Vice President, Investor Relations & Strategic Partnerships

The Vice President Investor Relations & Strategic Partnerships is a leadership role that directs Public Storages investor relations (IR) program and advances broader corporate strategic initiatives.  This leader will partner closely with executive leadership in developing organizing and communicating corporate messaging to the financial community. Additionally the role will afford the unique opportunity to work across Public Storages corporate strategy corporate development capital markets M&A sustainability and other key initiatives. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Investor Relations 

• Design and execute a comprehensive IR program that effectively conveys Public Storages competitive advantages strategies and leadership position to the financial community 

• Foster and own relationships with REIT dedicated and generalist institutional investors retail investors and sell-side analysts acting as Public Storages main day-to-day relationship liaison and voice as well as the eyes and ears for management.  Develop investor targeting lists and strategies. 

• Assist executive leadership with quarterly earnings including messaging ideation and input Q&A preparation competitive analyses analyst/investor feedback and materials 

• Conceptualize partner on and prepare investor presentations press releases supplemental packages M&A presentations annual reports Board materials. 

• Review and advise on SEC reporting 

• Plan coordinate and participate in management communications calendar including investor meetings roadshows industry conferences property tours and investor days 

• Monitor analyze and summarize sell-side analyst models and notes to understand investment community expectations and key assumptions while ensuring accuracy of models and narratives 

• Assist finance team on capital markets activity including debt preferred equity and common equity issuance and redemption 

• Direct common and preferred equity dividend amounts allocations funding and taxes 

• Administer shareholder and JV relationships including reporting taxes tender offers and partner services 

• Partner with teams including operations finance capital markets real estate technology HR and sustainability in various capacities to help drive broader corporate initiatives 

Strategic Partnerships 

• Develop deep understanding of Public Storages business in support of cross-functional corporate teams and strategies 

• Partner with senior leadership to identify and execute opportunities for innovation efficiency and growth 

• Serve as liaison between executive leadership internal teams and external partners 

• Identify and manage external partnerships with industry and non-industry participants VC firms and proptech innovators 

• Identify create and present business cases for new initiatives and partnerships to executive leadership team 

• Develop strategies and project plans for initiatives including objectives timelines resources KPIs and ROI estimates 

• Track initiative and partnership performance identifying and remediating issues while leveraging successes 

• Communicate ongoing progress and findings to stakeholders at various levels 

Qualifications :

Education 

• BA or BS degree required (finance economics real estate or related field preferred) 

• MBA CFA designation or equivalent advanced credential preferred 

Experience 

• 15 years of progressive experience in investor relations corporate development investment banking equity research or institutional investing 

• Experience in real estate (particularly with real estate investment trusts) preferred 

• Proven track record managing investor relations for a publicly traded company preferred 

Abilities 

• Ability to effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels 

• Expertise in finance accounting public company reporting and modeling/valuation techniques used by investors and analysts 

• High level of intellectual curiosity and strong desire to play an active role in broader business initiatives 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills including presentation development and public speaking 

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel for modeling and PowerPoint for presentations 

• Ability to work in a fast-paced constantly changing environment while managing multiple priorities and shifting deadlines 

• Ability to handle confidential information and material with the highest degree of professional responsibility 

• Proficiency with financial databases and research platforms (FactSet Bloomberg) 

Additional Information :

Workplace

• One of our values pillars is to work as OneTeam and we believe that there is no replacement for in-person collaboration but understand the value of some flexibility. Public Storage teammates are expected to work in the office five days each week with the option to take up to three flexible remote days per month. 

Public Storage is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or any other protected status. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

**Sponsorship for Work Authorization is not available for this posting.  Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.**

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time