Senior Manager, Investor Relations & Strategic Finance

Who We Are:

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.

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)

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

• Enhance investor relations (IR) strategy
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  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)

• 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 Fact Set 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

• Global Agility - Leads diverse teams, adapts amidst ambiguity
• Purposeful Integrity - Leads with values, earns team’s trust, handles conflicts ethically
• Strategic Foresight - Connects teamwork…