Purposeful Integrity - Leads with values, earns team's trust, handles conflicts ethically.
• Strategic Foresight - Connects teamwork to business strategy.
• Customer Centric Innovation - Leads improvements rooted in customer needs.
• Urgency for Impact - Drive priorities forward with pace and purpose.
• Bold Accountability - Set high standards and model responsibility.
• Empowered Collaboration - Builds inclusive teams, collaborates across functions.

Pay

Compensation Range: $126,000-$180,000 base salary (annual USD) plus annual bonus target (range subject to Denver market).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle, including resources to support your physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing.
• Discounts on Kontoor Brands apparel.
• Four weeks of Paid Parental Leave to eligible employees who are new parents.
• Flexible Fridays.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

We are proud to offer a workplace culture centered on equitable opportunities and a sense of belonging for all team members. Here we have a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents.