Vail Resorts

Sr. Manager, Investor Relations

Vail Resorts$112K — $158K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in investor relations, equity research, investment banking, corporate finance, FP&A, or strategy
  • Strong understanding of capital markets and financial statement analysis
  • Proven ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior executives and external stakeholders
  • Exceptional analytical, written, verbal, and presentation skills
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and financial modeling

Responsibilities

  • Serve as primary contact for investors and analysts, managing communications and relationships
  • Lead development of earnings-related communications and investor materials
  • Monitor analyst models, investment debates, and key valuation drivers
  • Analyze investor feedback and market dynamics for actionable insights
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure consistent external messaging
  • Support the development of long-term investor relations strategy
  • Coordinate investor events and meetings

Benefits

  • Ski/Mountain perks including free passes for employees and discounted tickets
  • Discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Excellent training and professional development opportunities
  • Health insurance options including medical, dental, and vision
  • Free ski passes for dependents
  • Critical illness and accident plans
Full Job Description
Job Summary:

The Vail Resorts Finance Team is committed to Building Leaders and Driving Value. Our Finance team is driven by top-tier talent to support and deliver against the Company's strategic growth objectives as we continue to scale the business.

The Senior Manager of Investor Relations serves as a key strategic partner to the Vice President of Investor Relations in shaping and executing the Company's investor relations strategy. This individual leads the development of earnings-related communications, investor messaging, market intelligence, and investor engagement activities that support the Company's long-term valuation and capital markets objectives. The role requires a strong combination of financial acumen, strategic thinking, executive communication, and relationship management skills. This position reports to the Vice President of Investor Relations, has direct exposure to the CFO, and manages the Company's communications and reputation with the investor community.

Job Specifications:

  • Starting Wage: $112,000 - $158,000 + Annual Bonus

  • Employment Type: Year Round

  • Shift Type: Full Time hours

  • Minimum Age: At least 18 years of age

  • Housing Availability: No


Job Responsibilities:

  • Serve as a primary point of contact for investors and analysts, establishing and managing external relationships, coordinating meetings and calls with the investment community, and effectively communicating the Company's strategy and financial position to investors and analysts
  • Lead the development of key investor communications, including quarterly earnings materials, investor presentations, conference content, talking points, Q&A materials, and other external communications
  • Monitor and maintain deep knowledge of analyst models, consensus expectations, investment debates, and key drivers of valuation
  • Analyze investor feedback, analyst research, ownership trends, valuation metrics, and market dynamics to provide actionable insights to senior leadership and the Board of Directors
  • Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Accounting, Treasury, Legal, Communications, Marketing, and operational leaders to support consistent and effective external messaging
  • Support development and execution of the Company's long-term investor relations strategy, including investor targeting, shareholder engagement, perception monitoring, and measurement of program effectiveness
  • Coordinate investor events including Investors Conference, roadshows, conferences, and investor meetings and calls


Leadership Attributes:
  • A multi-faceted Manager who is a leader, partner and, "doer"; the successful Manager will be comfortable operating in financial systems and spreadsheets, and equally comfortable leveraging his or her capabilities to work independently to conduct analysis, assemble an informed point-of-view, and communicate recommendations/conclusions with clarity and conviction
  • Orientation to business partnership and ability to handle difficult situations with a high degree of diplomacy and composure; assist the business in achieving its strategic priorities through data-driven analytics without losing sight of the Finance organization's mission to Drive Value
  • A brave, passionate and ambitious leader who demonstrates the core tenets of our talent philosophy:
  • Learning agility - Enjoys and excels in environments where s/he must tackle and solve complex strategic business challenges and issues. Demonstrates an ability to flexibly integrate the newest ideas, technologies, and approaches to business with strong intellectual and data-driven rigor
  • Emotional intelligence - demonstrates the awareness of and ability to shape her/his impact on the team, and a wide range of stakeholders, to achieve ambitious goals
  • Ambition - demonstrates the drive to expand leadership responsibility and overcome obstacles to achieve a bigger impact in an increasingly competitive environment


Job Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in investor relations, equity research, investment banking, corporate finance, FP&A, strategy, or related fields
  • Strong understanding of capital markets, financial statement analysis, valuation methodologies, and investor communications
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior executives and external stakeholders
  • Exceptional analytical, written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex topics into clear and compelling messages
  • High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and financial modeling


The expected Total Compensation for this role is $112,000 - $158,000 + Annual Bonus. Individual compensation decisions are based on a variety of factors.

Job Benefits
  • Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons
  • MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Excellent training and professional development

Full Time roles are eligible for the above, plus:
  • Health Insurance; Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance plans (for eligible seasonal employees after working 500 hours)
  • Free ski passes for dependents
  • Critical Illness and Accident plans


Vail Resorts offers a 'Hybrid' work environment for Broomfield-based roles where employees must live within 50 miles of the Broomfield office and work on-site Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and have flexibility to work off-site on Mondays and Fridays.

Please note that the ability to work in person or off-site, and the particulars related to such work, are subject to change at any time; and, accordingly, the Company reserves the right to change its policies and/or require in-person/in-office work or off-site work at any time in its sole discretion.

About Vail Resorts

Vail Resorts is a mountain resort company that operates ski resorts and hotels in North America. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. Vail Resorts' ski resorts include Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Park City, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, Stowe, Okemo, Mount Sunapee, and Whistler Blackcomb. The company also operates hotels and other lodging properties in these locations. Vail Resorts has a market capitalization of over $10 billion and generated over $2 billion in revenue in 2020.
Learn more about Vail Resorts
Size
6,100 employees
Market Cap
$9.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$7 million
Founded
1992
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$1.5 billion
NASDAQ

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